Cynthia Carroll, CFRE
- Executive Director
- director@autismns.ca
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.
Mariann Peters (She/Her)
- Executive Assistant
- mpeters@autismns.ca
Yevonne Le Lacheur, MEd, RCT-C, CCC, CSE, CS (She/Her)
- Sexologist
- Counselling Therapist
- Director, Pinwheel Wellness Centre
Ray Frizzell, MACP, RCT-C (He/Him)
- Pinwheel Wellness Centre Supervisor
- Lead Counselling Therapist
- pinwheel@autismns.ca
- rfrizzell@autismns.ca
Pamela Secci, MSW, RSW (She/Her)
- Intake Coordinator
- Registered Social Worker
- pinwheel@autismns.ca
- psecci@autismns,ca
Adrean Ojoleck, MScOT, Reg. (NS) (They/Them)
- Occupational Therapist
- Life Skills Group Coordinator
- aojoleck@autismns.ca
Alison David, MACP, RCT-C (She/Her)
- Interim – SibsConnect Program Coordinator
- Counselling Therapist
- adavid@autismns.ca
Kirsten Spasyouti, MACP, RCT-C, CCC (She/Her)
- (On Leave)
- Counselling Therapist
- SibsConnect Program Coordinator
- kspasyouti@autismns.ca
Ali McCulloch, MPH (She/Her)
- HRSA Coordinator
- Sexuality Educator
- amcculloch@autismns.ca
Abby Lowry
- PASS Manager
- alowry@autismns.ca
Corey Levis
- Behaviour Analyst
- clevis@autismns.ca
Samantha Garland
- PASS Coordinator
- sgarland@autismns.ca
Rachael Wallace
- PASS Coordinator
- rwallace@autismns.ca
Ian Johnston
- PASS Coordinator
- ijohnston@autismns.ca
Rachel Hyett
- PASS Coordinator
- rhyett@autismns.ca
Charli Miller
- Employment Manager
- cmiller@autismns.ca
Stacie Johnston
- Employment Coaching & Supports Coordinator
- sjohnston@autismns.ca
Allie Carroll
- Community Leadership Coordinator
- acarroll@autismns.ca
Rod Schofield
- Employment Program Facilitator
- rschofield@autismns.ca
Laura Poirier
- Employment Program Facilitator
- laurapoirier@autismns.ca
John Beck
- Labour Market Facilitator
- jbeck@autismns.ca
Taylor Yeomans
- LaunchPad Coordinator
- tyeomans@autismns.ca
Shana Persaud
- Employment Program Facilitator
- spersaud@autismns.ca
Haley Leonard
- Autism Outreach Coordinator
- hleonard@autismns.ca
Lindsay Feit
- Employment Program Facilitator
- lfeit@autismns.ca
Billy Gillis
- Education & Training Manager
- bgillis@autismns.ca
Debbie Carver
- Internal & Community-Based Trainer
- dcarver@autismns.ca
Kathleen Watson (She/Her)
- Program Director
- kwatson@autismns.ca
Caitlyn Temple (She/Her)
- Recreation Manager
- ctemple@autismns.ca
Kennedy Sherwood (She/Her)
- Recreation Program Coordinator
- ksherwood@autismns.ca
Katie Ellick (She/Her)
- Respite Support Coordinator
- kellick@autismns.ca
Leah Poirier (She/Her)
- PDPP Coordinator (Central)
- lpoirier@autismns.ca
Hannah Shaw (She/Her)
- Bridges to Success & PDPP Facilitator
- hshaw@autismns.ca
Kelly Brennan (She/Her)
- Bridges to Success Facilitator
- Women's Autism/Autistic Project Facilitator
- kbrennan@autismns.ca
Alicia Reil (She/Her)
- Autism Arts Coordinator
- areil@autismns.ca
Issac Mule
- PDPP Facilitator
- imule@autismns.ca
Kelly Vassaur
- PDPP Facilitator
- kvassaur@autismns.ca
Kristin Kelly
- PDPP Facilitator
- kkelly@autismns.ca
Amy Wilde
- PDPP Facilitator
- awilde@autismns.ca
Patricia George-Zwicker (They/Them/She)
- Women’s Autism/Autistic Project Facilitator
- autisticsaloud@autismns.ca
Jamie-Lynn Black
- QuickStart NS Director
- jblack@autismns.ca
Valeria Diaz
- QuickStart Admin
- quickstart@autismns.ca
Connor Bray-Stone
- QuickStart NS Manager
- cbraystone@autismns.ca
Megan MacDougall
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- mmacdougall@autismns.ca
Annette Fraser
- Occupational Therapist
- afraser@autismns.ca
Jennifer Archibald
- Occupational Therapist
- jarchibald@autismns.ca
Sarah Boyne
- Speech Language Pathologist
- sboyne@autismns.ca
Lorelle Sinclair
- Speech Language Pathologist
- lsinclair@autismns.ca
Haley Lundy
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- hlundy@autismns.ca
Courtney Crowell
- Parent Coach
- (Maternity Leave)
- ccrowell@autismns.ca
Danielle Hyson
- Parent Coach
- dhyson@autismns.ca
Kelsey Cormier
- Parent Coach
- kcormier@autismns.ca
Sarah Leddin
- Parent Coach
- sleddin@autismns.ca
Allyson MacLean
- Parent Coach
- amaclean@autismns.ca
