CEO

Craig has stayed involved with Surrender, now in a volunteer leadership role because of how important this work is in bringing us together around the call of Jesus to the margins.

Over the last two decades, Craig has lead dozens of teams in schools, villages, deserts and beaches and to take on various church staff roles along the way. His day job is working with Compassion to raise awareness and support for children living in poverty. Craig is married to Holly and they have four children, who are fast becoming teenagers and adults. In his spare time, he is trying to grow a truly impressive beard.

Community Engagement Director

Daniel’s passion is to build community and connection. Over the last two decades, he has worked for Engineers Without Borders, run his own photography business and facilitated a community arts precinct. More recently, his passion for justice and community has led him to become the most recent addition to the Surrender staff team. Welcome, Daniel!

Leadership Program Director

After attending his first SURRENDER Conference in 2006, Ben found a home in the SURRENDER community and has stayed connected ever since. Ben is passionate about helping people to lead themselves and others well, with integrity, sustainability and joy. Ben is a professional Christian leadership coach and has trained in Australia and overseas. In addition to his SURRENDER role, he is also the Director of Blueprint Leadership Coaching and was a pastor for 8 years.

Ben is 2nd generation Malaysian-Chinese and lives on Gubbi Gubbi country (Sunshine Coast) with his wife Chelsea – who he first met at a SURRENDER conference! They are excited to continue serving emerging leaders with SURRENDER. Their daughters Hallie and Maya are excited to cook marshmallows around the next SURRENDER campfire.

Leadership Program Assistant Director

Chanelle was part of the SLP cohort in 2021-22 and found the program truly transformational. SLP was the first space where Chanelle also began to explore her Indian-Sri Lankan background. Chanelle grew to love coaching as a powerful form of discipleship, has since trained in coaching and now co-facilitates the SLP.

Chanelle is passionate about making room for others to make room for Jesus through coaching, and teaching on rest, solitude and prayer. 

Chanelle has worked in the not-for-profit sector for almost 10 years and her current role is in advocacy + youth homelessness. She lives on Kaurna country with her husband Jack, and their cheeky adopted children Jessica + Jacob.