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Western Australia Disability Support Awards - 2024 Nominees
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Congratulations to our 2024 Western Australia Disability Support Awards nominees! Visit the Western Australian Disability Support Awards page for information about the upcoming awards.
Emerging Leader
- Angela Kelly, Life Without Barriers
- Bithika Kastha, Workpower
- Chris Easter, Good Sammy Enterprises
- Claudia Eissens, Independent DSW
- Cooper O'Reilly, Building Friendships
- Dylan Wynn, Proudly Productive
- Jack Mcloughlin, Intelife Group
- Josie Henderson, Activ Foundation
- Julie Bamber, Mosaic Community Care
- Katherine Campbell, Uniting WA
- Kelly Scott, Therapy Focus
- Kirstie Denning, Ability WA
- Lee Hughes, Black Swan Health
- Lily Nicolson, Edge Employment Solutions
- Melissa Coombs, MSWA
- Pauline Key , Edge Employment Solutions
- Raymon Horley, Black Swan Health
- Rebecca Lemmon, Hannah's House
- Richard Murdoch, Therapy Focus
- Sam Cooper, Good Sammy Enterprises
- Sarah Armstrong, Edge Employment Solutions
- Shelley Partridge, Directions Disability Support Solutions
- Tara Spencer, Aberstone
- Tracy Howells, Building Friendships
- Walter Aramakutu, One2One
Excellence in Home and Family Support
- Ability WA - Booragoon Shared Onsite Support Team. Teagan Kenny; Ran Dong; Munazza Ali; Edi Amos; Falgun Kumar Patel
- Briana, Sebeh, Crosslinks Inc.
- Catherine Sprigg, My Place
- Claudia Eissens, Independent Support Worker
- Cooper Preedy, Valued Lives Foundation
- Gabrielle Brindley, Independent Support Worker
- Activ Foundation - Harriott Accommodation Team. Tams Malako; Oluwatosin Oni; Truda Smith; Muchaneta Lauti; Panor Koneauklang; Christian Asumugha; Manoj Cyriac; Kathryn Doorn; Victoria Reeder; Apurvakumar Pandya; Michell Kashiri
- Uniting WA - Individualised Services North. Lynda Innes; Claire Bocking; Christiana Sam; Annie Konneh; Yassah Bevan; Akur Duot; Eunice Njobo; Alison Chadwick; Amy Nguyen
- Uniting WA - Jaye Dyer's Support Team. Andrew Hayden; Clayton Gray; Michael Kinyanjui; Ladu Boyo; Antony Kinyanjui; Seun Oyewopo; Fortune Obidike
- Jodi Thompson, Mosaic Community Care
- John Rakich, Indentity WA
- Lily Nicolson, Edge Employment Solutions
- Uniting WA - Matt Doble's Support Team. Janice Horley; Yvette Bosman; Haniza Rafferty; James Phelan; Daniel Spicer; Michael Kinyanjui; Anthony Kinyanjui; Clayton Gray
- Nikki Schwagermann, Down Syndrome WA
- Patrick Dolin, Life Without Barriers
- Riham Mustafa, Activ Foundation
- Roger MacDonald, Independent Support Worker
- Saurabh Nischal, GIFSA
- Scott Perry, Rise
- Interchange WA - Shaz Lindsay's Team. Rudina Behari; Lauren Elliott; Satbeer Gill
- Nulsen Disability Services - St George's Team. Georgia Jeffreys; Jalen Dadson; Razwan Chawdhary; Ganga Ghimire; Gary Virk; Thomas Robertson; Maria Narayanan; Prisca Phakuyja; Dinna Ciza
- Tamia Bezuidenhout, Independent Support Worker
