Our Team

  • Dr Connie Buckingham

    Connie is a Psychologist and the program author of Social Stencil. Connie is also the Director of Social Stencil and The Social Learning Studio. Connie completed a PhD with the University of Melbourne to formally examine the impact of Social Stencil across girls schools. You’ll often find Connie driving between Melbourne and Geelong, getting creative juices flowing with the clinicians at The Social Learning Studio practice sites or delivering training in Social Stencil to schools.

  • Glenda Edwards

    Glenda Is our Education Client Liaison Officer. She is your first point of contact, providing information and customer care to new and established Social Stencil users. Glenda is passionate about Social Stencil and joined the company after using the program in her classroom.

    Glenda is a qualified teacher with 13 years' experience working in schools as a teacher and Wellbeing Leader.

  • Sofia Varano

    Sofia is a Perth based artist and illustrator whose work has become the signature style of Social Stencil. Sofia’s quirky, fresh style helps us communicate our vision of Social Stencil to young people. We’re teaching serious stuff, but in super fun ways. Thanks Sofia.

  • Clare Panetta

    Clare is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist and one of the Managing Clinicians at The Social Learning Studio Geelong. Clare was part of the original Melbourne University research design team and was one of the first to deliver Social Stencil in classrooms over 10 years ago when the research version, known as The Friendship Saver Program, was a pilot program in schools. Clare shares her wealth of knowledge as a workshop presenter for Social Stencil, and bring Social Stencil to Geelong SLS Practice.

  • Zilla Bartels

    Zilla is a Speech Pathologist at The Social Learning Studio Brunswick and is also a workshop presenter for Social Stencil. Zilla is motivated to support the young people she works with to meet their goals and she brings enthusiasm and passion to her role as a presenter.

  • Rachel Hammond

    Rachel is an Occupational Therapist with extensive experiencing working with schools across Victoria. Rachel is a senior clinician at The Social Learning Studio, Geelong, and delivers Social Stencil to neurodiverse groups. Rachel is a trained Social Stencil Workshop Facilitator.

  • Emma Fenton

    Emma is a Mental Health Social Worker with extensive experience in public health and community based intervention projects. Emma is a Mental Health Social Worker at The Social Learning Studio Brunswick West, supporting children, adolescence and adults. Emma is a trained Social Stencil Workshop Facilitator reaching both Metropolitan Melbourne and Regional Victoria.

  • Sophie Foyster

    Sophie is a Psychologist with a specialisation in Educational and Developmental Psychology. At The Social Learning Studio Geelong, Sophie provides psychological assessments and counselling services to young people, families and adults. At Social Stencil Sophie get’s to sink her teeth into data and analysis, with her love for statistics. If we are helping you to analyse your outcome data, you’ll be working closely with Sophie.

  • Jordan Turner

    Jordan is a psychologist with a specialisation in Educational and Developmental Psychology. Jordan uses the Social Stencil program as part of her therapeutic work with individuals, and also runs small group programs using these themes. Jordan is a trained Social Stencil Workshop Facilitator for Metropolitan Melbourne.

  • Bec Evans

    Bec is a Provisional Psychologist at The Social Learning Studio Geelong, who runs the Social Stencil program as a social skills group program to neurodiverse participants. Bec is also trained in. mindfulness and has a background in marketing and communication. This combo leads itself well to delivering Social Stencil Facilitator Training across Greater Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.

  • Kath Brewer

    Kath is an educator who has formed an interest in editing, and over the past 3 years has become the dedicated editor for Social Stencil.

  • Rose

    Rose is a Mental Health Social Worker with extensive experience working with Trauma, asylum seeker and refugee communities, and schools. Rose provides counselling support to children, adolescence and young adults at The Social Learning Studio Brunswick West. Rose is an experienced presenter, trained as a Social Stencil Workshop Facilitator for the Metropolitan Melbourne Region.

  • Melia

    Melia is the Accounts Manager for Social Stencil. Reach out to Melia at The Social Learning Studio Brunswick West office (ph: 03 9386 1403) for any inquires about your Social Stencil invoices or accounts.

  • Vanessa

    Vanessa is our Communications Officer at Social Stencil, and the Geelong and Greater Geelong administration officer for our Social Stencil School or Community projects. To reach Vanessa, contact at The Social Learning Studio Geelong (ph: 03 4248 3331).