Chill team

Our highly skilled peer mentors are fellow travellers on the Chill journey providing the crucial ingredient of peer role modelling.

Our experienced program facilitators and mentors understand that every young person on the spectrum is an individual with unique needs. The team provides each young adult with individualised support to maximise their social growth.

Helen Whelan

BA (Drama), RN

Founding CEO / Director

Associate Professor
Michael Whelan

(1962 – 2022)

Founder

Nick Cilento

BA, BSc (Hons)

Director / Creative

Lisa Aitken

BAM, JP (Qual)

Manager – Operations

Trish Stewart

BFA (Visual Arts)

Manager – Enrolments / Chill Families

Anthony O’Donohue

Manager – Creative Programs

Roslyn O’Connor

Manager – Administration

Melanie Sanchez

BPsych (Hons)

Manager – Website/Social Media

Connor Whelan

Administration Assistant

Brian Cavanagh

Facilitator

Aniway Aquilizan

BA (Art History) / BSocSc (Community Development)

Facilitator

Harrison Paroz

Facilitator

Georgia Fullerton

BA (Music & Psych) / BEd (Sec)

Facilitator

Mikey Bowdler

Facilitator

Lachlan Whelan

BFA (Film, Screen & New Media)

Facilitator

Daniel Simpson

BA (Creative Arts)

Facilitator

Grace Eadie

BPsych / BJus

Facilitator

Hamish McDonald

Facilitator

Ilda Fetahagic

BBus

Facilitator

Lucy McDougall-Sagner

Facilitator

Caleb Stoddart

Peer Mentor

Eve Carroll

BFA (Dance)

Peer Mentor

Jerry McGiffin

Peer Mentor

Jodie Usher

Peer Mentor

Sophie Fell

Peer Mentor

Yasmine Thacker

Peer Mentor

Emma Ford

BBehavSc(Psych) (Hons)

Peer Mentor

Andrew Schaffer

Peer Mentor

Jordon Riley

BCreatArts (Theatre)

Peer Mentor

Tom Meggitt

BPsychSc (Hons)

Peer Mentor

Providing opportunities for young adults on the spectrum to have better access, participation and genuine inclusion in mainstream community and employment.