Who We Are
We are parents, teachers, tutors and professionals with a shared commitment to early identification, effective intervention and support for individuals with specific learning difficulties.
In 2018, SPELD NSW celebrated our 50th anniversary year. Since our inception we’ve grown into a statewide organisation with strong connections across Australia to deliver support, resources and professional learning.
Thanks to our dedicated team, each year thousands of parents and teachers have gained the knowledge and skills to help children with specific learning difficulties.
SPELD NSW Board of Directors
Troy Verey
Troy is a deputy principal at Marsden Road Public School (Liverpool NSW) and has over 10 years of teaching and leadership experience in English and Australian schools. His professional interests focus on shifting the culture of education from one based on ideologies to one based on science, and his current projects include developing teacher curriculum content knowledge, cultivating evidence-based pedagogy and improving assessment practices for literacy and numeracy. Troy first began supporting SPELD NSW in 2019 through connections with the Sharing Best Practice conferences and joined the SPELD NSW board in 2023.
As a primary school leader, Troy advocates for children having a strong foundation in reading, writing and numeracy for a life of choice, not chance. The work of SPELD NSW is important in achieving this vision. The support, assistance and advice it provides breaks down the barriers that stop individuals with learning difficulties receiving a quality education. Along with this amazing work, the training and professional learning SPELD NSW provides is driving improvements in classrooms across the state.
By contributing to the work of SPELD NSW, Troy knows children and families will be provided with the support needed to achieve their full potential in life.
Matt Eastman
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Kate Minogue
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Professor Saskia Kohnen
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Ingrid King
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David Kinnane
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Jackie Connor
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SPELD NSW Team
Veronica Alexander
Veronica is an experienced educator and a passionate advocate for explicit reading and spelling instruction. She has worked as a classroom teacher, in learning support and in tertiary education for over 15 years. Veronica is SPELD NSW’s CEO, a role she moved into after serving for more than 6 years as the Professional Learning and Development Lead. Veronica shares her love for the English language and all things reading, spelling and learning with teachers and school leaders. She has also worked as an interventionist with struggling readers and writers. Veronica is passionate about supporting all learners to achieve success, and empowering teachers and school leaders to implement evidence-informed instruction.
