Meet the team
Our Team, Your Community
Meet our vibrant team of dedicated allied health professionals, managerial and administrative support staff – each one passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families.
Managerial Team
Talia Pulis
CEO & Founder
Speech Pathologist
She/Her
Speech Pathologist
She/Her
Makayla Rao
General Manager & Speech Pathologist
She/Her
She/Her
Angela Karamalakis
Allied Health Manager & Psychologist
She/Her
She/Her
Speech Pathology Team
Lily McMahon
Speech Pathology Team Leader
She/Her
She/Her
Sophie Crawshaw
Speech Pathologist
Group Therapy Coordinator She/Her
Group Therapy Coordinator She/Her
Laura Birthisel
Speech Pathologist
Clinical Education Coordinator
She/Her
Clinical Education Coordinator
She/Her
Kristy Bergmark
Speech Pathologist
She/Her
She/Her
Natalie Pavlovska
Speech Pathologist
She/Her
She/Her
Roxane Garzia
Speech Pathologist
She/Her
She/Her
Makayla Rao
Speech Pathologist
& General Manager
She/Her
& General Manager
She/Her
Anna Uweinat
Therapy Assistant (SP)
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Speech Pathologist
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Speech Pathologist
Shernyse Lim
Therapy Assistant (SP)
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Speech Pathologist
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Speech Pathologist
Lanah Vasilevski
Therapy Assistant (SP)
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Speech Pathologist
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Speech Pathologist
Aisha Faizy
Therapy Assistant
(Speech Pathology)
She/Her
(Speech Pathology)
She/Her
Occupational Therapy Team
Tiana Petrovski
Occupational Therapy Team Leader
She/Her
She/Her
Aris Patsouras
Occupational Therapist
She/Her
She/Her
Loredana D'Orazio
Occupational Therapist
She/Her
Cara McWilliams
Occupational Therapist
She/Her
She/Her
Joanne Milne
Occupational Therapist
She/Her
Rhylee Lamers
Therapy Assistant (OT)
She/Her
Joining Emble in 2026 as an OT
She/Her
Joining Emble in 2026 as an OT
Stephanie Gauci
Therapy Assistant (OT)
She/Her
Joining Emble in 2026 as an OT
She/Her
Joining Emble in 2026 as an OT
Psychology Team
Melissa Stepancic
Psychologist
She/Her
She/Her
Jasmin Landes
Psychologist
She/Her
She/Her
Angela Karamalakis
Psychologist
Allied Health Manager
She/Her
Allied Health Manager
She/Her
physiotherapy team
Gladys Sango
Physiotherapist
She/Her
She/Her
Celene Meraz-Benavente
Joining Emble in 2026 as a Physiotherapist
Key Working Team
Jess Moore
Key Worker / Educator
She/Her
She/Her
creative arts team
Victoria Hayes
Art Therapist
She/They
She/They
Emily Vittone-Taylor
Registered Music Therapist
She/Her
dietetics & Feeding therapy Team
Julia Villani
Accredited Practising Paediatric Dietitian
She/Her
She/Her
administration Team
Tara Pinder
Client Liaison Officer Team Lead
She/Her
She/Her
Josh Nedanis
Manager
He/Him
He/Him
Mel Kennedy
Client Liaison Officer & Group Therapy Support
She/Her
She/Her
Bella Ross
Client Liaison Officer
She/Her
She/Her
Adriana D'Ambra
Client Liaison Officer
She/Her
She/Her