Meet the staff
Brian Babington
Brian Babington is the CEO of Families Australia. In a career spanning public, private and community sectors, he has: managed the Australian Government’s aid program in Burma; represented Australia at four UN General Assemblies on humanitarian and environmental issues; run a national firm to encourage sustainable corporate philanthropy; and held leadership positions in numerous international, national and local welfare, community and professional organisations.
Eris Harrison AE
Eris joined Families Australia in January 2007 as a Policy and Projects Manager. Eris most recently worked at the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs as a Section Manager. She has worked in areas including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s issues, child care, child protection, out-of-home care and Forgotten Australians. She is an Accredited Editor.
Stella Conroy
Stella has a long history of employment in the human services, primarily in organisations that support families with young children. In recent years Stella’s focus has been in management and leadership of organisations that specialised in improving access to services for Indigenous, sole parent and culturally diverse families. She has served on various management committees and is studying for a Master in Human Services.
Jennifer Horsfield
Jennifer has been the Office Manager and Manager of National Families Week since February 2003. Jennifer has had a long career in office work, being employed by organisations throughout Australia and overseas. She enjoys being part of the team at Families Australia and working to promote the interests of families.
Isabel Thornton
Isabel commenced working for Families Australia in June 2010, looking after the accounts and payroll. Isabel currently also works for Parentline ACT Inc (and has done so for the last three years) as the book keeper and payroll officer. Isabel has also helped ACT Playgroups and the Queanbeyan Primary School P&C with their books. Prior to this she worked for seventeen years in the Australian Taxation Office. She has a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Science and enjoys working for community organisations that make a difference.