Meet Our Team
Julian joined the COYYA Office in 2022 as the coordinator after 8 years as a social worker in juvenile justice and child protection. He is a committed member of the Vietnamese Catholic Community in SA where he has been involved in youth ministry for over 15 years.
Julian Nguyen
Talia has joined COYYA in the beginning of 2024 and joins us after serving with NET (National Evangelisation Teams) Ministries for 2 years working in Darwin and Christchurch where she worked as a team leader of 5 people developing and delivering retreat days, youth groups and camps and large scale youth events.
Talia Yates
Michaela Howard-Jones
Michaela has also joined the COYYA team in the beginning of 2024 after spending 3 years with Arch D Radio & Podcasting as an assistant producer and podcasting instructor. In her time with Arch D Michaela could be seen Hosting their bi-weekly radio show on Life FM and primarily working with primary classes.