Silvan Ridge - Staff profiles

Staff profiles

Warnambool Office

		Mike Raselli Practice Principal Mike has been a financial adviser since 1986, having joined National Mutual after 13 years as a mathematics teacher. Click on image for more info.

		Dallas Ludeman Financial Adviser Dallas commenced in the Financial Services Industry in 1996 after deciding a career in financial planning would be more satisfying than crunching numbers as an Accountant or returning to the family farm. Click on image for more info.

		Gene Youl Financial Adviser Gene joined the Financial Planning Industry in 2002 after having worked in a bank for 14 years. Gene enjoys helping clients find the right solution to meet their needs. Click on image for more info.

		Jarrod Lewis Financial Adviser Jarrod joined Silvan Ridge in 1999 where the financial planning industry caught his interest. Jarrod likes to educate his clients to ensure they understand the advice being recommended. Click on image for more info.

		Shane Lenehan Financial Adviser Shane grew up in rural Victoria on a dairy farm. After successfully managing the finances for the family business, Shane moved into financial planning with a major bank in 2005. Click on image for more info.

		Carina Pennings Financial Adviser Carina entered the Financial Planning industry in 2001 as an Administrator. Click on image for more info.

		Traci Ely Financial Adviser Traci joined Silvan Ridge in 2006 as an experienced Financial Adviser, having spent many years working in accounting practices throughout Victoria and New South Wales. Click on image for more info.

		Andrea Collins Financial Adviser Andrea commenced working in the financial planning industry in 2002, after working as a team leader with Centrelink for the five years prior to that. Click on image for more info.

		Simon McDonald Financial Adviser Simon joined Silvan Ridge in 2007, after working with a major banking institution as a financial adviser for over 5 years. Click on image for more info.

		Andre Dirckze Financial Adviser Andre commenced work as a financial planner in 1999, giving financial advice to clients at Westpac Business Bank. After planning at Westpac; Andre wanted to experience other areas of financial planning and moved to AXA where he worked as a Business Development Manager. Click on image for more info

		Melanie O’Toole Practice Manager Melanie commenced with Silvan Ridge in May 2008 after being in the Pharmacy Industry for 14 years. Melanie holds a diploma in Business Management and HR. Click on image for more info.

		Katie Van de Hoef Para Planner Katie is a local Warrnambool girl who joined Silvan Ridge in 2004. Katie has been working in the financial planning industy since 2002, after working at a local accounting firm for a number of years. Click on image for more info.

		Megan Whelan Para Planner Megan joined the Silvan Ridge team in 2001 and has been in the financial planning industry since 1997. Click on image for more info.

		Amanda Sherlock Para Planner Amanda grew up on a farm near Warrnambool and joined Silvan Ridge working in administration and has been an Assistant to a number of our Financial Advisers. Click on image for more info.

		Emma Roache Para Planner Emma is a local girl from Hawkesdale who commenced with Silvan Ridge in 2007. Emma currently works as a Para Planner, and has recently completed a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University in Geelong. Click on image for more info.

		Jane Ballinger Jane Ballinger has grown up in Geelong and has been working for Silvan Ridge since 2007 where she worked part-time whilst studying at Deakin University. Click on image for more info.

		Alex Quinlan Administration Alex was born and bred in Warrnambool and commenced work at Silvan Ridge in 2008 in an administration role, working as an Assistant to a number of our Financial Advisers. Click on image for more info.

		Monique Lewis Administration Monique has been working as an Administration Assistant for the past 6 years and commenced with Silvan Ridge in August 2009 after returning from Darwin where she lived and worked for 6 months. Click on image for more info.

		Raelene McDonald Raelene is a new addition to our Geelong office where she works in administration on part time basis. Click on image for more info.