Tania InnesDirector/ Speech Pathologist
Tania has more than 20 years of experience working in early intervention and education settings. She achieved a Bachelor of Speech Pathology with Honours in 1997, a Graduate Certificate in Education in 2007 and completed a Diploma of Breastfeeding Management in 2021. |
Clare WeareDirector/ Inclusive Education Consultant
Clare has over 20 years of experience working with students with special learning needs, and their families and educators, in Australia and the UK. For 7 years, she worked as Director of Studies in a school for students with Specific Learning Disorders, and she currently works part time as a Learning Support Coordinator in a mainstream school. |
Loren LeauanaeAdministration Assistant
Loren works as our Administration Assistant. She started her professional career in hospitality, managing cafes and restaurants establishments in Tasmania and New South Wales. |
Steph JonesSpeech Pathologist
Steph is a Speech Pathologist with an interest in helping young children become more effective and confident communicators. She has experience working with children and adolescents with a range of speech, language, written language, and social communication difficulties. She is particularly passionate about early speech and language development. |
Ingrid MorrisonMaths Instructor
Ingrid is a Maths Instructor who graduated from UTAS with a Bachelor of Education (Primary), majoring in Psychology. She then spent 10 years in a variety of teaching roles. After having her own family, Ingrid developed an interest in working with small groups of children experiencing specific challenges in written language and numeracy. In 2021 Ingrid was excited to take on the role as a Maths Instructor at Start Smart Tasmania. She values building relationships with children of all ages and their parents, and working on ways for children to build confidence in themselves and their ability to learn and master numeracy skills. |
Emily GrahamSpeech Pathologist
Emily is a Speech Pathologist who has returned to her home town in North Eastern Tasmania after leaving to complete her studies and work interstate. Emily completed a Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology) in 2015. She is a Certified Practising member of Speech Pathology Australia. |
Sandy DunbabinWritten Language Instructor
Sandy is an experienced educator with a strong background working in partnership with families and communities. Sandy was an inaugural facilitator with the Tasmanian Education Department’s Launching into Learning initiative and has worked closely with a number of Child and Family Centres across our state. She comes to us from six years in a national educational scholarship role - supporting students’ learning journeys from preparatory to year 12. |
Keryn BurtonWritten Language Instructor
Keryn brings over twenty years of education experience to her role at Start Smart
Tasmania. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Literature) in 1991 before completing a
Graduate Diploma in Secondary English. Keryn has taught English, Literature and English
as a Second Language in high schools in Western Australia, and English as a Second
Language in Japan. |
Jennifer SimpsonWritten Language Instructor
Jennifer has over 25 years of teaching experience, working in schools in Western Australia. She has taught a variety of grade levels, in a variety of country towns, whilst also raising her two, now adult, sons. Over the last five years Jennifer's interests have developed in English, especially in spelling and reading. She loves to see the joy in children when they learn to read.
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Belinda MacDonaldSupport Funding Advisor/ Allied Health Assistant
Belinda has joined the team as an Allied Health Assistant bringing with her 6 years of lived experience supporting her children who are neurodivergent. During the journey of diagnosis, accessing supports, navigating support funding schemes and advocating for her children, Belinda has gained a unique skill set which she hopes to share with other parents who are on a similar journey. She has a genuine passion for supporting parents and helping them to build their capacity to support their children. |
Charlotte BrunningJunior Admin AssistantCharlotte is employed as a Junior Admin Assistant. She prepares resources for our staff and clients. Charlotte is currently completing high school, and enjoys ballet dancing and hanging out with her friends. |