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Children, Specialised Services and Scheme Interfaces

Key People

Deputy CEO Children, Specialised Services and Scheme Interfaces

Amity Durham

amity.durham@ndis.gov.au
GM Specialised Service Delivery

Cassie Hammond (acting for Jodie Stangel)
Acting for Jodie Stangel
cassie.hammond@ndis.gov.au
BM Scheme Eligibility

Luke Olsen (acting for Cassie Hammond)
Acting for Cassie Hammond
luke.olsen@ndis.gov.au
BM Complex Support Needs

Michelle Kellert

michelle.kellert@ndis.gov.au
BM Aged Care and Hospital Interface

Sheena Walters

sheena.walters@ndis.gov.au
BM Compensation

Kristian Leonard (acting for Deb Connock)
Acting for Deb Connock
kristian.leonard@ndis.gov.au
GM Children’s Strategy and Services

Currently Vacant
BM Children’s Practice

Ksharmra Brandon

ksharmra.brandon@ndis.gov.au
BM Children’s Policy and Pathways

Melissa Clements

melissa.clements@ndis.gov.au
BM National Early Childhood

Tori Stevens

tori.stevens@ndis.gov.au
GM Scheme Interfaces and Intergovernmental Relations

Gabriela Pulczynski

gabriela.pulczynski@ndis.gov.au
BM Intergovernmental Relations and Mainstream

Simon O'Brien

simon.o'brien@ndis.gov.au
BM Ecosystem Reform

Matthew Curtis

matthew.curtis@ndis.gov.au
Strategic Advisor, Mainstream Interfaces

Anne Skordis

anne.skordis@ndis.gov.au

Last updated: 16 May 2025