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MISSION AND HISTORY
Liberty Disability Services was founded in 2018 and is a collaboration between Directors Elle, Kathie and Amanda.
Having worked in the community and disability sector for some time, Elle was passionate about working with at-risk youth and taking on the complex cases that were often overlooked. Acknowledging that there was a lack of provider support for this it was the drive for change that saw Elle bring Liberty Youth Services to life.
It was at the same time Kathie and Amanda were recognising gaps in service delivery and it was through their passion to provide quality support that P.O.P Disability was developed.
The stars aligned and through a mutual desire to provide a professional inclusive service for a sector we are so passionate about, the collaboration between Liberty Youth Services and P.O.P Disability was born, giving you what we are known as today; Liberty Disability Services.
OUR COMMITMENT
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OUR TEAM
Meet the Liberty Disability Services team. Each of these passionate and enthusiastic individuals are dedicated to supporting our participants and their families.
Directors
Amanda Glasson
About Amanda
Amanda brings an energy to Liberty Disability Services like no other. After years of extensive experience in Disability, employment, welfare and training she is passionate for change and driven by empowering people to have the opportunity to reach their goals. Amandas drivers are for Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity, she jumps at every opportunity to stand for human rights and has a particular interest in Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander rights.
In addition to her role as Director, Amanda leads Liberty’s PRIDE team who are currently undertaking the process of Rainbow Ready road map certification, plans for the MIDSUMMA parade 2025 and ensuring an all inclusive, safe space for Liberty team members and participants.
Kathie Denno
About Kathie
Kathie brings to Liberty Disability Services 20 years of experience in the sector, she has a passion for providing quality and transparent care. As someone who has lived experience , Kathie brings a wealth of knowledge to the Liberty team and has been working within the NDIS framework since 2015 (pilot).
Kathie’s primary focus is to ensure PWD voices are the first heard in any conversation around the support they receive and how they are delivered. Kathie’s current focus is to ensure people with a disability have access to cost effective and efficient services which meet there requirements.
Elle Cooper
About Elle
In her role of Director, Elle will be focusing on ensuring Liberty Disability Services provides quality and reliable support to our participants. Within this role Elle will also focus on ensuring to educate and empower our workforce to continue providing excellent support to members of our community and give them opportunities to grow their careers in the sector. Elle also holds responsibility for Liberty Disability Services marketing and communications, which is an area she is looking forward to growing!
Managers
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Wendy James
Wendy loves to sing and dance to all her favourite songs with family and friends, caravaning road trips with her family and lots of couch cuddling with her snoring chocolate Labrador Ruby.
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Michelle Ball
Leaders
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Tina Rakovic
About Tina
Tina leads a team of dedicated and passionate therapists who take pride in their work and the ability to help clients from all walks of life achieve their goals.
In her free time, Tina enjoys anything related to music, dancing and having a good time. Some of her favourite hobbies are Zumba, salsa dancing and karaoke.
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Jo Arthey
About Jo
When I'm not working I love to hang out with family, friends and my dogs. I enjoy walking, listening to music (especially the 80s), being active, dancing, being creative and I love lollies.
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Elisha Morrow
About Elisha
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Lauren Runia
About Lauren
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Jesse Nihill
About Jesse
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Deeksha Shrivastava
About Deeksha
Our Team
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Brad Phillips
About Brad
I've experienced all facets of the business in my time with LDS and am extremely proud of the team we've developed.
Herb Brooks once said, "hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard". Let us work hard for you.
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Jayne Thompson
About Jayne
Well suited for queer identified participants, she draws upon a wealth of lived experience as a queer neurodiverse Australian.
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Kieren Kirby
About Kieren
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Tahlia Macfie
About Tahlia
She loves being outside in nature, travelling and dinner parties with friends. One of her favourite aspects of her job at Liberty is the chance to be creative.