Avi Leelah
Founder & Director
Avi is the founder and Director of VPS. With a background in Psychology, Philosophy, Maths (and Astrophysics!) Avi continues to lead the team with 15 years backing in the industry.
With a strong intrigue by the human psyche and its motivation, Avi is passionate to make his mark on the world and leave it in a better place to which he found it. Avi created VPS in 2016 and has continued to guide best practice and continuous improvement strategy.
Fun fact: Avi is fluent in French and a huge Led Zeppelin enthusiast!
Ledion Mecollari
Chief Executive Officer
Ledion is our CEO. He has more than 20 years experience in leading teams across Education, Consultancy and business management.
Ledion is passionate about Education and believes that anyone can achieve their goals if they are supported enough.
He holds a MBA, a Master in Finance and a Master in Professional Accounting.
Fun fact: Ledion is fluent in Italian and loves soccer (crazy supporter of Inter Milan).
Katrina Mintoff
Business Manager
Katrina is our Business Manager. Over the last 14 years, she has worked in a range of specialist medical, general practice and allied health management and administration roles.
Katrina is client focused and always strives to create an effective and efficient working environment.
Fun fact: Katrina is a citizen of Malta! She LOVES everything about the island and the people… but most importantly LOVES the food!
Administration Team
Laura Smith
Administration Team Leader
Laura is our Administration Assistant. She brings experience from the hospitality, retail, education and medical administration fields. Laura brings a personal and client-focused approach to all interactions and is always striving to improve customer experiences.
Fun fact: Laura has a passion for music, and has learnt to play 5 different instruments. She loves a good jam in the car on the way to work.
Dianne Redondo
Administration Assistant
Dianne is our Administration Assistant. She is a registered Psychometrician and a member of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP). She spent the early years of her career working in various areas of HR, such as employee relations, training, recruitment, and selection. During the pandemic, she secured a position as an Executive Admin Assistant in the healthcare industry and discovered a strong passion for the purpose of the job. Currently, she has been working as an Administration Assistant for healthcare staffing companies and NDIS registered providers for the past four years.
Fun fact: Dianne has five dogs and four cats. She also loves teaching children every weekend at church! She sings, plays, and teaches them stories from the Bible.
Monica Bagunas
Administration Assistant
Monica is our Rostering Assistant. She’s gained valuable experience in customer service and administration roles across telecommunications, e-commerce, health, education, and training services in past 10 years. With a background in workforce management and scheduling, Monica is detail-oriented, focused on delivering both efficiency and a people-first approach to everything she does.
Fun fact: Monica enjoys going on trips, whether solo or with friends. And has different interests but mainly loves books —her shelves are always full ( but there's always room for one more!).
Shem
Information Technology Officer
Shem is our Information Technology Officer managing VPS' IT needs. He has been in the industry for over 6 years and specializes in support and management of Microsoft 365 environments.
Shem is passionate about fixing issues and providing help when needed. He has experience with both customer and technical support experience which provided him a good understanding on how to manage administration of users in an organization.
Fun fact: Shem loves to go to the gym and play computer/mobile games.