- Te Paea Ratu, Enable WA
- Activ Foundation - Team Carman1. Sandra Dwyer; Mechele Tufnell; Maureen Levins; Amy Patel; Eveline Nshimirimana; Shereen Santineer; Kalpana Tandan; Mercy Sang
- The Autism Assoc. of WA - Team Dacre. Sharni Klau; Alexandra Cootes; Soon Lee; Lianne Shea; Rachel Legg; Sandra Caceres
- At Home Care - Team Jas. Sarah Weir; Lauryn Williams; Shay Jones; Juliette Faraone; Julia Benino; Olivia De Longis; Renee De Longis; Irma Kapic
- My Place and Jennifer Holl, Independent Support Worker - Team Josef.; Max Williamson; Arlison Castaneto; Lydia Taylor; Kate Nancarrow
- Avivo - Team Michelle. Rebecca Hameister; Kristy Philpott; Jaedyn Turner; Jen Maher; Robin Cook
- Tia Delessio, The Equipped Centre
- Treacy Meyer, Southern Cross Care
- Crosslinks Inc. - Team Wendy and Caroline. Wendy Breeze; Caroline D'Amico
- Zoe Dobransky, Mosaic Community Care
Innovation in Service Delivery
- Amanda McKenna, Workpower
- Bridget Muir, Moov360
- Nulsen Disability Services - CAN Do Committee. Steve Osgoo; Ian Maynard; Jalen Dadson; Rajesh Pusala; Shayna Dore; Linda Mercer; Sandra Somashakaran; Judith Skelton; Bill Crofts; Bailey O'Keeffe; Debbie King; Caroline Watt
- Cassandra Hughes, Down Syndrome WA
- Chris Easter, Good Sammy Enterprises
- Claudia Eissens, Independent Support Worker
- Crosslinks Incorporated
- Fly2 Health Group
- Ability WA - From Hospital to Home Coolbinia Team. Glenda Maddison; Louise Murphy; Luke Ameduri; Jake Down; Mikaela Harkin ; Maxphiler Barkbir; Alvie Chapeau; Sangay Dhendup; Rinzin Jamtsho; Angelique Murembwayire; Mariame Ndiaye; Mercy Okara; Tashi Phuentsho, Jeewan Sharma; Loday Tharchen; Rinzin Wangmo
- Hannah’s House - Hannah's House Clinical Services Team. Aoife Gray; Gwyneth McVitty; Sue Ford; Alex D’Evelynes; Lynne Herd; Rebecca Lemmon; Jessica McAuley; Nikki Bartlett; Sue Desmond; Jan Della; Daisy Ashworth
- Ability WA - In-home Baby Intervention Service (IBIS). Amanda French; Kirstie Denning; Stephanie Mann; Jessica Morris; Kirsty Whitefield; Suzy Rogers; Ann Cook; Louisa Dawkins; Sue Margolis; Penny Lam
- Valued Lives Foundation - Innovative Employment Team - School to Work Transition Project
- Interchange - Interchange’s Shared Lives Team. Charlotte Deeney; Shane Mumford; Clare Brown; Katie Van Grootel
- Kelly Scott, Therapy Focus
- Lily Nicolson, Edge Employment Solutions
- Mausmi Shah, Mass Physio
- Microenterprise People - MEP Marketplace. Sharna Jarvis; Samantha Powell; Marcus Carney; Gina Semi; Corinne Robertson; Nadege Anderson
- Microenterprise People - Microenterprise People Geraldton. Gina Semi; Tennille O'Neill; Alexis Alford; Samantha Powell
- Essential Personnel - Moora Lifestyles Team - Brett Valerie Trent; Michael Edwards; Amanda Wilson; Carolyn Jorissen; Jami Lee Hart
- Pauline Key, Edge Employment Solutions
- Peter Kerkhof, Wild West Wheelchairs
- Plan and Grow
- Randall Rooney, MSWA
- Interchange WA - Shaz Lindsay's Team. Rudina Behari; Lauren Elliott; Satbeer Gill
