Meet the RFCS Team

Heather displays a strong customer focus and a raft of complementary skills she gained with her previous employment in sales, clerical, and finance roles. Her rural background makes her a valued member of the AgBiz team. Heather is based in the Wodonga office as Client Support Officer.

Maryanne has dedicated her career to agriculture and holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Maryanne’s area of expertise is dairy and she provides a broad knowledge of livestock, broadacre and horticultural enterprises. She is currently based in our Numurkah office.

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Carl has a wide range of specialist knowledge from years of practical farming as a wool classer, shearer and farmer. He has applied this knowledge to serve AgBiz Assist clients. Carl specialises in sheep, beef, broadacre and horticultural farming services and is based in our Benalla office.

With 25 years of dairy farming experience, Serge brings extensive knowledge and a personal understanding of the difficulties faced by farmers. Serge commenced with RFCS Vic-NE in August 2016 and has previously worked with rural communities in North Central Victoria providing business management services and training. Serge is in our Shepparton office.

Jim is an agricultural scientist/economist with over 20 years of experience in agricultural research and extension. His speciality is assisting clients to run profitable and sustainable businesses. His knowledge and skills cover a wide range of agricultural industries including dairying, broadacre grazing and cropping, irrigated grain, horticulture and viticulture. Jim is in our Benalla office.

His expansive background in helping the agricultural and dairying sectors confront the challenges and ever present need to adapt and change has equipped Richard with a deep understanding of human nature and corporate culture. This has been key to his success in developing and implementing business strategy and change management practices within his leadership and human resources roles.

With a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Agronomy), Lyn has 18 years’ experience in irrigated cropping and pasture operations. Lyn has extensive knowledge of budgeting and bookkeeping, having ran her own irrigation farm business and provided bookkeeping services for corporate and large family farm businesses. Lyn is passionate about assisting people to understand their financial position and supporting them to make well informed business decisions. Lyn is in our Wodonga office.

Jarryd is a multiple award-winning mental health professional and trauma educator with just over 30-years of experience working across the community and health sectors in Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT, and Queensland, primarily in small communities and rural and remote areas. He is a recognised expert in disaster recovery and has specialisations in working with men, young people, individuals impacted by trauma, grief and loss, violence, and other complex life stressors.

 After many years in senior leadership roles, Jarryd returned to frontline counselling to focus on what matters most to him – ensuring farmers and small rural business owners have access to practical, grounded mental health support that respects their realities and lived experience.

 Jarryd works across AgBiz Assist’s entire operational footprint and spends most of his time on the road, meeting clients on their farms and delivering care that is direct, confidential, compassionate, and specific to the challenges of rural life.