Our Team

Shannon Eeles

Shannon Eeles

Managing Director

Shannon has worked with children with autism and their families for more than ten years. Her passion for working with children began while she was studying nursing science at university. A subsequent diagnosis of autism in the family triggered Shannon’s journey on the road to improving educational quality and outcomes for children with ASD. Shannon founded The Centre for Inclusive Schooling of Children with Autism, is a co-founder of the IDEA Program Read more

(a whole school approach to intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder) and a co-founder of the Little Learners Autism Program. Shannon’s role as Managing Director of Autism Partnership sees her leading a team of passionate and talented people to achieve the best possible outcomes for children with ASD and their families.
Karen McKinnon

Karen McKinnon

Director of Clinical Services

Karen McKinnon is the National Clinical Director of Autism Partnership, Australia.  She is a registered psychologist and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. Since 1995, Karen has supported children and families who access behavioural supports. She has worked with preschool and school-aged children, with a focus on supporting children to develop meaningful skills that allow them the greatest opportunities in life.  Read more

Karen is based in Melbourne, Victoria, where she works alongside an inspiring team of professionals with a shared vision of making a valued contribution to the lives of autistic children and their families.
Chris Stocco

Christine Stocco

Director of Operations

Christine Stocco is a Site Director at Autism Partnership Australia. Christine has been working with the agency since 2001 and is responsible for business planning, project development, finance, client inquiries and intake, human resources and public relations. Christine is responsible for Autism Partnership operations Australia wide.

Melissa Mackay

Psychologist & Clinical Director

Melissa Mackay is a Psychologist (Educational & Developmental) and member of the Australian Psychological Society. She has been working with children with ASD and their families since 2000. Her role with Autism Partnership is varied and includes designing and supervising early intensive behavioural Read more

intervention programs, psychological consultation, parent skill building, school consultation and psychological/developmental assessments.

She also conducts training workshops on a range of topics as well as group intervention programs that address school readiness and social skills.

Louise Baldwin

BCBA / Clinical Director

Louise Baldwin has been working with children with autism, implementing Applied Behavioural Analysis since 1998. She holds a Masters Degree in Applied Behavioural Analysis from St. Cloud State University. Louise held the position of Site Director at Autism Partnership’s UK office before moving to Sydney to take the role of Clinical Read more

Director NSW. She is based in our Sydney centre where she oversees Autism Partnership services, both centre-based and regionally around New South Wales. Louise consults with families within home and school programmes and provides staff development and mentoring to our team of Behaviour Therapists and Consultants.
Kathleen Franks

Kathleen Franks

Head of Research & Curriculum and Behaviour Consultant

Kathleen Franks is a Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s Melbourne office. She has worked in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis since 1998 in a variety of settings, including home, school, kindergarten, childcare, high school and community programs. In 2004 she completed an 18-month internship at Autism Partnership’s Read more

head office in California. Currently, Kathleen is completing her Bachelor of Psychological Science at LaTrobe University whilst consulting to schools, running community workshops, and supervising home-based therapy programs.

Nadia Marussinszky

Speech & Language Pathologist / Behaviour Consultant BCBA

Nadia is a Speech & Language Pathologist and Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s Melbourne office. She is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and has been working in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis since 2009. In that time Nadia has has worked in a variety of settings in Australia and internationally, including home, school, kindergarten and childcare.

Ellen Schubert

Behaviour Consultant / BCBA

Ellen is a Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s Melbourne office. She is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA), with a Masters in Special Education specialising in Applied Behaviour Analysis, and a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences. Ellen has been working in Applied Behaviour Analysis since 2011 across a variety of settings, including centre-based, home-based, and school environments.

Amelia Osbon

Behaviour Consultant

Amelia Osbon is a Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s Melbourne office. She has been working in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis since 2011 in London and Australia. In this time she has worked in centre-based, home-based and school-based settings, including the IDEA program. Amelia has completed her Bachelor of Science joint honours degree in Psychology and Sociology and is currently studying her Masters of Applied Behaviour Analysis through Queens University, Belfast.

Amber Newton

Behaviour Consultant

Amber Newton is a Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s Melbourne office. Amber completed a Bachelor of Public Health and Health promotion, majoring in Psychology in 2009 and has been working in the field of Applied Behavioural Analysis since 2008. Amber has experience in intensive home-based and centre-based programs, as well as educational settings including schools, kindergarten and day care.

Andrea Radcliffe

Senior Behaviour Consultant

Andrea Radcliffe is a Senior Behaviour Consultant and Family Services Mentor at Autism Partnership. She has worked in the field of Behaviour Analysis for over 20 years across Canada, Australia, and the United States, where she undertook a one-year internship at the Autism Partnership US office. Since then, she has worked as a Behavioural Consultant across home, centre, and school-based programs, Read more

as well as being involved in the learning and training of Autism Partnership staff. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Counselling (Social Sciences) and is also a trained Tuning Into Kids Facilitator. She also has a background in working with people experiencing sudden and traumatic grief, as well as with families with a loved one experiencing incarceration. Andrea brings all of that practice and knowledge together to best support both the students and families of all the clients she works with.

Tiffany Vuong

Behaviour Consultant

Tiffany Vuong is a Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s Melbourne office. Tiffany completed undergraduate studies with The University of Sydney and has been working in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis since 2008. She has worked with children with ASD across a variety of settings in Sydney and Melbourne, including home, Read more

kindergarten, school and centre-based programs. Tiffany has experience in staff mentoring and management and is currently completing a Masters in Education with a specialisation in Applied Behaviour Analysis.

Priscilla Samuel

Behaviour Consultant

Priscilla Samuel is a Behaviour Consultant at Autism Partnership’s office in Melbourne. She has been working in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis since 2010, including a 12 month intensive internship in Autism Partnership’s head office in California. Priscilla supervises home based programs, centre-based intervention including Little Learners and the IDEA program, and Read more

consults in educational settings. In 2009, Priscilla completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne majoring in Linguistics, with a research study on syntactic development in children’s language for her honours thesis.

Kate Joyce

Family Services Manager

Prue Hill

HR Manager