Staff Q&A
VERONICA CREELEY – PEDDER
What is your role at LGT?
My role at Pedder is as a Cook and Educator.
What do you love most about your job?
Spending time with children, seeing them grow and learn, and building positive relationships with families.
What is the best trip you’ve ever been on and why?
A houseboat on the Murray River with family.
Describe an experience that has had a lasting impact on you?
Becoming a parent. It’s made me more confident and able to speak up, and has filled my life with joy.
Do you have any pets?
I have three cats named Bradley, Scott and Dusty.
KATE WARRENER – FINANCE
What is your role at LGT?
Finance Business Partner
What do you love most about your job?
I’m very lucky to be surrounded by a great team! Every day brings new challenges, a chance for collaboration, and shared wins—making even the busiest days rewarding.
What would the perfect weekend look like?
My perfect weekend would involve a long drive up the coast with my boyfriend and black lab, Nico, on a sunny day. We would stop for a coffee and a sweet treat, before making it to the beach and playing fetch for as long as we could. We’d come back home, have friends around and relax for the rest of the day.
What is the best trip you’ve been on?
My first trip to Europe in 2012 with my family was unforgettable — I’m grateful for the memories, reconnecting with relatives, and discovering my love for travel.
If you could pick any superpower, what would it be?
I don’t know if it counts as a superpower, but I’d love to be able to go without sleep and never feel tired. It would be amazing to get 8 more hours in a day!
TANYA COWEN – INTEGRATED CENTRE
What is your role at LGT?
My role as Cook is to prepare nutritious meals for the children at IC. I have worked at Lady Gowrie for 16 years at the Acton and Integrated Centre Services.
What do you love most about your job?
I love the daily interactions and conversations with the children, educators, parents and Head Office staff. Knowing that the children enjoy eating the meals I prepare gives me great joy. I developed my love of cooking from my mother who at 89 and is still an amazing cook!
What are you most looking forward to this year?
Watching my newborn grandson, Oscar, grow up and a family holiday to Fiji with my husband, daughters, son-in-law and three grandsons in September.
If you could pick any superpower, what would it be and why?
I would pick flying because I feed the wild birds at home every day and I love to sit and watch them eating and then fly away. To fly would be so peaceful and I would love to look down on everything from above.
What’s one thing you can’t live without?
Actually, I have two things – my family and coffee!
What song would you choose to turn up the volume and sing out loud to?
Any Adele songs really but my favourite is Rolling in the Deep.