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CPN Executive Committee

	Jacqui Berris Jacqui has been a Salvation Army Officer for 30 years and is currently the business manager at The Salvation Army Kardinia Network in Geelong. Jacqui has spent many years of her ministry in the area of finance and happily volunteers these skills to the Christian Playgroup Network. She has three married children and three gorgeous grand children and attends the The Salvation Army Torquay Corps (church). Jacqui is the CPN Treasurer.

	Chris Barnett Chris is the Children & Families ministry coordinator for the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania. Working from the Centre for Theology and Ministry, Chris’ role includes working with congregations and their leaders to develop, resource and support effective children and families ministry at both the local and regional levels. Chris is married to Beth and they have two fantastic boys – Timothy and Ben.
	Dorothy Hughes Dorothy Hughes is the Children and Families Ministry Facilitator for the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, a role which includes supporting playgroups as a ministry of the local church. Dorothy is married to Alan, an Anglican minister. One of the positives of moving around Melbourne as a clergy family has been the opportunity to establish playgroups in the different parishes they have lived in. Dorothy is the CPN President.
	Ruth Kernick Ruth has worked in the Early Childhood field, as well as being involved in ministry with preschoolers and their families in the local church through coordinating a playgroup in a voluntary capacity. Ruth is passionate about the mission opportunities with families through Playgroups, as well as the joy of working alongside parents in guiding little people through such a crucial stage of life! Ruth is married to Andrew and they have 2 precious boys – one at school and a toddler at home.Ruth is the CPN secretary.

	Jan Bangay Jan is the representative for the Christian Brethren churches in Victoria. She has been the coordinator of the 5 playgroups at Warrandyte Community Church, for the past 6 years and has been part of this playgroup ministry for about 15 years. Recently she was awarded a certificate of merit from Playgroup Victoria for her work with this playgroup. She is trained as a Child Care/ Mothercraft nurse andhas more than 30 years experience in the early childhood field. She has worked with families of varying social and cultural backgrounds in all her rolls in the church and community in the areas of childe care, hopsital mother-baby unit, playgroup leader, parent educator, Manningham City Council community parent help program and CRE teacher. She is married to Michael who is semi retired and the mother of 3 adult children and grandmother to 1 beautiful girl.
	Roslyn Elms Married to Reno, Roslyn has three beautiful boys and has been a Salvation Army Officer for the past twenty five years. Roslyn works within the playgroup ministry for the Salvation Army at both state and national levels. She is currently active as a church minister with her husband in South Australia and also studying a Masters of Early Childhood Education at Uni SA. Roslyn is hugely motivated by the potential for positive impact connecting well with little people in the early childhood arena can have.
	Janet Woodlock Janet is the Churches of Christ representative.