Trustees
Joseph Raya
Joseph is a father of two who lives on the NSW north coast with his partner, Joseph is a trained and versatile musician and experienced facilitator who skillfully incorporates music, ritual and storytelling with an innovative and refreshing leadership style. He is passionate about the creative, deliberate and respectful use of rhythm, personal story, collective wisdoms and the responsible use of natural and manmade environments to draw out and inspire the discriminating fire of genius which he believes is present for us all. He draws on many years experience providing mentoring, residential care, therapeutic and educational programs for aboriginal and non-aboriginal youth. He has also been a facilitator, musician, and organiser with men's, youth and community projects in Australia, New Zealand and Canada since 1989. He is a co-founder of the Pathways to Manhood program.
Allan Rudner - BSc, MA Cultural Psychology
Allan is a co-founder, senior leader and trustee of the Pathways Foundation. His experience and training spans, mentoring youth at risk, suicide and crisis intervention training, career transitions, and other deep transformation processes. He is the designer of “Finding Your Wisdom”, a Rites-of-Passage program for men moving to Elderhood. Allan sat as a member of the Council of Elders at the first Global Rites-of-Passage conference in Hawaii in 2008. Allan takes his experience and skills in Eldering, Rites of Passage, Leadership Development, Counselling, Mentoring and Executive Coaching, internationally to the USA, Canada, and South Africa as a presenter and speaker.
Bere (Diploma Outdoor Ed.)
Bere is a co-creator of the Pathways to Manhood program on the North Coast since 1994. Bere brings over twenty years experience in working with people and place. With a diverse background in education, welfare and the arts, it was his time in the early 1980’s at Mittagundi Youth Education Centre that fostered his passion for young people and wilderness. Bere has focused the last six years on facilitating and developing Pathways programs and is a co-founder of the Pathways Foundation
Gary Williams
Gary is a father of two who lives in Fremantle with his wife Glenis. Glenis is also a Pathways leader. Has worked in the non-government sector initially in the drug and alcohol field for 8 years and for the last 5 years with the mental illness community. Active member of the Menswork Project (MWP) in WA, qualified Vision Quest guide, recognised national ‘Train the Facilitator’ consultant for the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA), Pathways to Manhood leader and partner in Drinking Lizard Entertainment – entertainment and events management consultancy.
Dianne Ryan
Dianne is a spiritual woman passionate about transformation, community, ritual and ceremony. Her greatest teachers have been her blended family of 5 sons and 2 daughters and her journey in the Sweet Medicine SunDance Tradition to be a sacred pipe carrierDianne balanced life as a professional corporate trainer with her pursuit of excellence in the martial arts of Kendo & Karate, representing internationally, forming a strong love of cultural and spiritual diversity. As a passionate pioneer she is a founder of Women’s Wellbeing Association and International Coaching Federation – Brisbane. She is the co creator, facilitator and trainer of ‘Womanhood’, ‘Calling All Daughters’ and ‘Pathways into Womanhood.’ And speaks on Rites of Passage, Sacred Sexuality and Work, Life, Balance. Dianne is a practising counsellor psychotherapist and a teacher at the Institute of Energy Science and co owner of Junjarina Healing Centre