- Developmental Disability WA - Side by Side Team. Bronwyn Pike; Maggie Visser; Mary Butterworth; Cath Brindley; Leticia Grant; Maxine Drake; Teresa Pracilio; Sue Birch; Lydia Gallant; Laura Jones
- Sinead Bryant, VisAbility
- Tamia Bezuidenhout, Independent Support Worker
- Te Paea Ratu, Enable WA
- MSWA - The CoAct MSWA Specialist Employment Support Service Team. Leigh McCaffrey; Peta Flynn; Meredith Drynan
- Treacy Meyer, Southern Cross Care
- VisAbility - VisAbility CoAct Disability Employment Service (DES). Jason Rowland; Qonrad Gomez; Wayne Sutherland; Lianne Parsons; Greg Lewis; Cailin Hallworth; Alisa Lagrange
- Walter Aramakutu, One2One
- Fly2 Health Group - Wiluna Outreach Flight Team. Mel Davis; Kathryn Clare; Jaun DuPlessis; Keeley Lebsanft
Excellence in Regional Support
- Advocacy WA
- Advocacy WA Advocate Team. Hellen Madzingira; Joan Sang; Rhoda Murerwa; Margare
- Ally Oliver, Avivo
- Christine Whitmore, Essential Personnel
- Gillian Fry, VisAbility
- Kelli Carlisle, Activ Foundation
- Team Adrian - Mike Arjan, Mick Campbell
- Essential Personnel - Moora Lifestyles Team – Brett Valerie Trent; Michael Edwards; Amanda Wilson; Carolyn Jorissen; Jami Lee Hart
- Nicole Taylor, Activ Foundation
- Team Mike - Peter Cormie and Charlie Lee
- Roger MacDonald, Independent Support Worker
- Ruby Lorraine Maggs, Midway Community Care
- Saurabh Nischal, GIFSA
- Te Paea Ratu, Enable WA
- Avivo - Team Michelle. Monica Lee; Kristi Wilson; Rebecca Hameister; Kristy Philpott; Sherene Munday; Jaedyn Turner; Jen Maher; Robin Cook
Excellence in Rights Promotion
- Abdul Azizi, My Abilities WA
- Advocacy WA
- Advocacy WA Advocate Team. Hellen Madzingira; Joan Sang; Rhoda Murerwa; Margaret Fogarty
- Claudia Eissens, Independent Support Worker
- Heather Sherriff, Insight PBS
- Uniting WA - Individualised Services. Lynda Innes; Claire Bocking; Christiana Sam; Annie Konneh; Yassah Bevan; Akur Duot; Eunice Njobo; Alison Chadwick; Amy Nguyen; Claire Carter
- Jack Mcloughlin, Intelife Group
- Lisa Olsen, ConnectAbility WA
- Pauline Key, Edge Employment Solutions
- Sana Living
- Nulsen Disability Services - St George's Team. Georgia Jeffreys; Jalen Dadson; Razwan Chawdhary; Ganga Ghimire; Gary Virk Thomas Robertson; Maria Narayanan; Prisca Phakuyja; Dinna Ciza
- Theresa Kirwan, Senses WA
Excellence in Supporting Employment Outcomes
- Ability WA Employment Services Team. Debolina Naskar; Wendy Owens; Lisa Strickland; Sven Lie; Emily Safe; Yanna Levet; Natalie D'Olimpo
- Ally Oliver, Avivo
- Carneys Training Team. Sam Warwick; Neil Mahon; Lachie Spickett
- Chris Easter, Good Sammy Enterprises
- Christine Whitmore, Essential Personnel
- Janette Mendoza, Edge Employment Solutions
- Kelli Carlisle, Activ Foundation
- Lily Nicolson, Edge Employment Solutions
- MicroEnterprise People - MEP Marketplace. Sharna Jarvis; Samantha Powell; Marcus Carney; Gina Semi; Corinne Robertson; Nadege Anderson
