Strive has over 16-years’ experience in the provision of return to work services and delivery of training for organisational development, with its Principals and many of its consulting team having delivered return to work services and training as a core capability over their working career. Strive Principals, Chris Foley, Director and Sharon Darmody, Clinical Director each bring more than 25-years occupational rehabilitation experience to the opportunity. Chris Merrilees, Principal Consultant – General Manager also brings over 9 years’ occupational rehabilitation experience.
Strive currently employs over 25 staff across five geographical locations (Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba, Brisbane – Milton and CBD, and the Gold Coast). The median number of years’ experience of Strive staff is 9 years. The experience held within the Strive team has been gained by working with a number of government organisations in the development and delivery of return to work and training services that identify ways better to manage an employee’s health and wellbeing.
Our Key People
Chris Foley
Managing Director
– Principal Consultant
Sharon Darmody
Clinical Director
– Principal Consultant
Chris Merrilees
General Manager
– Principal Consultant
Trisha Reaston
Far North Queensland Team Leader – Senior Consultant – OT
Jason Darbyshire
Toowoomba Team Leader
– Senior Consultant – OT
Angela McNamee
Toowoomba – Principal Consultant – OT
Julie Walker
Principal Consultant
– Social Worker
Brian Neave
Brisbane Team Leader – Senior Consultant
– Physiotherapist
Megan Kelly
Senior Consultant
– OT
Jeaneen McMahon
Senior Consultant
– Rehabilitation Counsellor
Fiona Corbett
Senior Consultant
– Physiotherapist
Tahlia Gladman
Toowoomba – Rehabilitation Consultant
– Exercise Physiologist
Kellie Woodgate
Rehabilitation Consultant
– Provisional Psychologist
Elle Balchin
Rehabilitation Consultant
– OT
Annaliese McCarthy
Far North Queensland – Rehabilitation Consultant – Provisional Psychologist
Hamish Love
Senior Consultant
– Psychologist
Laura Huygens
Far North Queensland – Rehabilitation Consultant – OT
Nadine Luhrs
Toowoomba – Senior Consultant – Psychologist
Pipi Kaminski
Rehabilitation Consultant – OT
Alana Manning
Rehabilitation Consultant – Provisional Psychologist
Veronika Plaznik
OSA / SWS Assessor
Tracey Crowther
Accounts Manager
– Executive Assistant to the Managing Director
Alex Armstrong
Business Support Officer
Hannah Hartmann
Reception / Business Support
Columbine Schlect
Reception / Business Support
