29/10/2025
💙 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 💙
After eight remarkable years, we say goodbye to Kristen Ody, Specialist Behaviour Practitioner and Autism Educator, as she prepares to relocate to the Northern Territory.
Kristen has been with ConneXtions since its launch in 2017, and has been a driving force behind our children’s services. Alongside Toni Reeves and Terri Briese, she helped establish our purpose-built facility at Moorefield Park, supporting more than 500 children with a disability and their families.
Kristen has completed 165 functional capacity assessments, delivered countless training and school presentations, and made a lasting impact on our community.
She said it has been a “real privilege” to be part of families' journeys and to watch children grow and thrive.
“A lot of kids have moved on, which is fantastic. That’s what we aim to do – to do ourselves out of a job. When a family calls and says, ‘I’m really sorry, I can’t fit you in,’ we know we’ve done our work. Because kids are off playing basketball, doing live-action role play or they’ve got a job,” she said.
Kristen, who is pictured with Caleb, finishes up this Friday and will begin her new role as Senior Advisor at Batchelor Area School, near Darwin, in January.
Please join us in thanking Kristen for her incredible work and wishing her all the best in her next chapter by signing a virtual farewell card - https://bit.ly/farewell_kris
