Meet our Team
Addis Weldemariam
General Operating Manager
Addis is in charge of managing the general operations of TooGood Care. She is responsible for the services we provide, the governance we practice, and the growth of the organisation. She is committed to achieving and maintaining TGC’s overall vision “caring hands, happy hearts,” by providing strategic focus and support to all TGC’s staff, based on operational decisions made by our board. She also was born and raised on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and has deep connections to its culture, and is aware of the importance and dedicated to ensuring young people stay connected to their land, culture, family and community.
Susan Johnson
Art Therapist
With a background in both mental health nursing and the creative arts, Susan is a committed art therapist. She has over 10 years of experience and specialised in working with kids between the ages of 2 and 18. Addis is a strong proponent of the use of art as a vehicle for personal growth and expression. Her passion is giving kids the chance to use art to express their feelings and ideas, as well as to develop social skills, self-awareness, self-esteem, and resilience.
Monaver Spottiswoode
Torres Strait Islander seamstress
Mona has spent 30 years living on the Torres Strait having strong deep roots within the communities from Bamaga and Thursday/Friday Island. She opened up her own island clothing business Mona’s Baazzar in the 90’s on Thursday Island and is still open to this day- she is considered famous on the island. She has strong relationships with the elders and young people of these communities many calling her mum and “aka Mona” she is idenified as a place of safety, love and hope for many of the Indigenous communities present in Toress Strait and Cairns today. She continues at the age of 89 to volunteer her time and skill of seaming clothing, as she is passionate in facilitating improvements to the community and thus bettering the lives of young people.
Nasreen Johnson
Moral Educator
Nasreen Johnson
Nabil Yaganegi
Sonya Ane Tuuholoaki
Voice Teacher
Sonya is a vital member of our team ensuring that our vision and message is being heard and reached to the target audience within our community. The service we are conducting at TooGood Care is one that is not run like anywhere else, we are trying to make a positive impact on the most vulnerable people in child protection above anything else, and Sonya is making sure that the number of people who are aware our vision increases everyday, as the most support we are able to acquire the more of a positive impact we are going to have on the most vulnerable people in child protection.
