Meet Our Allied Health Team: Creating a World Where Families Thrive
Different Skills. Shared Purpose.
Our Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Allied Health Assistants and support team bring together professional expertise, lived experience and a shared commitment to helping children and families thrive. Every team member plays a role in creating meaningful opportunities for growth, connection and participation.
Kristi Sarno
Kristi SarnoPhysiotherapist / Allied Health CoordinatorKristi is an experienced neurological and mental health physiotherapist who thrives on helping children and their families find their path to being the best they can be. Her diverse skill set and unique lens help...
Sarah Bergmans
Sarah Bergmans Allied Health Assistant Sarah has worked in before- and after-school care and cared for children at home, organising activities and following parents’ routines. Training new restaurant staff gave her practice explaining tasks clearly, while busy service...
Nathan Hopkins
Nathan Hopkins Allied Health Assistant Nathan has helped deliver Succeed’s robotics and virtual reality programs since 2021, alongside customer support and administration. He enjoys teaching others and finding a way through a tricky problem, whether that means...
Sandra Shell
Sandra Shell Nutritionist and Allied Health Assistant Sandra has delivered nutrition education through workplace, school and community seminars and supermarket tours. Her customer-support work has included answering health-product enquiries, resolving order problems...
Amber Hopkins
Amber Hopkins Junior Allied Health Assistant Amber knows Succeed from both sides of an activity: joining in and helping the team plan and run programs. She brings that participant perspective to her support, thinking about what makes an activity welcoming and easier...
Ava
AvaAllied Health AssistantAva brings retail and hospitality experience listening to customers, explaining options and adapting to busy days. At Succeed, she enjoys learning through observation and practical work with the team.Fun facts about AvaYear 12 work experience...
Jenny Pham
Jenny Pham Allied Health Assistant Jenny brings a gentle, observant style to group activities and takes care to understand what matters to each participant. She supports the therapist’s plan with clear communication and attention to everyday independence.Fun facts...
Jodi Rippey
Jodi RippeyAllied Health AssistantJodi takes time to understand what matters to each person, from joining a community activity to building everyday independence. Her research and clinical experience developed careful observation and clear record keeping. As an Allied...
Anthony Mbonu
Anthony MbonuAllied Health AssistantAnthony’s secondary school tutoring experience has given him practice breaking unfamiliar work into manageable steps. He explains the next step clearly and checks how each student is going before moving on. He brings those skills to...
Enya O’Callaghan
Enya O'CallaghanAllied Health AssistantEnya has taught children from preschool to Year 6 and provided one-to-one and small-group learning support. Her Families as First Teachers work involved helping young children learn alongside their families. Claims-administration...
Sarah Byford
Sarah Byford Allied Health Assistant Sarah has worked with older people living with dementia and supported people with disability at home. Her care roles included meals, personal care and mobility, following plans with the supervising health team. She knows practical...
Jason Shiby
Jason Shiby Allied Health Assistant Jason has worked as a sports trainer, responding to incidents on the field and solving problems under pressure. Tutoring Year 12 students taught him to adapt explanations when someone found a topic difficult. His retail work also...
Josephine Hunt
Josephine HuntAllied Health AssistantJosephine has coached young netball players, adapting her approach to each child and helping them work together. Caring for children gave her practice planning creative activities, while café and retail work developed her teamwork...
Vera Ibrahim
Vera Ibrahim Allied Health Assistant Vera has led university visits for school students from rural and disadvantaged communities, working with teachers to meet their needs. Her training-administration work involved helping students through enrolment and keeping...
Michael Clayton
Michael ClaytonAllied Health AssistantMichael has supported therapists during an occupational therapy placement and volunteered with aged-care residents and young children. Leading youth camps and organising group activities developed his listening, teamwork and...
Verity Walsh
Verity Walsh Allied Health Assistant Verity has supported neurodivergent children with English and maths as a learning support mentor, recording progress and working with their support team. She adjusts explanations to each child’s needs and takes time to build trust....
Athena Kandilierakis
Athena Kandilierakis Allied Health Assistant Athena’s café and front-of-house work involved looking after regular customers, keeping orders organised and helping her team during busy shifts. She learned to juggle tasks while listening to the person in front of her....
Kiran Kleingeld
Kiran Kleingeld Allied Health Assistant Kiran has tutored students in Years 6 to 12 and volunteered as a camp counsellor and youth mentor. In hospital work, he helped patients choose suitable meals and built rapport during everyday conversations. Audiology reception...
Yuna Weon
Yuna WeonAllied Health AssistantYuna’s customer service and concierge experience includes explaining product choices, organising orders and arranging appointments. Working across sales floors and behind the scenes has taught her to adapt between tasks and keep clear...
Francisca Garcia
Francisca GarciaAllied Health AssistantFrancisca has worked in customer service and kitchen support, taking orders, preparing food and organising busy work areas. Those roles gave her practice listening carefully and coordinating tasks with a team. At Succeed, she...
Jake Jeon
Jake Jeon Allied Health Assistant Jake has tutored high-school students, breaking down maths problems and adapting explanations to each learner. He tracks progress and uses regular feedback to build confidence. His medical imaging studies add an interest in anatomy...
Kerrie Dale
Kerrie DaleAllied Health AssistantKerrie brings experience in disability support, account management and retail. Working directly with people and running small businesses has given her practice explaining choices and organising practical details. She brings that...
Oleevia Nethercott
Oleevia NethercottAllied Health AssistantOleevia has coordinated children’s parties, confirmed plans with families and helped guests during busy shifts. Dental assisting and reception have added experience organising appointments and communicating with patients. She...
Sarah Choong
Sarah Choong Allied Health Assistant Sarah has helped children with homework and creative play, and supported NDIS clients with cooking and household routines. In paediatric occupational therapy and exercise physiology placements, she assisted with handwriting, fine...
Keya Xue
Keya XueAllied Health AssistantKeya has led homework, reading and group games in after-school and holiday care. Volunteering in a rural school, she used origami, crafts and science activities to engage children of mixed ages. Her tutoring experience helps her explain...
Alexandra Luders
Alexandra Luders Allied Health Assistant Alexandra’s exercise science background includes an athletic-training internship, where she helped with rehabilitation and return-to-play activities under the trainers’ guidance. She brings experience leading teams and...
Sienna McMahon
Sienna McMahon Allied Health Assistant Sienna, who goes by Sen, has tutored children individually and in groups, adapting tasks for different learning needs and keeping parents and teachers involved. Her learning-support mentoring included trauma-informed care...
Keerthan Dinesh Babu
Keerthan Dinesh Babu Allied Health Assistant Keerthan has worked as a group fitness instructor at Genesis Windsor while studying exercise and sport science at Australian Catholic University. Leading groups has given him practice explaining activities and communicating...
Jade Graham
Jade Graham Allied Health Assistant Jade has worked in community pharmacies, listening to customers and handling sensitive information carefully. Her fitness-centre role added experience welcoming members and organising their visits. She is especially interested in...
Leanne Hopkins
Leanne HopkinsOccupational Therapist / Managing DirectorLeanne founded Succeed in 2010. Her occupational therapy experience includes paediatrics, rehabilitation and teaching OT students. She spent nearly a year developing therapy for children in Romanian orphanages....
Join Our Team
Succeed Healthcare Solutions is expanding, and we’re looking for passionate Allied Health Professionals, including Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Psychologists, and Allied Health Assistants. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and transform lives, we invite you to join us.
Explore exciting career opportunities with us and connect with Leanne on LinkedIn. We welcome ‘old school’ job applications—no obviously AI-written applications accepted.
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