DAWN PIEBENGA
Occupational Therapist,
Founder and CEO
AMANDA MCLAUGHLIN
Occupational Therapist
ANNA HUGHAN
Occupational Therapist
LISA CHANNON
Occupational Therapist
SARAH MONCH
Occupational Therapist
KIM LOVE
Operations Manager
AMANDA COOPER
Administration
LEANDRI PRETORIUS
Occupational Therapist
MARIANN POWER
Occupational Therapist
MATTHEW HO
Occupational Therapist
STEPHANIE BROAD
Occupational Therapist
LISA McKEON
Occupational Therapist
ANEEQA HASSAN
Occupational Therapist
JACKLYNN LANGKILDE
Occupational Therapist
RACHEL KASSAR
Occupational Therapist
DAWN PIEBENGA
Occupational Therapist, Founder and CEO
Special interests:
- Spinal
- Psychiatric/psychological, including drug and alcohol
- Amputees
- Workplace Assessments
Experience
Dawn has been a qualified occupational therapist since 1990 and has conducted medico-legal assessments since 1998.
Dawn’s professional experience incorporates a variety of clinical settings including physical (spinal, orthopaedics and burns), drug and alcohol and psychiatric rehabilitation settings. She has gained extensive experience in the assessment and rehabilitation of injured clients under multiple financial claims schemes, including prescribing equipment and advising on home and work modifications.
Her focus is on return-to-work case management, functional assessment and the preparation of medico-legal reports. Dawn engages in ongoing professional development to apply the most current knowledge and skills from the field of occupational therapy.
Dawn is a member of the SIRA panel of health practitioners authorised to give evidence.
AMANDA MCLAUGHLIN
Occupational Therapist
Amanda is a senior occupational therapist with over 40 years of experience across hospital, community, and private settings in Australia and internationally. For the past 20 years, she has specialised in functional and medicolegal assessments, including NDIS, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD), and AAT Tribunal matters.
Amanda brings a calm and objective approach to each assessment, with particular expertise in complex conditions such as brain injury, psychiatric illness, chronic pain, and progressive neurological disease. Her reports are clear, balanced, and grounded in evidence-based practice.
Widely respected for her clinical insight and professional integrity, Amanda also mentors emerging clinicians and contributes to peer review processes, helping to maintain high standards across the team.
Clinical Background:
- Paediatrics
- Chronic and complex conditions
- Spinal and neuromuscular conditions
- Ventilator-dependent patients with diagnoses including psychological and psychiatric illness, acquired brain
- injury, progressive neuromuscular diseases, obesity hypoventilation, and post-polio syndrome
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)
Master of Education
AHPRA Registered • SIRA Authorised
ANNA HUGHAN
Occupational Therapist
Anna Hughan is a QLD-based occupational therapist with almost 20 years of clinical experience, including over a decade specialising in medicolegal care needs assessments and expert opinion.
Anna has a particular interest in complex neurological and traumatic injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and challenging neuro-behavioural presentations. She regularly completes functional capacity, ADL and NDIS assessments, and is skilled in preparing reports for use in legal proceedings.
Her broad clinical background includes roles in acute hospitals, specialist neuro-rehabilitation units, community-based teams, and private practice, informing her practical and well-rounded recommendations.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
AHPRA Registered
Member of SIRA Authorised Health Practitioner Panel
LISA CHANNON
Occupational Therapist
Lisa Channon is a senior occupational therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, including nearly two decades at John Hunter Hospital, where she led multidisciplinary teams and delivered care across acute, rehabilitation, and specialist medical wards. In 2023, Lisa joined Interface Med Legal, bringing her broad clinical expertise into the medicolegal context.
Lisa provides detailed assessments, considering the impact of injury across home, work, and community domains. Her reports are evidence-based and practical, supported by extensive hands-on experience in areas such as orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory disease, renal care, cardiology, and mental health.
She has also conducted assessments and contributed reports for the NDIS and Guardianship Tribunal, with particular skill in evaluating cognitive function, mental state, decision-making capacity, and psychosocial impact. Her reports are informed by two decades of hospital and community-based practice.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy)
Diploma of Dementia Care
AHPRA Registered
FIM and CANS Trained
Member of SIRA Authorised Health Practitioner Panel
SARAH MONCH
Occupational Therapist
Special Interests:
- Paediatrics
- Soft Tissue/musculoskeletal injury
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Intellectual disability
Experience
Sarah has been a qualified occupational therapist since 2000 and has conducted medico-legal assessments since 2020.
Her professional experience lies in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, early intervention, home support, and intervention within schools. She has worked with a large range of paediatric populations with a recent focus on severe and complex disability. Sarah has been involved with The University of Sydney consulting on various paediatric subjects for the undergraduate degree including part-time lecturing. She has presented at a range of conferences on specific intervention practices as well as the occupational therapist’s role in transdisciplinary care.
