Retirement – Saying goodbye to Julianne

We’re both happy and sad to announce the retirement of our leader and founder, Julianne Fink. An inspiring woman and excellent manager, we will miss her quick wit and boundless energy, and the children will surely miss her constant kindness and affection.

She told us “I’m sorry to be leaving, but I think it’s time to step back and let the brilliant people managing the organisation take the lead. Michael and Sarah are already doing a fantastic job, and I know they’ll soon make Kindly Vale an even brighter place to be.”

In more uplifting news, Julianne has told us she plans to move to Paris, where she has recently bought a beautiful new home. She told us “A relative of mine passed, leaving me a fair sum of money. Most of which I have of course donated to Kindly Vale, but with the little I’m keeping for myself I am relocating, and starting again in the city I grew up in.”