Our Board
Emma Gray
Founder and Executive-director
Emma founded ‘The Nurtured Village Hampers' which was a community kindness initiative in 2019 after the birth of her first-born daughter Mabel.
After realising the reality of motherhood, the depths of isolation for new mums, Emma decided to create a village of support. Admist her role as a registered health practitioner of over 11 years, a wife and mum of 2 under 2, Emma registered the charity as a health promotion charity in July of 2022.
"I first started The Nurtured Village because I felt isolated and a profound loss of identity when I first become a mum. I was in my home wondering why we did it all alone and pretended like everything was fine to everyone around us, when really I was wondering, how come everyone else seemingly has it all together? who am I? How am I going to get a shower in today? why didn’t anyone tell me about postpartum hair loss ? and why the hardest part of parenthood isn’t actually your baby, its you.”
email - emma@thenurturedvillage.org
Kaitlyn is a mum of 3 boys living in regional NSW, a registered physiotherapist and a passionate advocate for women’s health mostly drawing from her own experience. Kaitlyn joined ‘The Nurtured Village Hampers' when she founded the initiative in Gunnedah, NSW in February 2020. Kaitlyn then went on to join the board as a founding director when it was first registered as charity in July 2022. Her name was included on the NSW Hidden treasurers honour roll for her contribution to rural women’s health and her role here at The Nurtured Village. Kaitlyn’s advocacy has seen her published in Kidspot and Mama Mia. Kaitlyn alongside Emma is co-host of The Nurtured Village Podcast with 50+ episodes filled with expert testimony and real life stories of motherhood and maternal mental health.
email - kaitlyn@thenurturedvillage.org
Kaitlyn Faulker
Executive-director
Carly is a mum of 2 living and working in regional NSW. She joined the board in April 2023 as a non-executive director.
Carly has studied a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) majoring in Business Consulting and is a registered psychologist after studying a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honours) and a Bachelor of Applied Psychology.
Carly has a wealth of professional experience with over 15 years experience in organisational development, strategic change, workplace psychology and organisational consulting alongside a genuine and rich passion for mental health.
email - carly@thenurturedvillage.org
Carly Fisher
Director
Kim joined to support the board in September 2024 as the Boards chair.
Kim is a Melbourne based technology consultant with a background in assisting organisations in delivery, implementing strategy, leading teams, and guiding change. Kim has experience across startups, government and enterprise with extensive board and charity experience.
She's a passionate volunteer and is also Chairperson of Colour Them Safe, a Mentor with Humans of Purpose and Member of Friends For Good.
Kim cares deeply about mental health and wellbeing and aims to create a supportive yet impactful outcome from all of her interactions.
email - kim@thenurturedvillage.org
Kimberley Spillman
Chairperson
Kiri Dumont joined the board as a Director and the chair of the Fundraising and Grants subcommittee in April 2025. Kiri brings over two decades of experience as a seasoned fundraising and marketing professional, with a career spanning Australia, New Zealand and the UK. With a strong foundation in marketing and management from Otago University, Kiri has led diverse roles across fundraising strategy, donor relations, communications and event coordination.
For the past 14 years, Kiri has been a key member of the team at Wesley College, overseeing a major scholarship program and alumni engagement. Her previous roles has included managing capital campaigns, giving programs and donor stewardship for not-for-profit organisations.
email - kiri@thenurturedvillage.org
