Staff Profiles
Alexis Yan
Administration
Profile to come soon
Peter Wilkes
Learning and Development Coordinator
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Phil Golding
Senior Manager
Phil has extensive experience working within training in both Registered Training Organisations and in corporate industry. Having spent 8 years managing the training and compliance for St John in South Australia, Phil joined SALC in October 2014. He brings with him extensive knowledge of compliance requirements for training organisations and a passion for working in the not for profit sector.
Daniel Cassar
Learning and Development Co-ordinator
Daniel began his training career in 2003 teaching managers and staff commercial point-of-sale systems in numerous franchises and businesses throughout South Australia. In 2011 Daniel moved into the disability field, exclusively training and habilitating clients with various disabilities to improve their job skills and employment outcomes.
Daniel believes in making training as meaningful and engaging for the learner as possible to ensure effective learning. Daniel joined the SALC team in 2016 and holds a Certificate IV in Disability and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Susan Johnson
Lead Development Co-ordinator
With over 25 years’ experience in the vocational sector, Susan’s background is in community services, counselling, interpersonal communication, human relationships and group work. Her professional experiences include program development for government and community based organisations, program management and workforce development of both International and local community services programs. In 2008 Susan was the recipient of the TAFESA Gold Medal, an award presented bi-annually to an individual who has made an invaluable contribution to building an organisation’s capacity to deliver excellent training.
Susan’s qualifications include a Master’s degree in Social Science (Counselling), Graduate Diploma in Health Counselling, Diplomas in Teaching, Community Services Work and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Michella Hyland
Administration Co-ordinator - Essential Training
Michella has been working at Minda/South Australian Learning Centre for over nine years and in the field of Administration for over ten years. She most recently completed a Diploma of Business in 2016. Michella's role in SALC is to manage and co-ordinate Minda's Essential Training for employees. Michella was nominated for Minda's Corporate excellence award two years running in 2016 & 2017. She has Administration experience in the fields of Real Estate, Centre Management and Training.
Charlotte Dawe
Trainer
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Steve Wadsworth
Learning & Development Co-ordinator
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Brian Mooney
Learning & Development Co-ordinator
Brian began his training career in 1992, teaching TAFE hospitality students MS Office at Regency TAFE. From 2000 Brian worked for SOCOG and completed a Masters in Education (online). He also supported students online training at the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and Le Cordon Bleu.
After working overseas, Brian began working as Support Worker in 2012. Completing a Cert III Aged Care and Cert IV Disability. Then a Diploma in Community Services. Brian was a Team Leader with SACARE for 3 years before completing his TAE and returning to teaching Aged Care and Disability students at SCEI from 2016.
Brian joined the SALC team in 2018 and he is based at the Reynella Commercial Centre, where he teaches Individual Support (Disability) and he contributes to the VET in schools program. Brian appreciates the importance of student-focused training to enable them to remain compliant with current industry policies and procedures.
Karen Berry
VETis Coordinator
Passionate about Person Centred Thinking and Doing with a belief that ‘everyone can learn’, Karen has worked in a variety of roles at Minda across MyPath Day Options and our Aged Care facility. Karen is also one of our MAPA (Management of Actual or Potential Aggression Foundation and Advanced) facilitators and also teaches on our ACE programs, roles that she delivers with enthusiasm and energy.
Karen’s qualifications include Vocational Graduate Diploma in Post Compulsory Education and Training, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and she holds Diplomas in Disability; Community Coordination and Performing Arts.
Her background in teaching Performing Arts in the UK has given Karen a creative outlook on engaging the learner in a fun vibrant environment sharing her philosophy with Alfred Mercier;
“What we learn with pleasure we never forget!”
Karen Buhagiar
Administration
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Danielle Dorling
Placement Co-ordinator
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Tim Koster
VETis Support Officer
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