Teuila Reid
"The Larita Academy intends to develop young people in the realisation of how powerful, smart and capable they are. Helping Hoops approach through the vehicle of basketball has always been about meeting all young people where they are and building towards the potential of possibilities from there. We feel like the Larita Academy shares this approach and we are hopeful of what this collaboration can bring to all young people involved."
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Advisory Working Group Member
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Teuila is the Executive Director of Helping Hoops. Having first joined the Helping Hoops team in 2017 to work along-side founder, Adam McKay, she has a wealth of expertise in how youth engage with sports.
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Teuila has worked in sports for Community and Youth Development, as the CMSport Manager for The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) and is also a Director of the Koorie Academy.
She volunteers on numerous community family and sports-based groups throughout Naarm. With a former career in the US Foreign Service, Teuila‘s global community development experience has equipped her with a very diverse skill set which significantly adds to the running of Helping Hoops.
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Teuila is a passionate storyteller and works hard behind the scenes to ensure young people, volunteers and families feel a sense of belonging.