Meet The Team

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Justin joined Ochre Recruitment back in 2007 having previous experience in the recruitment industry. Before joining Ochre, Justin was responsible for the recruitment of health care professionals for the Department of Defense for 4 years and worked in the Communication and IT sector for 11 years.

His passion and enthusiasm for the Medical Industry was soon recognised by management and he was quickly elevated to Team Leader, a position he held for two years before being promoted to General Manager of Ochre Recruitment.

Justin has worked in all sections of the Medical Recruitment industry, specialising in rural and remote placements. He has an intimate understanding of the system and how to achieve outstanding results.

 

 

Marcella Coppleman - Senior Recruitment Consultant

Marcella joined Ochre Recruitment in late 2007 bringing a wealth of sales and marketing experience to the team. With a background in real estate, Marcella adds a valuable mix of depth and experience combined with fresh approaches to the marketing of medical placements in regional Australia. Having been responsible for generating record levels of new listings and sales with her previous employers, Marcella further increases the depth of business development, sales and customer service to our team of consultants.

 

Tracey Peterson - Senior Recruitment Consultant

Tracey has recently come to Ochre Recruitment from a busy Sydney based role in the financial sector involving recruitment, regular interaction with recruitment agencies and the management of these relationships. This has given Tracey great insight and experience in recruitment, allowing her to employ best practice methodologies to achieve consistent outcomes. Tracey’s attention to detail and enthusiasm ensures that your placement will run smoothly, freeing you to focus on your business and providing quality health care to your patients.

 

Katherine Ross - Recruitment Consultant

Katherine joined the team at Ochre Recruitment in early 2009 having spent 8 years in London in specialist recruitment where she worked on both temporary and permanent roles. Katherine continues to work on both permanent and locum roles at Ochre Recruitment dealing with both international and Australian trained doctors. Katherine enjoys building strong ongoing working relationships with both clients and doctors ensuring the best outcome for both parties.

 

Stuart Cooper - Recruitment Consultant

Stuart joined Ochre Recruitment in early 2009 in a Para-Recruiter role a position in which he held for 9 months before being promoted to Recruitment Consultant. With a background in Marketing and HR, Stuart brings to the team youthful enthusiasm and a willingness to succeed at everything he does. Thrown in the deep end that is the locum cell and its hectic pace, Stuart has thrived on this dynamic style of recruitment and prides himself on making sure all the pieces of the "placement puzzle" come together in time! Stuart loves all sports, a good laugh and building rapport with doctors, staff and clients alike.

 

Julie Thorburn - Recruitment Consultant NZ office

Julie has a background in recruitment, working in Ireland as an international recruiter and prior to joining Ochre Recruitment, as Candidate Manager for NZLocums providing locums and permanent placements to rural practices in all areas of New Zealand. Having also lived and worked in Canada, Japan and Australia, Julie understands the challenges of adapting to a new country but also the rewards it brings. Julie now spends her weekends in New Zealand hiking, skiing and learning to surf and can give you advice on the best places to visit.

 

Luke Baddington - Recruitment Consultant NZ office

Luke has a long career in medical recruitment. Starting out in registration at the Medical Council of New Zealand has given him an in depth knowledge of the New Zealand registration process. Luke went on to work in medical recruitment in Australia, and since 2004 worked in New Zealand for both NZLocums and NZMedics placing GPs in urban and rural areas, and arranging hospital placements from junior doctors to senior consultants.

 

 

Tammy Breen - Office Manager

Tammy has worked for Ochre Recruitment since 2004 and keeps our office running smoothly.
During this time Tammy has undertaken support roles within customer service, sales and finance and has developed an extensive and broad level of expertise within Ochre Recruitment and Ochre Health operations.