Amanda Alexander (She/Her)
- Executive Director
Our Team
The Autism Nova Scotia team is made up of professionals and advocates committed to our vision of creating a world where autism is understood and accepted and where everyone is living their lives fully.
Autism Nova Scotia delivers its programs and services from offices and Autism Resource Centres right across the province.
Michaela Watkins
- Executive Coordinator
- mwatkins@autismns.ca
Ray Frizzell, MACP, RCT-C (He/Him)
- Pinwheel Wellness Centre Supervisor
- Lead Counselling Therapist
- pinwheel@autismns.ca
Alison David, MACP, RCT-C (She/Her)
- Interim – SibsConnect Program Coordinator
- Counselling Therapist
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Marie Jimenez (O.T. Reg) (She/Her)
- Occupational Therapist
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Gabriela Noqueira (Reg OT) ((she/her))
- Occupational Therapist
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Kristy Norton (RSW) (She/Her)
- Counsellor
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Charli Miller
- Economic Inclusion Director
- cmiller@autismns.ca
Jeffrey O’Hara
- Workforce Preparation Manager
- johara@autismns.ca
Leigh Carter
- Labour Market Facilitator -
- LMF Team Lead
- lcarter@autismns.ca
Haley Leonard
- Autism Outreach Coordinator
- hleonard@autismns.ca
Rod Schofield
- Program Educator – Career Quest
- Program Educator – Employment & Wellness Support Group
- Program Educator – EmploymentWorks Autism NS
- rschofield@autismns.ca
Sarah Vandewalker
- Program Educator – Community Leadership
- Program Educator – EmploymentWorks Autism NS
- svandewalker@autismns.ca
Emilee Wood
- Program Educator – Employment Coaching Team Lead
- ewood@autismns.ca
Abby Lowry
- PASS Manager
- alowry@autismns.ca
Grace Remington
- PASS Coordinator
- gremington@autismns.ca
Michelle Wood
- PASS Coordinator
- mwood@autismns.ca
Breanna Miles
- PASS Coordinator
- bmiles@autismns.ca
Jacqueline van der Burg
- Learning & Engagement Director
- jvanderburg@autismns.ca
Debbie Carver
- Education and Training Manager
- dcarver@autismns.ca
Kathleen Watson (She/Her)
- Program Director
- kwatson@autismns.ca
Caitlyn Temple (She/Her)
- Recreation Manager
- ctemple@autismns.ca
Mackenzie Matheson
- Recreation Program Coordinator
- mmatheson@autismns.ca
Joey Walsh (He/Him)
- ILS Coordinator
- jwalsh@autismns.ca
Katie Ellick (She/Her)
- ILS Manager
- kellick@autismns.ca
Darean McCormick
- Respite Support Coordinator
- dmccormick@autismns.ca
Mikayla Fisher (She/Her)
- Weekend Program Coordinator
- mfisher@autismns.ca
Kelly Brennan (She/Her)
- Bridges to Success Facilitator
- Women's Autism/Autistic Project Facilitator
- kbrennan@autismns.ca
Mikayla Fisher
- Bridges to Success Facilitator
- mfisher@autismns.ca
Bethany Kiradziev
- Autism Arts Coordinator
- bkiradziev@autismns.ca
Patricia George-Zwicker (They/Them/Theirs)
- Editor in Chief of Autistics Aloud
- autisticsaloud@autismns.ca
Nick Hasey (He/Him)
- Video Project Facilitator
- nhasey@autismns.ca
Mikayla Thompson
- Weekend R&R Coordinator
- mthompson@autismns.ca
Jamie-Lynn Black
- QuickStart NS Director
- jblack@autismns.ca
Connor Bray-Stone
- QuickStart NS Manager
- cbraystone@autismns.ca
Valeria Diaz
- QuickStart Admin
- vdiaz@autismns.ca
Megan MacDougall
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- mmacdougall@autismns.ca
Jessica McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Haley Lundy
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- hlundy@autismns.ca
Jade Frazer
- Occupational Therapist
- jfrazer@autismns.ca
Danielle Hyson
- Parent Coach
- dhyson@autismns.ca
Kelsey Cormier
- Parent Coach
- kcormier@autismns.ca
Sarah Leddin (parental leave)
- Parent Coach
- sleddin@autismns.ca
Allyson MacLean
- Parent Coach
- amaclean@autismns.ca
Cheyenne Hall
- Parent Coach
- chall@autismns.ca
Lindsay Hines
- Parent Coach
- lhines@autismns.ca
Courtney Appleby
- Parent Coach
- cappleby @autismns.ca
Hannah Page
- Parent Coach
- hpage@autismns.ca
Robyn Follett
- ESDM Interventionist
- rfollett@autismns.ca
Samantha Fitzgerald
- ESDM Interventionist
- sfitzgerald@autismns.ca
Sarah Boyne
- Speech Language Pathologist
- sboyne@autismns.ca
Lorelle Sinclair
- Speech Language Pathologist
- lsinclair@autismns.ca
Jennifer Archibald
- Occupational Therapist
- jarchibald@autismns.ca
Jill Cormier
- Inclusion and Family Support Coordinator/AIDE Maritime Hub Coordinator
- jcormier@autismns.ca
Katie Harp
- Inclusion and Adult Support Coordinator
- kharp@autismns.ca
