Hello, I’m Alex.

I have spent more than thirty years caring for children—from newborn babies to teenagers—and supporting the parents who love them. I raised three children of my own, now all at university, and for ten years I was a trained and licensed foster parent. During that time, I cared for six infants, including more than one baby at a time.

At Camp Runoia, I was known to many children as their “summer mum.” My job was far bigger than running programmes. I knew the children, noticed when something was wrong, talked with parents, worked alongside the health centre and carried daily responsibility for everyone’s physical safety and emotional wellbeing.

I believe in kind, clear boundaries. I am happy managing feeds, naps, nappies and laundry, but equally comfortable with homework, sibling dynamics, table manners, outings and the hundred small transitions that make up family life. I am warm and funny—and extremely hard to rattle.