Jess has 12 years experience working within the paediatric field with a passion for supporting families and their children to achieve their goals. Jess feels strongly that all children should have access to a variety of opportunities within their homes and communities.
Jess is supportive and caring and is always willing to lend a helping hand.
With more than 13 years of experience as an Exercise Physiologist, Sheree has collaborated within multidisciplinary teams to support children, adults and families in achieving their goals. Her broad expertise spans a wide variety of conditions, and she is passionate about the philosophy that exercise is medicine. A skilled and dedicated Team Leader, Sheree thrives in guiding a dynamic team of enthusiastic paediatric allied health and education professionals. Beyond work, she enjoys cheering on her children’s sporting pursuits and maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle.
Angela is dedicated to facilitating the provision of exemplary allied health services within the local community, aiding individuals with age-related changes and disabilities to realise their aspirations through team support, governance, and adherence to service and funding standards.
With a career spanning back to 2008, Angela has garnered extensive experience in senior clinical positions across diverse service environments, assuming leadership and management roles, as well as contributing to advisory and advocacy initiatives. Her passion lies in collaborating with her team to ensure the delivery of best-practice services while fostering leadership both within her own responsibilities and among her peers. Currently pursuing a Masters in Leadership, Angela is committed to continuous professional development and supporting this within the team.
In her capacity as Operations Manager, Angela provides invaluable management oversight, supervision, and mentorship, nurturing the growth of team leaders and fostering the holistic development of the entire team.
Beyond her professional endeavours, Angela is a mother of three, enjoys sport, travel, exploring culinary delights, fine wine, and maintaining an active lifestyle.
Miranda is a Senior Speech Pathologist within the Icaria paediatric team. She is passion about family centred practices and supporting families to reach their children’s individual goals. She believes in a fun, dynamic, and highly interactive approach to help children with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties.
Miranda has experience in working children who have a range of complex communication difficulties and has pursued additional training around paediatric feeding. She feels the kids she works with teach her to look and listen more, to be grateful for the tiniest of positive changes and to expect the unexpected!
Kelsey joined the Icaria team in 2018, having worked over the last 8 years in both disability and Occupational Rehabilitation settings.
Kelsey brings a wide range of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to our team! Kelsey grew up in a rural area and moved to Albury ten years ago, hence she is passionate about making sure people in rural and regional centres have access to quality healthcare.
Away from work, Kelsey enjoys staying active and healthy, as well as spending time with her family and friends.
Nerida is an Occupational Therapist at Icaria Health with 15 years of experience in the field. She has recently transitioned into paediatrics and is passionate about helping people live more independently and confidently in their everyday lives.
Her areas of interest include paediatrics, neuro rehabilitation, and working collaboratively with families. Nerida loves being part of a team that values creativity, connection, and community.
Outside of work, she enjoys a morning swim or run followed by coffee, playing just about every sport, and spending time outdoors with her kids and dog.
Aimee is a Speech Pathologist with the Icaria Paediatric team. She graduated from La Trobe University in 2021 and has since worked in the private practice sector, supporting children and their families.
Aimee is passionate about early intervention and providing family-centered practice. She enjoys collaborating with families to set meaningful goals and follows children’s creative leads to make sessions fun and engaging.
Outside of work, Aimee enjoys playing netball on weekends and spending time with her family and friends.
Mikaela graduated with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Charles Sturt University in 2022 and joined Icaria Health, as part of their new graduate program in 2023.
Mikaela is driven to understand her clients and what is important to them, to assist with enabling meaningful engagement in everyday activities.
Mikaela is outgoing and loves socialising and spending time with her family. During Mikaela’s spare time she enjoys seeing friends, reformer Pilates and loves stand up paddle boarding and the occasional indulgence in online shopping.
Kasey has been in the Early Childhood Industry for over 20 yrs. Working with children aged 0-8 years old across long day-care settings, Kindergarten and early Primary School settings.
Kasey completed her Diploma of Children’s Services in 2007, achieved a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) from the University of New England in 2015 and with her yearn for learning, completed a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (speech) in 2022.
“Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read. Write and count. Childhood is a small window of time to learn and develop at a pace which is right for the child” –Montessori
Kasey looks forward to working collaboratively with families, therapists and services to ensure inclusive practices are followed by encouraging a Play based approach and seeing all children as capable and competent learners and helping them to meet goals, supporting families with school readiness and effective transition to school.