- Microenterprise People Geraldton - Gina Semi; Tennille O'Neill; Alexis Alford; Samantha Powell
- My Place - My Workplace. Teresa Davies; Hayley Moss; Clare Wall; Marven Mah; Zoe Wheeler; Anastacia Wheeler; Gemma Smith; Evan Holder; Mick Mahdi Zain; Kobi Sullivan
- Pauline Key, Edge Employment Solutions
- Rafiullah Rohi, My Abilities WA
- Ryan Randolph, Inclusion WA
- Sarah Armstrong, Edge Employment Solutions
- Valued Lives and Nadina Slade (ISW) - Team Showman. Cooper Preedy; Nadina Slade
- Down Syndrome WA - The Employment Team. Mariana Silva; Zali Stipanicev; Sue Summers
Excellence in Supporting Inclusion and Citizenship
- Building Friendships - Support Workers Team. Cooper O'Reilly; Niamh Enright; Mark Edwards; Marit Dew; Rui Ma; Dylan Owen; Taleisha Unger; Danica Smith; Narelle Unger
- Claudia Eissens, Independent Support Worker
- Dylan Hopcroft, Enable WA
- Dylan Smallwood, Proudly Productive
- Life Without Barriers - Eden House Team. James Benness; Adijat Habeeb; Alice Jakeman; Khadijatu Barrie; Isaac Serem
- Elizabeth Stone, Workpower
- James Shelton, Independent Support Worker
- Lily Nicolson, Edge Employment Solutions
- Microenterpirse People - MEP Marketplace. Sharna Jarvis; Samantha Powell; Marcus Carney; Gina Semi; Corinne Robertson; Nadege Anderson
- Team Adrian - Mike Arjan, Mick Campbell
- Nicholas Ardley, Inclusion WA
- Nicole Griffiths , Avivo
- Pauline Key, Edge Employment Solutions
- Team Mike - Peter Cormie and Charlie Lee
- Pramodh Paul, Avivo
- Rafiullah Rohi, My Abilities WA
- Rupinder Kaur , Mosaic Community Care
- Sarah Armstrong, Edge Employment Solutions
- My Place - Seth's A Team. Danial Seeahudeen; Aaron Jordan-Maskiell; Ryan McLeod; Kyer Potts; Liam Begley
- Interchange - Shaz Lindsay's Team. Rudina Behari; Lauren Elliott; Satbeer Gill
- Nulsen Disability Services - St George's Team. Georgia Jeffreys; Jalen Dadson; Razwan Chawdhary; Ganga Ghimire; Gary Virk Thomas Robertson; Maria Narayanan; Prisca Phakuyja; Dinna Ciza
- Tamia Bezuidenhout, Independent Support Worker
- Inclusion WA - Team Cohen. Aran Lock; Ben Bastion; Daniel Gregory; Hannah Lawrence; Raymond Juru; Rhys Choularton; Shân Williams
- Inclusion WA - Team Glenn. Eric Songcuan; Ted Edward Withers
- My Place and Jennifer Holl (ISW) - Team Josef. Max Williamson, My Place; Arlison Castaneto; Lydia Taylor; Kate Nancarrow, Jennifer Holl
- Inclusion WA - Team Rochelle. Acquila Lammas; Talia Haydock; Venus Karel; Paula Rebelo; Ashley Price
- Activ Foundation - The Heights Community Team. Chloe Barnett; Jim Busby; Florence Geddes; Jesse Greenslade; Youngok Kim; Julie Kirkman; Adele Longworth; Jenelle Miceli; Prakash Nagarkoti; Chenel Parkins; Caitlin Principe; Madison Stubbs-Mills; Rachel Thomas; Louise Witt; Chimi Yangden; Lydia Wright; Yanina Davila; Charlie Mahony; Victor Barbastel Lobos; Talisha Caswell; Harmanpreet Kaur
- Tia Delessio, The Equipped Centre
- Crosslinks Inc - Team Wendy and Caroline. Wendy Breeze; Caroline D'Amico