Kerrie joined the SPELD NSW team in 2022 and has been in the Education industry since 2008. She finished her Bachelor of Education specialising in Primary Teaching (CSU) in 2007, worked through various Rural and Regional areas of NSW and eventually found a passion for Literacy and Numeracy Learning Difficulties. Kerrie completed specialist training in Learning Difficulties (ECU) in 2020. She loves all aspects of learning, problem solving, and client advocacy.
SPELD NSW Team
Lee Doyle
B.Teach, B.Ed,M.Ed
Professional Learning Officer; SPELD NSW Tutor
As a SPELD NSW Professional Learning Officer, Lee provides personalised support to children and their families and valuable information to teachers and school executives.
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Amanda Wright
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
SPELD NSW Clinician
Amanda is passionate about the science of reading and was instrumental in driving change to ensure evidence-based practices be implemented so that all students could benefit from explicit and systematic teaching of reading, writing and spelling.
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Suzi Johnson
BA (VisComm), MTeach (PrimaryEd)
Professional Learning Educator
Suzi is a passionate educator and advocate for explicit and evidence-informed reading, writing and mathematics instruction. She has over 13 years’ experience teaching and leading in NSW primary schools as well as guest lecturing at university level.
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Amanda Nguyen
BA/LLB Bachelor of Arts and Law
Receptionist
Amanda joined SPELD NSW in August 2022. She has a BA/LLB from the University of Sydney is interested in expanding her experience within the education sector.
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Manjita Gurung
Finance & Office Coordinator
Manjita joined SPELD NSW in August 2021 as a Finance & Office Coordinator. She brings extensive experience in the not for profit sector including working with human rights organisations in Australia and overseas.
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Danielle Colenbrander
(BLibStud) University of Sydney, Master of Speech Language Pathology (MSLP), PhD Macquarie University
Educational Adviser
Danielle is an educational advisor for SPELD NSW and a researcher in the Macquarie University Centre for Reading.
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Veronica Alexander
BA (UNSW) MTeach Primary (CSU)
Professional Learning and Development Lead
Veronica is the Professional Learning and Development Lead at SPELD NSW where she shares her love for the English language and all things reading and spelling with teachers and school leaders.
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Dr Jennifer Lorenzo
BA(Psych), GradDip(Psych), MPsych(Ed & Dev), PhD(Med), FAPS
Educational and Developmental Psychologist
Jennifer is an educational and developmental psychologist with extensive training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of cognitive and learning disorders.
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Belinda Dekker
Information & Referral Officer
Belinda brings extensive knowledge to SPELD NSW to help answer parent and professional enquiries. Belinda has experience as a high school teacher and has completed extensive professional development in learning difficulties.
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Vanessa Maher
Information & Referral Officer, SPELD NSW Tutor
Vanessa has a Diploma in Education and a daughter with disabilities. As a parent advocate for children with disabilities and a teacher she is dedicated to supporting students and adults with learning difficulties.
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Melinda Matthews
Information & Referral Officer
Melinda is a specialist learning and attention tutor and has completed The Orton-Gillingham approach to Multisensory Structured Language Education and the SPELD NSW Teachers Certificate Course.
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Georgina Perry
BA/LLB (Hons)
SPELD NSW Executive Officer
George works to strengthen partnerships with educators, parents and the community to deliver support to students and adults with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia across New South Wales.
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Nick de Jongh
IT Services
Nick has a Cert IV in Information Technology and a varied background in database management, small business administration and freelance journalism.
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Kellie Lithgow
Bookstore and Office Administrator
Kellie joined the SPELD NSW team in 2019 as our Bookstore and Office Administrator. Kellie has non-profit experience and a daughter with learning difficulties.
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Chantale Dorrington
Professional Learning and Office Administrator
Chantale plays a key role organising the logistics for the SPELD NSW professional learning and parent workshops. Chantale joins SPELD NSW with both non-profit and events experience and is a great addition to our team.
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Heather Hossack
Assessments and Office Administrator
Heather joined SPELD NSW in 2021 as the Assessments and Office Administrator. Heather was first introduced to the work of SPELD NSW when she was a teacher and is looking forward to supporting families seeking assessments.