Meet the Team

Paula Gardner - National Manager

Paula is our National Manager.  Paula’s primary responsibility as National Manager is to manage and lead Altogether Autism, with a particular emphasis on ensuring a seamless and coordinated service between LIFE Unlimited, Parent to Parent, clinicians, our 15 regional coordinators throughout the country and other relevant agencies.  She is also Service Leader at Parent to Parent where along with Kym and Karina she researches and compiles our individualised information packs.  She has been involved with the Altogether Autism service since its inception four years ago. 

Tanya Breen - Clinical Consultant

Tanya is our Clinical Consultant. She works on complex information requests, and involves the Professional Experts Group when needed. Tanya presents seminars, writes/organises articles for our website, and represents Altogether Autism in national forums. Tanya was one of the writers of the NZ Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline, and has been involved in follow-up projects implementing the guideline. When not working for us, Tanya is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist specialising in Autism Spectrum Disorder and disability issues.

Sue Davies - ASD Coordinator

Sue is our ASD Coordinator and is responsible for the maintenance of the Altogether Autism website ensuring that the content is dynamic and cutting edge. She also collates and manages the constantly changing information for the Events Calendar, Newsletters and The ASD Register of Service Providers. Some of Sue’s many talents include liaising and coordinating network meetings, seminars and a vast array of demanding admin duties to achieve set deadlines.