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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.

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Amanda Alexander (She/Her)

  • Executive Director
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Michaela Watkins

  • Executive Coordinator
  • mwatkins@autismns.ca

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Ray Frizzell, MACP, RCT-C  (He/Him)

  • Pinwheel Wellness Centre Supervisor
  • Lead Counselling Therapist
  • pinwheel@autismns.ca
  • rfrizzell@autismns.ca
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Alison David, MACP, RCT-C  (She/Her)

  • Interim – SibsConnect Program Coordinator
  • Counselling Therapist
  • adavid@autismns.ca
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Marie Jimenez (O.T. Reg) (She/Her)

  • Occupational Therapist
  • mjimenez@autismns.ca
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Gabriela Noqueira (Reg OT) ((she/her))

  • Occupational Therapist
  • gnogueira@autismns.ca
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Kristy Norton (RSW) (She/Her)

  • Counsellor
  • knorton@autismns.ca
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Brooke Turple (RSW)

  • Intake & Office Coordinator
  • bturple@autismns.ca

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Abby Lowry

  • PASS Manager
  • alowry@autismns.ca
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Grace Remington

  • PASS Coordinator
  • gremington@autismns.ca
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Breanna Miles

  • PASS Coordinator
  • bmiles@autismns.ca
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Michelle Wood

  • PASS Coordinator
  • mwood@autismns.ca

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Charli Miller

  • Employment & Community Transitions Manager
  • cmiller@autismns.ca
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Allie Carroll

  • Program Supervisor, Community Leadership & Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Autism
  • acarroll@autismns.ca
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Haley Leonard (On Leave)

  • Autism Outreach Coordinator
  • hleonard@autismns.ca
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Sarah Vandewalker

  • Program Educator, Community Leadership & Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Autism
  • svandewalker@autismns.ca
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Emilee Wood

  • Program Coordinator, Employment Coaching
  • ewood@autismns.ca
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Jeffrey O’Hara

  • Program Coordinator, Employment Works, Career Quest, Employment & Wellness Support Group
  • johara@autismns.ca
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Rachael Wallace

  • Program Coordinator, Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Autism
  • rwallace@autismns.ca
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Rod Schofield

  • Program Educator, Employment Works, Career Quest, Employment & Wellness Support Group
  • rschofield@autismns.ca
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Becs Semple (They/Them)

  • Program Coordinator, Community Leadership
  • bsemple@autismns.ca
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Lindsay Feit

  • Program Educator, Career Quest, Employment Coaching
  • lfeit@autismns.ca
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Leigh Carter

  • Labour Market Facilitator
  • lcarter@autismns.ca

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Debbie Carver

  • Education and Training Manager
  • dcarver@autismns.ca

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Jacqueline van der Burg

  • Social Enterprise & Cause Marketing Director
  • jvanderburg@autismns.ca
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Holly Nauss (She/Her)

  • Jewellery Maker & Program Assistant
  • programassistant@autismns.ca
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Nichole Brouwer

  • Retail Sales Coordinator (On Leave)
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Dannelle Flemming

  • Retail Sales Manager
  • dflemming@autismns.ca
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Jenna Tobin

  • Sales Associate
  • jtobin@autismns.ca

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Kathleen Watson (She/Her)

  • Program Director
  • kwatson@autismns.ca
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Caitlyn Temple (She/Her)

  • Recreation Manager
  • ctemple@autismns.ca
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Mackenzie Matheson

  • Recreation Program Coordinator
  • mmatheson@autismns.ca
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Joey Walsh (He/Him)

  • ILS Coordinator
  • jwalsh@autismns.ca
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Katie Ellick (She/Her)

  • ILS Manager
  • kellick@autismns.ca
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Darean McCormick

  • Respite Support Coordinator
  • dmccormick@autismns.ca
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Mikayla Fisher (She/Her)

  • Weekend Program Coordinator
  • mfisher@autismns.ca
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Kelly Brennan (She/Her)

  • Bridges to Success Facilitator
  • Women's Autism/Autistic Project Facilitator
  • kbrennan@autismns.ca
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Mikayla Fisher

  • Bridges to Success Facilitator
  • mfisher@autismns.ca
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Bethany Kiradziev

  • Autism Arts Coordinator
  • bkiradziev@autismns.ca
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Patricia George-Zwicker (They/Them/Theirs)

  • Editor in Chief of Autistics Aloud
  • autisticsaloud@autismns.ca
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Nick Hasey (He/Him)

  • Video Project Facilitator
  • nhasey@autismns.ca
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Mikayla Thompson