Sarah has actively participated in organisational mapping and the rearrangement of therapy provision, increasing the effectiveness of service delivery during the transition to NDIS systems. She has provided specialised evaluations for services and equipment for clients under the Department of Education, Medicare, and NDIS. Sarah has also developed and run training modules for therapists, health care workers, and families.
Sarah is a member of the SIRA panel of health practitioners authorised to give evidence.
AMANDA COOPER
Administration
Experience
Amanda has a background in hospitality and business management and facilitates a seamless experience for our referrers. Amanda handles everything from booking the assessment to sending your invoice and report with the goal of making life as simple for you as possible.
Call Amanda to discuss:
- Team availability
- Booking an assessment
- Organising travel
- Booking conclave and expert witness services
- Report and invoice enquiries
KIM LOVE
Operations Manager
Experience
As general manager, Kim is responsible for operations, planning and implementation of processes across Interface. She ensures the business runs efficiently so that our occupational therapists offer true value, timeliness and uncompromised quality of service.
Kim’s experience encompasses administration, systems coordination, and human resources, a combination that has equipped her to manage the day-to-day and strategic needs of Interface as a business. She oversees and monitors the quality of service across the team.
KAREN JANES
Occupational Therapist
Karen Janes is a senior occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience across clinical, workplace rehabilitation, and medicolegal settings in both Australia and the UK. Since 2018, Karen has specialised in medicolegal ADL assessments, delivering clear and balanced reports that consider the impact of injury on home, work, and community roles.
Her broad background includes roles in hospital rehabilitation, community practice, workplace health, and occupational health consulting, giving her insight into both compensable and non-compensable recovery pathways. She has worked with a wide range of physical and psychological conditions and is experienced in functional capacity evaluations, return-to-work planning, equipment prescription, and home modifications.
Karen currently combines her medicolegal work with her role as a Health Management Advisor at Macquarie University, supporting staff with physical and mental health conditions to stay at work or return safely. Her clinical approach is evidence-based and solutions-focused, with a strong emphasis on practical recommendations that reflect real-world capacity.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)
• AHPRA Registered
• Member of SIRA Authorised Health Practitioner Panel
LEANDRI PRETORIUS
Occupational Therapist
Leandri Pretorius is an occupational therapist with over 12 years of international experience spanning acute care, post-acute rehabilitation, long-term neurorehabilitation, and community-based services. Her clinical background is broad, including neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex congenital presentations, as well as orthopaedic, upper limb, and cognitive rehabilitation.
Leandri has experience providing functional capacity and ADL assessments in NDIS, My Aged Care, and medicolegal contexts. Her assessments are thorough, integrating clinical evidence, functional observation, and environmental considerations to inform tailored recommendations regarding care, equipment, home modifications, and rehabilitation planning.
In addition to her clinical work, Leandri has contributed to professional education through in-service training, capacity assessment workshops, and clinical supervision. She holds a Master of Rehabilitation Science and has completed advanced medicolegal training, supporting her ability to deliver clear, structured, and balanced reports.
Qualifications:
• Master of Rehabilitation Science
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
• AHPRA Registered
• Certified in FCE, Cognitive Rehabilitation, and Capacity Assessment
• Advanced medicolegal training (MLEA 2024)
• Member of SIRA Authorised Health Practitioner Pane
MARIANN POWER
Occupational Therapist
Special Interests:
- Spinal
- ABI
- Workplace assessments
- Pain and soft tissue
- Psychosocial
Experience
Mariann has been a qualified occupational therapist since 1983 and has conducted medico-legal assessments since 1998.
She has extensive experience in assessment and program implementation in education, return-to-work assessment and case management; activity focused programs and functional reactivation programs.
Her hospital-based rehabilitation roles have involved geriatrics, orthopaedics, outpatient traumatic brain injury, and stroke. Her career has focussed on social rehabilitation assessments, support needs assessments, training for independence, and graduated return-to-work assessment programs.
She has special interests in pain management and traumatic brain injury. She also works with the Accident Compensation Corporation (NZ), providing support needs assessments and interventions for clients with serious injuries.
She values ongoing education in order to apply the most current knowledge and techniques in the field of occupational therapy.
Mariann is a member of the SIRA panel of health practitioners authorised to give evidence.
MATTHEW HO
Occupational Therapist
Specialist in Neurological Rehabilitation, Functional Capacity & Advanced Home Modifications
Matthew Ho is a senior occupational therapist with experience across community rehabilitation, public hospital outpatient services, and complex disability support. He brings a deep understanding of neurological, orthopaedic, and chronic health conditions, with advanced skills in functional assessment, cognitive retraining, assistive technology, and complex home modifications.
Before joining Interface, Matthew worked in community rehabilitation with Royal Rehab, leading evidence-based interventions through programs including the Transitional Aged Care Program and Home-Based Rehab Service. He was also engaged in public outpatient neurological rehabilitation, supporting clients with upper limb and cognitive recovery, return-to-work planning, and social reintegration.
