Teena studied teaching at Deakin university and then Speech Pathology at La Trobe University. She has been practicing speech pathology for 23 years.

Teena has worked in a variety of settings including, but not limited to: community health, not-for-profit, department of education, mainstream schools and special schools, private practice, and NDIS organisations.

Teena is passionate about early intervention and enjoys working with pre-school and primary school-aged.

Teena finds her role extremely rewarding and loves to make a difference in the lives of the children she sees, and their families. She strives towards empowering them and loves to help them reach their potential.

In her spare time Teena loves to sing, exercise, nature walks, spend time with her growing family, especially her young grandchildren. She is a huge fan of live shows and music concerts and loves to spend time with friends when she can!