  • Weekend R&R Coordinator
  • mthompson@autismns.ca

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Jamie-Lynn Black

  • QuickStart NS Director
  • jblack@autismns.ca
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Connor Bray-Stone

  • QuickStart NS Manager
  • cbraystone@autismns.ca
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Valeria Diaz

  • QuickStart Admin
  • vdiaz@autismns.ca
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Megan MacDougall

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • mmacdougall@autismns.ca
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Jessica McKee-Mitchell

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
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Haley Lundy

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • hlundy@autismns.ca
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Jade Frazer

  • Occupational Therapist
  • jfrazer@autismns.ca
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Danielle Hyson

  • Parent Coach
  • dhyson@autismns.ca
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Kelsey Cormier

  • Parent Coach
  • kcormier@autismns.ca
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Sarah Leddin (parental leave)

  • Parent Coach
  • sleddin@autismns.ca
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Allyson MacLean

  • Parent Coach
  • amaclean@autismns.ca
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Cheyenne Hall

  • Parent Coach
  • chall@autismns.ca
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Lindsay Hines

  • Parent Coach
  • lhines@autismns.ca
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Courtney Appleby

  • Parent Coach
  • cappleby @autismns.ca
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Hannah Page

  • Parent Coach
  • hpage@autismns.ca
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Robyn Follett

  • ESDM Interventionist
  • rfollett@autismns.ca
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Samantha Fitzgerald

  • ESDM Interventionist
  • sfitzgerald@autismns.ca
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Sarah Boyne

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • sboyne@autismns.ca
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Lorelle Sinclair

  • Speech Language Pathologist 
  • lsinclair@autismns.ca
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Jennifer Archibald

  • Occupational Therapist
  • jarchibald@autismns.ca

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Jill Cormier

  • Inclusion and Family Support Coordinator/AIDE Maritime Hub Coordinator
  • jcormier@autismns.ca
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Katie Harp

  • Inclusion and Adult Support Coordinator
  • kharp@autismns.ca

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Rebecca Wadden (She/Her)

  • Interim Director of Strategic Engagement
  • rwadden@autismns.ca
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Alissa Lysack (She/Her)

  • Branding & Communications Manager
  • alysack@autismns.ca
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Lynn Stewart-Yuill (She/Her)

  • Manager of Community Events and Giving
  • lyuill@autismns.ca
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Adelle Marshall (She/Her)

  • Branding & Graphic Design Specialist
  • amarshall@autismns.ca
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Dana Grant (She/Her)

  • Branding & Graphic Design Specialist
  • dgrant@autismns.ca
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Josh Fischlin (He/Him)

  • Communications Coordinator
  • jfischlin@autismns.ca
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Alyson Greeno (She/Her)

  • Senior Community Engagement Coordinator
  • agreeno@autismns.ca
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Greg MacKay

  • Community Engagement Coordinator
  • gmackay@autismns.ca

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Leah Poirier

  • Manager, Chapter Support
  • lpoirier@autismns.ca

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Jade Ok (She/Her)

  • Director of Administration
  • jade.ok@autismns.ca
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Jennie Wilson-Brooks

  • Senior HR Coordinator
  • jwilson-brooks@autismns.ca
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Katrina Roberts

  • HR Coordinator
  • kroberts@autismns.ca
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Meagan Norman

  • Financial Analyst
  • mnorman@autismns.ca
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Iris Kim

  • Finance Coordinator
  • ikim@autismns.ca
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Oleg Aleksashin

  • Finance Coordinator
  • oaleksashin@autismns.ca
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Glenna Paynter-Parsons (She/Her/They)

  • Payroll Manager
  • glenna@autismns.ca
  • 902-593-1015
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Tara Young

  • Office Coordinator
  • tyoung@autismns.ca

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Kathryn Burgher

  • Chapter Navigator
  • AVNavigator@autismns.ca
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Katelyn Nicks

  • Program Facilitator
  • knicks@autismns.ca

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Jess McKee-Mitchell

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Katie Proudfoot

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • kproudfoot@autismns.ca
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Kim Lake

  • Occupational Therapist
  • klake@autismns.ca
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Katherine Gerber

  • Parent Coach
  • kgerber@autismns.ca

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Leah Vidito

  • Labour Market Facilitator / Program Educator, EmploymentWorks
  • lvidito@autismns.ca
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Emelia Visca

  • Autism Outreach & Employment Support Coordinator (On Leave)
  • Evisca@autismns.ca
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Shalene Taylor

  • Autism Outreach and Employment Support Coordinator & Program Educator, Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Autism
  • staylor@autismns.ca

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Allana Serroul (She/her)