Robyn Follett
- Support Coach
- rfollett@autismns.ca
Gillian LeBlanc
- Parent Coach
- gleblanc@autismns.ca
Jill Cormier
- Inclusion & Family Support Coordinator
- jcormier@autismns.ca
Julia McCallum
- Inclusion & Adult Support Coordinator
- jmccallum@autismns.ca
Amanda Alexander (She/Her)
- Director of Development
- aalexander@autismns.ca
Lynn Stewart-Yuill (She/Her)
- Manager of Community Events and Giving
- lyuill@autismns.ca
Alissa Lysack (She/Her)
- Branding & Communications Manager
- alysack@autismns.ca
Rebecca Wadden (She/Her)
- Grants and Foundation Manager
- rwadden@autismns.ca
Adelle Marshall
- Branding & Graphic Design Specialist
- amarshall@autismns.ca
Manda Comeau (She/Her)
- Communications & Engagement Coordinator
- acomeau@autismns.ca
Ciaran Roxburgh
- Community Engagement Coordinator
- croxburgh@autismns.ca
Robyn Bradshaw (She/Her)
- Donor Relations Facilitator (On Leave)
- robyn@autismns.ca
Jamey Lawson (She/Her)
- Donor Relations Coordinator (On Leave)
- jlawson@autismns.ca
Jacqueline van der Burg
- Social Enterprise & Cause Marketing Director
- jvanderburg@autismns.ca
Holly Nauss (She/Her)
- Program Assistant, The Pearl
- programassistant@autismns.ca
Patricia George-Zwicker (They/Them/She)
- Editor
- autisticsaloud@autismns.ca
Leah Poirier
- Chapter Support Manager
- lpoirier@autismns.ca
Jennifer Keating-Hubley, BAccS, CPA, CGA
- Finance Director
- jkeating-hubley@autismns.ca
Iris Kim
- Finance Clerk
- ikim@autismns.ca
Kathleen Miles, CPHR
- Human Resources Manager
- kmiles@autismns.ca
Nicole Shortall
- Human Resources Assistant
- nshortall@autismns.ca
Glenna Paynter-Parsons (She/Her/They)
- Office Manager
- glenna@autismns.ca
- 902-593-1015
Sydney Maw (She/Her)
- Office Coordinator
- smaw@autismns.ca
- 902-446-4995
Chelsea McCarthy
- Speech Language Pathologist
- cmccarthy@autismns.ca
Katherine Gerber
- Parent Coach
- kgerber@autismns.ca
Kathryn Burgher
- Chapter Navigator
- AVNavigator@autismns.ca
Autism Support Coordinator
- Autism Support Coordinator
- AV_RC@autismns.ca
Rachel Whynot
- PDPP Coordinator (Western)
- southshore@autismns.ca
Emelia Visca
- Autism Outreach and Employment Support Coordinator – Annapolis Valley
- evisca@autismns.ca
Jess McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Samantha Gascoyne
- Autism Support Coordinator
- cbregion@autismns.ca
Ashlee Rae
- Employment Program Facilitator
- arae@autismns.ca
Tracy Briand (She/Her)
- Labour Market Facilitator
- tbriand@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Nancy Penney
- Parent Coach
- npenney@autismns.ca
Shawnee Sheppard
- Speech Language Pathologist
- ssheppard@autismns.ca
Brenna Musial
- Occupational Therapist
- bmusial@autismns.ca
Elaine Mazur
- Autism Support Coordinator
- cumberlandcounty@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Liz Wilson
- Autism Support Coordinator
- pictoucounty@autismns.ca
Melissa Chisholm
- Employment Works Coordinator
- mchisholm@autismns.ca
Tanisha Teal
- Employment Program Facilitator
- tteal@autismns.ca
Kim Lake
- Occupational Therapist
- klake@autismns.ca
Jennifer Clattenburg
- Parent Coach
- jclattenburg@autismns.ca
Rachel Whynot (She/Her)
- Autism Support & PDPP Western Coordinator
- southshore@autismns.ca
Jennifer Clattenburg
- Parent Coach
- jclattenburg@autismns.ca
Jess McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Jessica Stichler
- Autism Support Coordinator
- & Person Directed Planning Facilitator
- jstichler@autismns.ca
Jess McKee-Mitchell
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
Natalie Comeau
- Parent Coach
- ncomeau@autismns.ca
Natalie Stevens
- Autism Support Coordinator
- SA_RC@autismns.ca
Alison Thompson
- Parent Coach
- athompson@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Mikayla Emmerton
- Autism Support Coordinator
- truro@autismns.ca
Angela Ettinger
- Autism Outreach and Employment Support Coordinator - Truro
- aettinger@autismns.ca
Jodi Giovannini
- QuickStart NS Supervisor
- jgiovannini@autismns.ca
Laura Kindervater
- Speech Language Pathologist
- lkindervater@autismns.ca
Jessica Hoh
- Parent Coach
- jhoh@autismns.ca