Thank You
I would thank all individuals, school and corporate groups for participating in Loud Shirt Day on Friday 14 May 2010. Loud Shirt Day Competition Winners will be announced on June 30 2010.
Schools Competition Awards
The Loud Shirt Day Schools Competition have been announced check out the winners.
Photo Competition Winner announced
Congratulations to Dr David Close and staff at the Ashford Specialist Centre.
About Us
Vision
Mission
Cora Barclay contact details
185 Melbourne Street
Introducing the team
the Early Intervention team
ROBYN PHILLIPS,
B.Ed; B.Sp. Ed (Hearing Impaired); M. Ed (Deafness Studies), Certified in Auditory-Verbal Therapy
Program Manager and Early Intervention A-V Therapist
Before working at the CBC, Robyn was a registered nurse, a high school teacher and a Teacher of the Deaf with the Department of Education.
B.Ed (Early Childhood Education)
Early Childhood Specialist and Auditory-Verbal Therapist Intern
SHARON PRICE
BSc Honours (Audiology); MSpPth (Speech Pathology)
Audiologist, Speech Pathologist, Auditory-Verbal Therapist Intern
Sharon has come to Australia from the U.K. with an exceptional educational background in Audiology. She studied at the University of Wales, Swansea and most of her clinical training was undertaken at the University Hospital of Wales. Sharon was a parent representative for the quality assurance group for Newborn Hearing Screening Wales.
Sharon gained her Masters degree in Speech Pathology from Flinders University of South Australia. Her interest and passion for helping deaf/hard of hearing children and their families stems from an extensive family history of deafness; which include two of her three children. The combination of her Audiology and Speech Pathology knowledge coupled with her personal experience as the parent of deaf children make Sharon the perfect candidate for Auditory-Verbal therapist.
“To be in a position to combine my professional experience with my personal experience as the mother of hearing impaired children is an amazing experience for me”
School Support Team
B.Ed. (JP/P); B.Spec.Ed. (Hearing Impaired); M.Ed.
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
Further On end-of-year event that showcases our students’ progress and special achievements.
PAULINE GARDNER,
Dip.Ed. (Primary); Diploma of Teacher of the Deaf
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
MEREDITH McMEEKIN
Teacher of the Deaf
Meredith has been a working as a Teacher of the Deaf, based in Sydney, for 15 years and joined the Cora Centre in 2008.
International Auditory Verbal Mentors
Liz Worley
Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Education (Adult), Graduate Diploma of Counselling, Graduate Certificate of Counselling (Marriage and Family), Certificate IV Workplace Assessment and Training. Currently completing a Master of Counselling (Clinical)
Audiology & Classroom Acoustics
B.Sc (Eng), M.Sc (Aud) MAudSA (CCP).
Audiologist
Adrian qualified initially as a Computing and Electronics engineer, working in mainstream electronics, before pursuing employment in the hearing impairment sector. There he worked with children in a school for the hearing impaired as a youth worker. Realising the value of his electronics knowledge in delivering the prosthetics for hearing loss, he followed on to qualify as an audiologist with a Master of Science Degree in Audiology from Manchester University Medical School, England.
Adrian has completed cochlear implant training at the Bionic Ear Institute Melbourne in order to deliver pre-operative workups and post operative rehabilitation on the public Cochlear Implant program at Flinders Medical Centre. His work at Flinders Medical Centre included providing diagnostic audiological services to the ENT department and child hearing assessments. He most recently worked as a senior audiologist, paediatric specialist, indigenous specialist and complex adult specialist for Australian Hearing at the Marion Centre. For his private clinic Adrian delivers hearing aid and tinnitus treatment services, Adrian has completed the Pavel Jastreboff course in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy for Management of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis and is an accredited neuromonics provider.
WILLIAM WOYTOWYCH,
B. Ed; Dip. Deaf Ed; B. Sc., B.PB, M.Sc (A).
Audiologist
Board Members
Patron TBA
Ambassador Dr John Rice
Chair of the Board John Wicks
Auditors Edwards Marshall
Board Members
Jon Wells Investment Banker, Financial Planner, Macquarie Bank
Nadia Blake Lawyer, Griffin Hilditch Lawyers
Malcolm Lake Business Manager, Accountant, Honorary Treasurer
Stephen Jared Principal Audit Manager, SA Auditor-General's Department
Sarah Carlson Parents’ & Community Council
Julie Wrobel Owner/Director Algo Mas Marketing
Michael Forwood Chief Executive Officer