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • CBRegional@autismns.ca
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Kelsey MacIntyre

  • Program Facilitator/Coordinator
  • CB_Prg_Coord@autismns.ca

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Jenna Boudreau

  • Program Educator, EmploymentWorks
  • jboudreau@autismns.ca
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Winter Cullen (They/Them/Theirs)

  • Labour Market Facilitator
  • wcullen@autismns.ca
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Katie MacKenzie

  • Program Educator, Community Leadership
  • kmackenzie@autismns.ca

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Gillian Leblanc

  • QuickStart Supervisor
  • gleblanc@autismns.ca
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Vanessa Dundas

  • Parent Coach
  • vdundas@autismns.ca
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Laura Chiasson

  • Parent Coach
  • lchiasson@Autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Jodi Giovannini

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jgiovannini@autismns.ca
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Haley Lundy

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • hlundy@autismns.ca
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Nancy Penney

  • ESDM Interventionist
  • npenney@autismns.ca

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Elaine Mazur

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • cumberlandcounty@autismns.ca
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Kya Smith

  • Program Facilitator
  • CCprograms@autismns.ca

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Laura Kindervater

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • lkindervater@autismns.ca
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Marie Jimenez

  • Occupational Therapist
  • mjimenez@autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Jodi Giovannini

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jgiovannini@autismns.ca
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Sierra Ring

  • Parent Coach
  • sring@autismns.ca
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Jessica Hoh

  • Parent Coach
  • jhoh@autismns.ca

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Kelsey Robson

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • pictoucounty@autismns.ca

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Gillian Leblanc

  • QuickStart Supervisor
  • gleblanc@autismns.ca
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Laura Kindervater

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • lkindervater@autismns.ca
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Marie Jimenez

  • Occupational Therapist
  • mjimenez@autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca

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Melissa Chisholm

  • Program Coordinator EmploymentWorks
  • mchisholm@autismns.ca

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Chantal Milne (She/Her)

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • southshore@autismns.ca

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Paige Jenkins (She/Her)

  • Person Directed Planning Program Facilitator
  • pjenkins@autismns.ca

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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Katie Proudfoot

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • kproudfoot@autismns.ca
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Kim Lake

  • Occupational Therapist
  • klake@autismns.ca
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Jess McKee-Mitchell

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
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Jennifer Clattenburg

  • Parent Coach
  • jclattenburg@autismns.ca

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Joanna Harwood (She/Her)

  • Program Educator, EmploymentWorks and Community Leadership
  • jharwood@autismns.ca
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Chantal Milne (She/Her)

  • Program Educator, Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Autism
  • southshore@autismns.ca

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Tatyana Bunjevac

  • Program Facilitator
  • swprograms@autismns.ca

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Kelly Doucette

  • Program Educator, Community Leadership
  • kdoucette@autismns.ca

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Jessica Stichler

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • & Person Directed Planning Facilitator
  • jstichler@autismns.ca

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Jess McKee-Mitchell

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jmckeemitchell@autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Katie Proudfoot

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • kproudfoot@autismns.ca
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Kim Lake

  • Occupational Therapist
  • klake@autismns.ca
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Natalie Comeau

  • Parent Coach
  • ncomeau@autismns.ca

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Natalie Stevens

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • SA_RC@autismns.ca

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Gillian Leblanc

  • QuickStart Supervisor
  • gleblanc@autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Jodi Giovannini

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jgiovannini@autismns.ca
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Sierra Ring

  • Parent Coach
  • sring@autismns.ca

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Mike Francis (He/Him)

  • Autism Support Coordinator
  • truro@autismns.ca

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Jonathon Francis (He/Him)

  • Labour Market Facilitator / Program Educator, EmploymentWorks
  • jfrancis@autismns.ca
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Angela Ettinger (on leave)

  • Autism Outreach and Employment Support Coordinator
  • aettinger@autismns.ca
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Sacha Brake

  • Autism Outreach & Employment Support Coordinator
  • sbrake@autismns.ca

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Gillian Leblanc

  • QuickStart Supervisor
  • gleblanc@autismns.ca
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Laura Kindervater

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • lkindervater@autismns.ca
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Marie Jimenez

  • Occupational Therapist
  • mjimenez@autismns.ca
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Charlen Keitany

  • QuickStart NS Admin
  • ckeitany@autismns.ca
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Jodi Giovannini

  • QuickStart NS Supervisor
  • jgiovannini@autismns.ca
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Sierra Ring

  • Parent Coach
  • sring@autismns.ca
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Jess Hoh

  • Parent Coach
  • jhoh@autismns.ca