Appendix 1

Public hearings and witnesses

Monday, 27 July 2020
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Marymead Autism Centre
Ms Camilla Rowland, CEO
Ms Mitzi Polacsek, Team Leader
Imagine More
Ms Adrienne Gault, Director
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia
Mr Bob Buckley, Convener
Krofne Donuts
Mrs Danijela Vrkic, Founder
Dr Matthew Yoxall, Consultant
National Disability Insurance Agency
Mr Martin Hoffman, CEO
Mr Peter De Natris, Strategic Adviser-Early Childhood Intervention and Autism
Ms Sarah Johnson, Scheme Actuary
Department of Social Services
Ms Sarah Hawke, Branch Manager, Participant Outcomes
Mr Peter Broadhead, Group Manager, Participants and Performance
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
York Room, The Grace Hotel
77 York Street
Sydney
Autism Awareness Australia
Ms Nicole Rogerson, CEO
Australian Autism Alliance
Mr Terry Burke, Alliance Co-Chair
Mr Paul Micallef, Alliance Co-Chair
Ms Fiona Sharkie, Amaze CEO
Prof Sandra Jones, National Operations Manager
Xceptional
Mr Michael Tozer, CEO
Ms Nicole Done, Head of Training & Coaching
Ms Sarah Eglington, Software Engineer (via teleconference)
Mr Rhett Ellis, Private capacity
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Dr Jacqueline Small, President-Elect
SDN Children's Services
Ms Kay Turner, CEO
Autism Advisory and Support Service
Mrs Grace Fava, OAM, CEO
NSW Health
Dr Murray Wright, NSW Chief Psychiatrist
Dr Matthew O'Meara, NSW Chief Paediatrician (via teleconference)
Friday, 31 July 2020
Cataline Dehavilland Room
Royal on the Park
152 Alice Street
Brisbane
Autism CRC
Mr Andrew Davis, CEO
Prof Suzanne Carrington, Program Director, School Years Program
Prof Andrew Whitehouse, Research Strategy Director (via teleconference)
SunPork Farms
Ms Kirsty Richards, Autistic and Agriculture Employment Program Manager
Autism Queensland
Ms Pam Macrossan, CEO
Ms Frances Scodellaro, COO
Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, University of Queensland and the Social Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
Dr David Harley, Director
Dr Kate Brooker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ms Pia Bradshaw, PhD Scholar
Dr Anna Urbanowicz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (via teleconference)
Mrs Hayley Clapham, Autistic Advisor (via teleconference)
Mr Chris Tanner, Autistic Advisor (via teleconference)
Ashton's Place
Ms Viryan Collins-Rubie, Founder
AEIOU Foundation
Ms Nicola Morgan
Queensland Department of Education
Mrs Deborah Dunstone, Assistant Director-General
Monday, 16 November 2020
James Alexander Room
Mecure Grosvenor Hotel
125 North Terrace
Adelaide
Mr Domenic Mittiga, Private capacity
Autism SA
Ms Jenny Karavolos, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Peter Walker, Private capacity
Professor Robyn Young, Private capacity
JFA Purple Orange
Mr Robbi Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Skye Kakoschke-Moore, Policy and Research Leader
Ms Letitia Rose, Project Specialist - Inclusive Education
Emerging Minds
Mr Brad Morgan, Director, National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health
Commissioner for Children and Young People, South Australia
Ms Helen Connolly
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Flinders Room
Mantra on Russell
222 Russell Street
Melbourne
Irabina Autism Services
Ms Debra Goldfinch, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Jose Molina, Chief Practitioner
Amaze
Ms Fiona Sharkie, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Chloe Hayden, Autism Advocate & Actor
Ms Janet Bailie, Autism Connect Advisor
Autism Behavioural Intervention Association (ABIA)
Ms Susie Pavey, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Erin Leif, Vice President, ABIA Board
I CAN Network Ltd
Mr Chris Varney, Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Mr David Legge, Deputy Chair
Ms Stacey McEwan, National Online Program Manager
Dr James Ong, Evaluation, Program Support and Policy Analyst
Mr Adon Skaltsis, Student Mentee
Different Journeys
Ms Mel Spencer, Executive Officer & Co-founder
Mrs Merrin Ayton, Co-founder
Yellow Ladybugs
Ms Natasha Staheli, Strategic Relationships and Policy Advisor
Specialisterne Australia (via teleconference)
Mr Jason White, National Manager, Business Development and Engagement
DXC Technology
Mr Michael Fieldhouse, DXC Dandelion Program Executive &  Social Impact Practice Leader
Learning for Life Autism Centre
Ms Sarah Wood, Head of Psychological Services
Ms Emma Miller, Clinical Director
Monash University
Dr Amanda Brignell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Speech Pathologist, Department of Paediatrics
