Meet your Aged Care Training Team

Veronica Peterson - Training Manager

I am the Training Manager for Camden Haven Community College and program coordinator for Taree, Forster and Laurieton areas specialising in Aged Care, Disability and Home and Community qualifications.

I have been a qualified trainer and assessor since 2006. I am  a business owner and a business partner in designing and developing contexualised training resources.

My passion is focused on delivering quality training and assessment to those disadvantaged in our community.

Susan Isbister

I have been a Registered Nurse for 35yrs and an educator for the past 12yrs.

I am passionate about providing quality care for the elderly. I enjoy sharing knowledge and experiences with our students and feel it is a privilege to guide them through their studies. I feel immense pride when they gain employment in the Aged Care industry.

In my private time I enjoy anything to do with art and craft. 

Corinne Stevenson

I have worked as a trainer with Camden Haven Community College since September 2022 delivering the Certificate III in Community Services, and components of the Cert IV in Mental Health.

I am an experienced Community Sector Manager and have worked with the not for profit space in various role for over 15 years including training organisations, social enterprise and community services. I am passionate about working alongside First Nations people to promote reconciliation amongst all Australians. I am a strong advocate for place based services, particularly in regional communities with their own unique identity.

I enjoy spending time with my son and competing in Surfboat rowing.

George Mierau

I have worked as an Aged Care trainer with Camden Haven Community College now for 3 years. 

I have over 40 years nursing experience as a Registered Nurse, the last 13 years of those being in the aged care sector.

I very much enjoy training and imparting my knowledge and experience to the next generation of aged care workers.

Caroline Morris

I have  been employed at Camden Haven Community College since August 2019 as a trainer and assessor in Aged Care.  

I have extensive knowledge and experience in the Aged Care sector and am also currently employed with a service provider delivering home care packages to the elderly so they can stay in their own homes as long as possible. 

I am passionate about education and working in an industry that enables people of all ages and backgrounds to obtain qualifications which they will have for life.

Heather Grace

I have been a Registered Nurse for the past 40 years, and have worked in clinical and rehab aged care for the past 20 years. I continue to work in clinical care, aged care, and in Training and Assessing at Camden Haven College, where I enjoy watching people develop and become confident and competent in their chosen fields.

Bernadette Burke

I joined the training team at  Camden Haven Community College, in 2020  as a Vocational Education and Training (VET) trainer and assessor and I  have been teaching  subjects in the Certificate III & Certificate IV Aged Care courses. 

I did my Registered Nurse and Midwifery training in Ireland and immigrated with my husband and young  son to Westmead Hospital in Sydney in 1988 where I worked in roles such as,  a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Unit Manager and a  Clinical Nurse Consultant in Respiratory Medicine until we moved to Taree in 1991 along with our family of three . We moved to the Manning Valley to take advantage of the country environment and lifestyle.

Over the years I have completed many Health and Aged Care related courses including a Bachelor of Health Management at Charles Sturt University Bathurst. I completed this whilst working full time as a Director of Care and helping my husband raise three great children so you could say ,  the pursuit of learning has always been part and parcel of my life.

In 2020 after retiring from a  very busy and Award winning 29 year career in Aged Care with a local Community based organization I felt I wanted to give something back to my 44 years in Nursing by sharing my passion for the profession  and what better way to do that,  then helping people achieve their dream of becoming an Aged Care Nurse.

I love the local area, it has a slower pace and one that I can now make the most of with my family and grandchildren. Pre COVID I had plans to take on some hobbies such a dragon boat racing , and I intend to give it a go as soon as were allowed to do so.

Kylie Atkinson

I have worked as a trainer with Camden Haven Community College since 2020 delivering the Mental Health First Aid course, and now the Cert IV in Mental Health.

I am an Occupational Therapist and have worked with mental health services in various role for over 20 years. I am passionate about getting conversations about mental health and mental illness happening more frequently in the community. I am also passionate about increasing the rural health workforce, and having training available in our beautiful rural area.

In my spare time, I enjoy tennis, music and spending time with my husband and our 4 boys.