Our Team

An inter-disciplinary team to provide the best possible support for your child.

Who do we employ?

The Clinical team at the child development Institute is made up of

  • Speech Pathologists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Special Educators
  • Early Childhood Teachers
  • Behaviour Therapists.

 

By bringing together therapist from all these different disciplines, and training them in the Early Start Denver Model, we have created an inter-disciplinary team to provide the best possible support for your child.

Our inter-disciplinary team regularly conduct case conferences for children who are receiving multiple services. This ensures your child’s program is holistic, aligned to your parent goals and aligned to the developmental needs of your child.

CDI Head Office Team

Nadene Anderson

Operations & Marketing Director

Bachelor Communications(Business)

Halaina Winter

Clinical Director

Clinical Pyschology Registrar Certified ESDM Therapist Master of Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate

CDI Western Sydney Team

Lauren Chang

Clinical Manager

Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Hons.) Certified ESDM Therapist

Alison Hurst​

Centre Manager

Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Lauren Chang

Clinical Manager

Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Hons.) Certified ESDM Therapist

Alison Hurst​

Centre Manager

Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Natalie Lavelle

Keyworker & Educational Lead (Maternity Leave)

Bachelor of Education (0-12 yrs) Graduate Certificate in Special Education

Danielle Stark

Head of Speech & Feeding Department Speech & Language Pathologist

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Masters Speech & Language Pathology

Maria Corera

Key Worker & Group Program Lead

Master Social Work Certified ESDM Therapist

Shaya Ebenessar

Keyworker & Clinical Lead

Master of Education (Special Ed and Applied Behaviour Analysis) Bachelor of Arts (Education & Gender Studies)

Cheng Cheng

Keyworker

Master of Teaching (Birth – 5 years)

Jasmine de Aquino

Speech & Language Pathologist

Master of Speech Language Pathology

Amanda Palmer

Keyworker

Bachelor of Education (0-5 years)

Sophie Ryan

Keyworker

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology Hons.) Masters Occupational Therapy (candidate)

Bianca Reeding

ESDM Inclusion Coach

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Anna Nguyen

Keyworker & Educational Lead

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Kristina Vais

Keyworker

Bachelor of Education (0-5 yrs)

Kimberley Tang

ESDM Inclusion Coach

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Samantha Greening

Keyworker

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5 years)

Jessica Pan

Keyworker

Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Hons)

Jessica Palena

Keyworker

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth – 5 years)

Shermi Nanayakkara

Speech & Language Pathologist

Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

Deborah Kewley

Keyworker

Bachelor of Arts (Studies in Psychology)

Danielle Elmer

Therapy Assistant

Certificate III Children’s Services

Gloria Sun

Therapy Assistant

Diploma in Children’s Services Certificate III Children’s Services

Juliette Widagdo

Keyworker

Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching

Belinda Adorna

Therapy Assistant

Centre Administrator

CDI Northern Beaches Team

Kamila Jendykiewicz

Clinical Manager

Masters of Preschool and Early Primary Education Bachelor of Arts (Social and Civil Education) Certified ESDM Therapist

Bella Firtko

Centre Manager

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary Education)

Kamila Jendykiewicz

Clinical Manager

Masters of Preschool and Early Primary Education Bachelor of Arts (Social and Civil Education) Certified ESDM Therapist

Sarah McInnes

Keyworker

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary Education)

Rebecca Ford

Key Worker & Occupational Therapist

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

Emily Horwood

Keyworker

Bachelor of Pscyhology (Hons)

Gabrielle Leung

Speech & Language Pathologist

Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) (Honours)

Eunice Cheng

Key Worker

Bachelor of Social Sciences Graduate Certificate in Counselling Master Play Therapy (Candidate)

Lauren Harwood

Therapy Assistant

Master of Autism Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

Stephanie Johnson

Key Worker

Diploma of Children’s Services Masters Special Education

Rebecca Cutting

Therapy Assistant

Diploma of Children’s Services

Stephanie Greenslade

Therapy Assistant

Bachelor of Physiotherapy Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Candidate)

Moni Capiron

Speech Pathologist

Bachelor of Speeching & Hearing Sciences Master of Speech Pathology

Edith Hurt

Practice Manager

Master Data Science Strategy & Leadership Master Human Services Management & Policy Diploma of Management