Dr Alexandra Ure, Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Department of Paediatrics
Dr Georgina Cox, Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Department of Paediatrics
Dr Katrina Williams, Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Department
Friday, 12 February 2021
Flinders Room
Mantra on Russell
222 Russell Street
Melbourne
Australian Autism Alliance
Ms Fiona Sharkie, Alliance Co-Chair
Mr Paul Micallef, Alliance Co-Chair
Mr Ben Biro, Community Member
Aspergers Victoria Inc.
Mrs Tamsin Jowett, President
Mrs Carla Tatulaschwili, General Manager
Ms Ellen Gould, Youth Representative
Mr Jack Jowett
Ms Sofia Neale, Employment Project Manager
The Autistic Realm Australia
Ms Anna Colbasso, Co-Founder and Board Member
Mrs Kylieanne Derwent, Co-Founder and Vice Chair
Mrs Kathy Isaacs, Chair of the Board
Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership
Professor Keith McVilly, Professor of Disability & Inclusion
Ms Stephanie Weir, Speech Pathologist
La Trobe University - the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC)
Professor Cheryl Dissanayake, Director and Chair
Professor Alison Lane, Deputy Director
Professor Amanda Richdale, Professorial Research Fellow
Mindful
Associate Professor Sandra Radovini, Director
Ms Frances Saunders, State-wide Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Training Coordinator
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Avro Room
Royal on the Park
152 Alice Street
Brisbane
Autism CRC
Mr Andrew Davis, Chief Executive Officer
Professor Suzanne Carrington, Researcher/Program Director
Professor Andrew Whitehouse, Research Strategy Director (via teleconference)
SunPork Farms
Ms Kirsty Richards, Program Lead, Autism and Agriculture
Ashton's Place
Ms Viryan Collins-Rubie, Founder
Autism Queensland Ltd
Ms Pam Macrossan, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Frances Scodellaro, Chief Operations Officer
Ms Laura Lewis, Private capacity
Mr Clay Lewis, (individual capacity)
Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, University of Queensland and the Social Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
Dr Katie Brooker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr David Harley, Director
Ms Pia Bradshaw, PhD Scholar
AEIOU Foundation
Mr Alan Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Shane Klintworth, General Manager, Operations and Corporate Services
Dr James Morton, Founder, Board Director and Patron
Mr Sean Redmond, NDIS Transition Support Coordinator
The Sycamore School
Ms Jodi Schmidt, Board Chair
Mrs Cindy Corrie, Founder and Board Director
Queensland Department of Education
Mrs Deborah Dunstone, Assistant Director General, State Schools - Disability and Inclusion
Thursday, 15 April 2021
York Room
The Grace Hotel
77 York Street
Sydney
ND Australia
Professor Adam Guastella, Chief Clinical Advisor and Founder
PEERS Australia
Ms Beverley Witherington, Director
Family Planning NSW
Ms Ee-Lin Chang, Senior Health Promotion Officer - Disability
Ms Eliza Basheer, Senior Policy Officer
WithYouWithMe
Mr Tom Moore, Co-Founder and CEO
Mr Rhett Ellis, Autism Specialist
Auticon
Mr Bodo Mann, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
Dr Samuel Arnold, Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, UNSW
Professor Julian Trollor, Chair, Intellectual Disability Mental Health Head, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry Professor, School of Psychiatry UNSW
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Chancellor Rooms 3 and 4
Hotel Grand Chancellor
29 Cameron Street
Launceston
Ms Geraldine Robertson, Private capacity
Mr Philip StEvens, Private capacity
Mr David Donald, Private capacity
atWork Australia
Mrs Joanne Shires, Service Manager
St Giles Society Limited
Mr Andrew Billing, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kathryn Fordyce, General Manager - Specialist Services
Thursday, 29 April 2021
Marina Room
Hobart Function and Conference Centre
1 Elizabeth St Pier
Hobart
Autism Tasmania
Mr Kieran McDonald, Board Chair
Mrs Donna Blanchard, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Roslyn Ward, Private capacity
Mr Mark Ward
Tertiary Autism Mentoring Community of Practice
Ms Debbie Hindle, Specialist Peer Mentor Program Coordinator
Ms Rosie Martin, Private capacity
Cassie's Place - Child and Adolescent Psychology
Mrs Cassie Xintavelonis, Clinical Psychologist
Mr Daniel Zomerdyk, Private capacity
Dr Lisa Gershwin, Private capacity
Ms Christine Wright, Private capacity

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