Our Team
Together we can grow, learn, thrive, influence and inspire others.
Founder's Story - Glenise Dedrick
Having the privileged role of working alongside men and women of all ages for the past 30 years, and more recently in the past 12yrs, I find myself reflecting on the many stories shared, the vulnerable circumstances people have faced, and the dysfunction many have had to endure. For example, the emotional state of isolation can be so overwhelming that all hope seems lost. Until someone comes along to bring hope and support, we remain in an ever-present vacuum of disbelief and suspicion, and the emotions that connect, feeling trapped, alone, and unsupported becomes our reality.
Through my own personal experience, and those of others, weaves a common thread. Lack of awareness, whether it be education (not understanding one’s rights), void of a model for living to aspire to, living in a community feeling marginalised, or lacking support and connectedness. As a woman, having experienced the many challenges of the above and more, TWInc. was founded on this premise.
As a man/woman thinks so he/she is…….
Awareness is 90% of the solution. Having to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps is no fun and going it alone is even harder.
Through education, mentoring and networking; surviving and thriving can become our reality.
I believe we all need to position ourselves in an environment where we are encouraged, empowered, challenged, and supported to be all that we are designed to be.
You are wonderfully and fearfully made – designed for purpose.
“Purpose needs to be accompanied by resilience, perseverance, and clarity of judgement.” – Tim Costello (World Vision)
My purpose is to make a difference for the better in my sphere of influence. Acceptance of my call sets my course.
What is your purpose – what lights up your eyes – what makes your heart sing? Join us and journey with us and see what God can do in and through you. (Glenise Dedrick).
Board of Directors
Glenise Dedrick - Director/founder of ‘Todays Woman Inc.’
Glenise is director and founder of TWInc. (now operating as Todays Lifebites) a non-for-profit organization, and co-director alongside husband Roger in their family business, ‘Redglobal Solutions’.
Glenise is an accomplished ACC (Australian Christian Churches) credentialed minister, with over thirty years’ experience in ministry and is currently the State Director of Chaplaincy Australia, Victoria. She delivers workshop training in Emerging Leadership Development 101, Critical-incident Response, Trauma Reduction,
Grief, Loss and Bereavement, and Suicide Intervention/prevention for first respondents; preparing participants to identify people with thoughts of suicide and connect them with lifesaving first aid resources.
Given her experience, Glenise was commissioned to work as a community Chaplain at the outset of Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria 2009 – 2011. She has further been deployed; co-ordinating and leading teams in state and national disaster settings.
She travels extensively as an accredited trainer for Alphacrucis College, facilitates programs for Churches and the wider communities; delivering skills-based topics appropriate to the respective challenges.
As a passionate and highly accomplished national trainer and motivational speaker, Glenise’s life’s experiences and training has equipped her to speak with authority, insight, and heartfelt understanding.
Roger Dedrick - Founder/Director Redglobal Solutions
Roger is a creative, innovative, and highly motivated Senior Executive with extensive experience in the automotive manufacturing sector, business consulting, including start-ups, and best practice and relationship management. He has a successful track record with company turn-around, diversification, restructuring, transition management, development of revenue growth and continuous
improvement strategies.
Roger is founder of Red Global Solutions, a business which provides development, training, and improvement consulting services for established and start-up businesses assisting in the generation
of capacity to achieve and maintain high levels of sustainable competitiveness. The programs have
been based on years of personal national and international experience with proven success across a
wide variety of industries.
Roger has a sharp analytical mind able to think laterally and strategically, combined with the ability to
build relationships across all social and cultural boundaries. He is a Foundation Fellow of the
Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associate Member of the Australian Institute of
Management.
Nigel James - Insight Financial
Nigel has 20 years’ experience in accounting having graduated from Macquarie University in NSW with a Bachelor of Business and is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). He started his working career as a corporate accountant and achieved great success in the positions employed with a focus on management accounting, budgeting and taxation compliance.
In 2011, Nigel decided on a career change and stepped out of the corporate environment and established his own accounting practice with a focus on small to medium business taxation and not for profit accounting and taxation services.
When Nigel is not crunching the numbers, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children or playing a round of golf.
Max Tennison - Police and Emergency Services Chaplain
Max Tennison can best be described as a late bloomer. He worked as a journalist – sub-editor – for almost 40 years, committing his life to Jesus at age 48.
A decade ago, Max felt called to the ministry of Chaplaincy. At that time, he trained with Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry (VCCEM), eventually becoming one of six Operations Officers. His activations have included the Bourke Street tragedy of 2017 and several bushfires, including being in the first Chaplaincy team to Mallacoota after the 2020 Gippsland fires.
Max is a Police Chaplain at four stations and runs the Food Support hub for Turning Point Church Hallam, where his wife Sandra is the campus pastor.
Max is a member of the Chaplaincy Australia-Victoria Vision Team, also acting as a Regional Leader and Emergencies Sector Chaplain.
Cheryl James -Accredited Trainer | Mentor | Communicator
Cheryl is a highly skilled and accredited trainer with Alphacrucis College, specialising in Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy. She is also assistant to the State Director of Chaplaincy Aust. Victoria, offering her expertise in pastoral care, mentoring and support where needed. The relationships she has forged and the people she has assisted testifies to her effectiveness. Through her life’s experience and professional training, she is paving the way for others coming up behind her. She is a highly skilled communicator and facilitator of small group workshops delivering topics suited to her position as a leader of leaders.
Cheryl is a huge advocate for self-care whilst caring for others and regulates a healthy work-life balance. When Cheryl steps out of her role as trainer/chaplain she cherishes her time as a wife and mother to her husband and three beautiful boys.