Staff

Executive Team

Anthea Green

BA

Role: Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer of The Shepherd Centre since November 2008,  Anthea comes to the role with over 20 years of experience in the health delivery sector. Prior to joining The Shepherd Centre, Anthea has held chief executive positions in public, private and not-for-profit sections of the industry. Past appointments include the position of CEO of Australian Hearing, CEO of the Victorian Transport Accident Commission Rehabilitation Centre, CEO of Southern Health New Zealand and CEO of the National Heart Foundation of Australia. Anthea is also a Director of KU Children’s Services.

Aleisha Davis

BA/Bas, MPhil, MSLP, LSLS Cert AVT

Role: Acting Director of Clinical Programs
Area of responsibility: Program Services

Aleisha joined The Shepherd Centre in 2003, working as a full time Auditory-Verbal Therapist for 5 years before moving into the management of the clinical program. This encompasses the Early Intervention Program, Cochlear Implant Program and Program for families from rural and remote areas. It also includes responsibility for Auditory-Verbal Therapists, Audiologists and Family Support Workers. Aleisha also lectures at the University of Sydney in Aural Habilitation. She has a Masters in Applied Linguistics from Cambridge University UK researching the nature of language acquisition and speech and language disorders and a Masters of Speech Pathology from Macquarie University, Sydney Australia.

Michelle Tonge

B Accounting, CA

Role: Financial Controller
Area of responsibility: Finance

Michelle joined The Shepherd Centre in March 2009 as Financial Controller. Prior to that, Michelle worked as Financial Controller for Worksense Pty Ltd, a work wear and safety company, after spending four years working for Ernst & Young in the Audit and Advisory Services division. It was during this time that her interest in the not-for-profit sector grew, having had several not-for-profit organizations as clients. Michelle has also worked overseas in The Netherlands for three years as Finance Manager for the European distribution arm of Red Lion Controls, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial control products.

Administration

Anthea Green, BA (CEO)
Michelle Tonge, CA (Finance Manager)
Jen Redston (Executive Officer)
Natasha Khushalani (Accounts Assistant)
Bronwyn Maroon (Office Manager)

Fundraising

Vacant (Director of Communication and Fundraising)
Jan Pavey (Manager Bequests and Alumni)
Jen Redston (Acting Manager Trusts and Foundations)
Vacant (Manager Direct Marketing)
Yvonne Yap (Database Officer)
Simone Hodgson (Personal Assistant)

Program Services

Aleisha Davis, BA/Bas, MPhil, MSLP, LSLS Cert AVT (Acting Director of Clinical Programs),
Tracy Hopkins, BSc, DipEd, MSLP, LSLS Cert AVT (Assessment Coordinator)
Anne Fulcher, BA, DipEd, MEd, LSLS Cert AVT (Professional Training Coordinator)
Jessica Cook, BHSc (Hear&Sp) (Research Assistant)
Cheryl Dickson, M.Ed Cert AVT (AV Trainer)
Sharon Hill (Personal Assistant)

 

Family Support

Anu Andrade, MSW
Alison Hersee, B.C.H.C (Psychotherapy) PostGrad Cert.S.H (D&A)

Audiology

Yetta Abrahams, BA,, BHlthSc(Hg&Sp), MClinAud, MAudSc (CC) (Senior Audiologist)
Katie Neal BASc(Adv), BHlthSc(Hg&Sp), MClinAud
Shellie Lavery, BSpHrgSc, MClinAudSA (CCP)

Casula (Liverpool)

Alicia Dickson, BAppSc (Speech Path) (AVT)

Casula Inclusion Preschool:

Linete Williams, CCCS
Jane Hagarty

Sydney

Jenni Tristram, BSpHSc, MSLP LSLS Cert AVT MHSM (Team Leader Sydney & Liverpool)
Amber Monk, BA (Ling & Psych) (AVT)

Roseville

Samantha Curtis, BAppSc (Speech Path) Hons, Cert AVT (Centre Manager May-Dec)
Joanna McAdam, BA, MSLP(AVT)
Lisa Nailand BA (Speech & Hearing Therapy) (Hons)

Wollongong

Danielle Slack, BAppSc (Speech Path)(Centre Manager)
Alicia Dickson, BAppSc (Speech Path) (AVT)

Wollongong Inclusion Preschool:

Jenny O’Shannessy, DipT, BEd, GradDip (Early Childhood)
Tracy Daley, Dip (Children’s Services)

Canberra

Alice Corlette, BAppSc (Speech Path) (AVT)