Rebecca Wadden (She/Her)
- Associate Director of External Relations
- rwadden@autismns.ca
Alissa Lysack (She/Her)
- Branding & Communications Manager
- alysack@autismns.ca
Lynn Stewart-Yuill (She/Her)
- Manager of Community Events and Giving
- lyuill@autismns.ca
Dana Grant (She/Her)
- Branding & Graphic Design Specialist
- dgrant@autismns.ca
Alyson Greeno (She/Her)
- Senior Community Engagement Coordinator
- agreeno@autismns.ca
Greg MacKay
- Community Engagement Coordinator
- gmackay@autismns.ca
Holly Nauss (She/Her)
- Impact Data and Storytelling Associate
- hnauss@autismns.ca
Leah Poirier
- Manager, Chapter Support
- lpoirier@autismns.ca
Jade Ok (She/Her)
- Director of Administration
- jade.ok@autismns.ca
Jennie Wilson-Brooks
- Senior HR Coordinator
- jwilson-brooks@autismns.ca
Katrina Roberts
- HR Coordinator
- kroberts@autismns.ca
Meagan Norman
- Financial Analyst
- mnorman@autismns.ca
Iris Kim
- Finance Coordinator
- ikim@autismns.ca
Oleg Aleksashin
- Finance Coordinator
- oaleksashin@autismns.ca
Glenna Paynter-Parsons (She/Her/They)
- Payroll Manager
- glenna@autismns.ca
- 902-593-1015
Tara Young
- Operations Manager
- tyoung@autismns.ca
Kathryn Burgher
- Chapter Navigator
- AVNavigator@autismns.ca
Katelyn Nicks
- Program Facilitator
- knicks@autismns.ca
Jess McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Kim Lake
- Occupational Therapist
- klake@autismns.ca
Katherine Gerber
- Parent Coach
- kgerber@autismns.ca
Leah Vidito
- Labour Market Facilitator
- Program Educator – EmploymentWorks SInneave
- lvidito@autismns.ca
Katie Johnson
- Autism Outreach Coordinator
- kjohnson@autismns.ca
Allana Serroul (She/her)
- Autism Support Coordinator
- CBRegional@autismns.ca
Kelsey MacIntyre
- Program Facilitator/Coordinator
- CB_Prg_Coord@autismns.ca
Winter Cullen (They/Them/Theirs)
- Autism Outreach Coordinator
- wcullen@autismns.ca
Katie MacKenzie
- Program Educator - Community Leadership
- kmackenzie@autismns.ca
Vanessa Dundas
- Parent Coach
- vdundas@autismns.ca
Laura Chiasson
- Parent Coach
- lchiasson@Autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Haley Lundy
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- hlundy@autismns.ca
Nancy Penney
- ESDM Interventionist
- npenney@autismns.ca
Elaine Mazur
- Autism Support Coordinator
- cumberlandcounty@autismns.ca
Kya Smith
- Program Facilitator
- CCprograms@autismns.ca
Laura Kindervater
- Speech Language Pathologist
- lkindervater@autismns.ca
Marie Jimenez
- Occupational Therapist
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Sierra Ring
- Parent Coach
- sring@autismns.ca
Jessica Hoh
- Parent Coach
- jhoh@autismns.ca
Kelsey Robson
- Autism Support Coordinator
- pictoucounty@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Laura Kindervater
- Speech Language Pathologist
- lkindervater@autismns.ca
Marie Jimenez
- Occupational Therapist
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Melissa Chisholm
- Program Educator – EmploymentWorks Sinneave Team Lead
- mchisholm@autismns.ca
Chantal Milne (She/Her)
- Autism Support Coordinator
- southshore@autismns.ca
Paige Jenkins (She/Her)
- Person Directed Planning Program Facilitator
- pjenkins@autismns.ca
Kim Lake
- Occupational Therapist
- klake@autismns.ca
Jess McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Jennifer Clattenburg
- Parent Coach
- jclattenburg@autismns.ca
Jessica Stichler
- Autism Outreach Coordinator
- southwestnova@autismns.ca
Jessica Stichler
- Autism Support Coordinator
- southwestnova@autismns.ca
Tatyana Bunjevac
- Program Facilitator
- swprograms@autismns.ca
Jess McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Kim Lake
- Occupational Therapist
- klake@autismns.ca
Natalie Comeau
- Parent Coach
- ncomeau@autismns.ca
Natalie Stevens
- Autism Support Coordinator
- SA_RC@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Sierra Ring
- Parent Coach
- sring@autismns.ca
Mike Francis (He/Him)
- Autism Support Coordinator
- truro@autismns.ca
Jonathon Francis (He/Him)
- Labour Market Facilitator
- jfrancis@autismns.ca
Sacha Brake
- Autism Outreach Coordinator – AOC Team Lead
- sbrake@autismns.ca
Kendall Curl
- Program Educator - Community Leadership
- Program Educator - EmploymentWorks Sinneave
- kcurl@autismns.ca
Laura Kindervater
- Speech Language Pathologist
- lkindervater@autismns.ca
Marie Jimenez
- Occupational Therapist
- Pinwheel@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Sierra Ring
- Parent Coach
- sring@autismns.ca
Jess Hoh
- Parent Coach
- jhoh@autismns.ca