Lincoln Ingravalle is the Co-Chair (Youth Category) of LYS Inc. Lincoln was one of the first members of the original Youth Governance Committee, appointed in late 2018, and elected by his YGC peers as chair of the committee. He brings a range of experience to role, having been Latrobe City Youth Mayor where he promoted positive mental health and child protection in his community of Traralgon.

While attending Lavalla Catholic College in Traralgon he topped a field of six inspirational young Victorians to be named VCE Leader of the Year at the 2019 VCE Leadership Awards ceremony, held at Parliament House in Melbourne. The VCE Leadership Awards recognise outstanding students who have made significant contributions to their schools and communities by demonstrating initiative, inspiring others, working well in a team, and being committed to making a difference. Lincoln also volunteered in Timor-Leste as a United Nations Youth Australia Delegate, teaching English in schools. Lincoln divides his time between the Latrobe Valley and Melbourne, where he is currently a student at Monash University, studying a Bachelor of Global Studies, majoring in International Relations.

Alongside a Cert IV in Leadership & Management and recently completing Monash’s prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Ancora Imparo Leadership Program, he is also involved in Monash Students Association activities including sitting on the Environmental and Social Justice Committee. He is passionate about the future young people have in the Latrobe Valley and is driven to ensure it remains a place to learn, work, create and innovate for years to come.

Barry is the Co-Chair (Other Category) of LYS Inc., contributing many years of Board, industry, and community experience in the Gippsland region. He’s been involved with the Youth Space project from the very beginning and became the inaugural chair of LYS Inc. in January 2019.

A secondary teacher by training, and with many years in small-medium business employing young people in their first jobs, Barry is absolutely committed to the project and helping young people find their voice and place in the world.

Barry is also chair of Food & Fibre Gippsland Inc, the board of Baw Baw Communities that Care and Rotary District 9820 Youth Exchange Program Committee. He is a board member of the Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network, a member of the Warragul Regional College Council, Gippsland Tech School Advisory Committee and also of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s Community Engagement Network committee. He is a leadership developer, trainer, and coach – working to support young people, board directors, senior managers and community members grow and hone their leadership skills.

He’s been a part of the Gippsland Community Leadership Program for over 25 years; a board chair/ member, executive director, program manager, and participant: espousing the theme “Growing Gippsland’s Leaders”. An accredited 5 Behaviours of Cohesive Teams and NLP (Neuro-Linguistics Program) facilitator, Barry is a lifelong Gippslandian – who is lucky enough to have spent some of his early years in other parts of Victoria before coming home in his early twenties!

Lisa has worked at the BBLLLEN for many years – as a partnership broker and for the past 5 years as Executive Officer.

Lisa Price is the Executive Officer with the Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN), which is one of 31 LLENs across Victoria. Each LLEN creates strategic, sustainable partnerships that improve education and transition outcomes for young people, including increasing Year 12 or equivalent attainment rates.

Lisa has extensive experience in community development, working in both state and local governments during her career.

Elly works at GippSport, an incorporated not-for-profit organisation, operating across the 6 local government areas in Gippsland, supporting grassroots sporting & recreation clubs.

Elly is based in the Traralgon office. Elly has completed her Cert III in Business with GippSport, and is currently completing her Cert IV, as well as being the Administrative Assistant at the organization.

Elly is heavily involved in her community, loves sport, and plays netball and basketball in her local competitions.

Peta brings a wealth of experience to the board. She is the Senior Manager, Programs and Services at the Centre for Multicultural Youth. CMY’s vision: Young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered, influential Australians, and guides her work.

Peta has over a decade’s experience in the not-for- profit sector where she has managed a range of community and client facing services and programs ranging from settlement, emergency relief, family violence and housing projects. She has extensive experience designing and delivering services to multicultural communities and enjoys working collaboratively with others to achieve positive social change.

Most recently, Peta worked in Victoria’s Northwest Region with the Department of Education and Training assisting with DET’s roll-out of their Respectful Relationships Initiative, a key recommendation of the Family Violence Royal Commission.

Daniel (Dan) is another member who has been involved with the Youth Space project from the very beginning! Dan has worked in the Sport and Recreation industry for 17 years in State Government, For-Profit enterprise and Government funded Not-for-Profit organisations. He is currently the Executive Officer for GippSport, and was previously the Regional Coordinator, Gippsland for Sport & Recreation Victoria.

As a professional sports administrator, Daniel is recognised for his business acumen, strategic thinking, and ability to successfully engage with external stakeholders to plan, implement and evaluate high level programs and projects. Daniel ‘s work experience is supported by excellent communication skills, a keen attention to detail and a creative mind searching for innovative ways to approach community projects and development outcomes.

Daniel is a Director of Regional Sport Victoria, is on the Latrobe Health Assembly Board and has previously been a Director with the Gippsland Sports Academy. Daniel has qualifications in Governance and Sports Management, as well as certificates in Project Management, Leadership, Access Appraisals, Facilitation Skills, Strategic Planning as well as NFP Social Media & marketing. Daniel is a Fellow of the Institute of Community Directors Australia and the Gippsland Community Leadership Program.

Daniel’s passion for sport extends to the volunteer work he contributes to his community. Currently Daniel’s sport involvement is limited to riding with a trailer & running with a pram towing and pushing around his two young children. Daniel provides strategic insight to all projects and ensures that our consulting work is well connected to the broader work being undertaken by GippSport as the Regional Sport Assembly.

Michelle began her career as a youth worker for young people experiencing mental health and alcohol and other drug concerns.

Throughout her expansive career in the not-for-profit sector, she has worked across a broad range of areas, but remains steadfastly passionate about ensuring resources are in place to enable young people, particularly vulnerable young people, to excel.

Currently the CEO at Lifeline Gippsland, she is a dedicated advocate for young people having their own voice and shaping their own destinies. It is this values alignment with the Latrobe Youth Space that attracted her to the GYS Board.

Hailee works at Interchange Gippsland, a not-for-profit disability support service. Hailee is currently in the position of Program Coordination Assistant and more specifically, in the Young Adult Service.

Hailee likes to spend her time in a variety of voluntary roles at both Interchange Gippsland and Latrobe Youth Space Inc.

Hailee also has a passion for creativity and music in which she shares frequently with the participants at ICG and endeavours to offer these skills with LYS participants in the near future!

Rohan joined the board at the AGM in May 2021. Previously he was a member of the Youth Governance Committee and has had a significant involvement in the Latrobe Youth Film Festival which was auspiced by Latrobe Youth Space.

Rohan is involved in many of the Youth Project activities and continues to support the work of the YGC.

At present Rohan is studying a Bachelor of Community and Human Services at Federation University Australia.