His expertise extends to medicolegal and compensable assessments, including functional capacity evaluations, environmental recommendations, and detailed clinical reporting. His work is informed by high-quality training, including evidence-based upper limb retraining, stroke rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury, and disability access standards.
A skilled educator and clinical leader, Matthew regularly mentors junior therapists and has presented at state and national conferences on assistive technology in spinal cord injury and community rehabilitation.
Areas of focus:
• Neurological & orthopaedic rehabilitation
• Cognitive and upper limb assessment
• Functional capacity and ADL reporting
• NDIS, aged care and icare
• Complex home modifications
• Electrical stimulation & assistive technology
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) – The University of Sydney
• AHPRA Registered
• CPPACC Certified (Access Modifications)
• StrokeEd & TBI Training
• Experienced conference presenter and clinical educator
• Member of SIRA Authorised Health Practitioner Pane
STEPHANIE BROAD
Occupational Therapist
Stephanie Broad is a senior occupational therapist with nearly 20 years of experience across hospital, community, and workplace rehabilitation settings in Australia, and has been part of the Interface team since 2006.
Her clinical background spans acute inpatient wards, orthopaedic and neurological rehabilitation, multitrauma services, and chronic pain management, giving her a broad understanding of recovery following injury and illness. She has extensive experience completing medico-legal assessments, Initial Needs Assessments, and case management within income protection and compensable schemes, working across both physical and psychological claims.
Stephanie takes a biopsychosocial approach to assessment, examining activities of daily living, work capacity, and community participation in detail. Her reports are structured and evidence-based, with clear consideration of pre-injury history, current presentation, functional consistency, and future needs.
Special interests:
- Chronic pain and complex rehabilitation
- Biopsychosocial assessment of physical and psychological injury
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)
- AHPRA Registered
LISA McKEON
Occupational Therapist
Lisa McKeon is an occupational therapist with over 15 years of experience across acute hospital, rehabilitation, and community settings in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Lisa commenced her career in acute hospital services in the UK before progressing to Senior Occupational Therapist roles at Beaumont Hospital in Ireland, where she worked across Medical Rehabilitation and Emergency Department Hand Therapy. Her clinical experience spans neurosurgery, stroke care, orthopaedic and vascular services, hand therapy, acute care of the elderly, and general medicine. Since relocating to Australia in 2015, she has continued her work across hospital and community rehabilitation settings.
She brings this breadth of experience to her medico-legal practice, with expertise in initial assessments, activities of daily living evaluations, upper limb assessment, and care needs analysis. Lisa has a particular interest in cognitive function and its impact on safety, independence, and work capacity. Her assessments are structured and evidence-based, with careful consideration of diagnosis, observed function, and functional consistency.
Special interests:
- Cognitive and perceptual assessment
- Upper limb and hand function
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
- Postgraduate training in cognitive and perceptual assessment, driving assessment, and hand therapy
ANEEQA HASSAN
Occupational Therapist
Aneeqa is an occupational therapist with international clinical experience across Australia, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Since graduating in 2016, she has worked across acute and inpatient rehabilitation, community and vocational settings, treating clients with neurological, orthopaedic, surgical and paediatric presentations.
Her particular focus is functional capacity and vocational assessment, including NDIS reporting, assistive technology prescription and home modification recommendations. Aneeqa has also conducted medico-legal and return-to-work assessments, bringing a structured, evidence-based approach to determining a person’s functional needs and capacity for work.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy)
- University of Cape Town AHPRA Registered
- AHPRA Registered
JACKLYNN LANGKILDE
Occupational Therapist
Jacklynn is a Central Coast-based occupational therapist with over 16 years of clinical experience across South Africa and Australia, including more than a decade running her own paediatric occupational therapy practice. Her clinical background spans acute hospital care, neonatal intensive care, psychiatric rehabilitation and private paediatric practice, giving her a broad understanding of how injury, illness and developmental delay affect functioning across the lifespan.
Jacklynn’s particular strength is early intervention and functional assessment for children and families, supported by specialised training in sensory integration, feeding, and attachment and trauma. She has experience conducting functional and medico-legal assessments within paediatric practice and preparing reports aligned with occupational therapy frameworks and NDIS requirements.
A dedicated clinical educator, Jacklynn has trained and supervised occupational therapists, allied health professionals, teachers and caregivers throughout her career.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours), University of Pretoria
- Master of Occupational Therapy (Paediatrics), University of Pretoria
- AHPRA Registered
RACHEL KASSAR
Occupational Therapist
Rachel is a senior occupational therapist and health services leader with over 10 years’ experience across hospital and community settings, working with clients across the lifespan and a broad range of physical, developmental and mental health presentations.
Rachel’s clinical expertise spans functional and manual handling assessment, complex equipment and assistive technology prescription, home modification and SIL/SDA assessment, and paediatric functional and behavioural assessment. She has particular experience managing complex and high-risk cases, including mental health risk, safeguarding concerns and challenging psychosocial presentations, and has contributed to legal and medico-legal processes throughout her career.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Health Science
- Master of Occupational Therapy
- AHPRA Registered