CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

Hayley Horwood 

Hayley has been employed within the Human Services Sector for the previous 17 years and has experienced many wide and diverse elements of service provision and funding obligations within the disability community. Prior to this, she gained significant business experience through self employment in the events management and promotion industry. Hayley has qualifications as a Senior Social Trainer and has completed numerous industry specific training sessions and courses. 

Employed by Intework since 1993, she has successfully worked her way through the positions from support worker to CEO. Hayleys’ background is as a Senior Social Trainer. 

She has been an active member of ACE WA, ACE National, NDS (previously ACROD) State Committee and CCI Disability Committee for several years. 

MANAGER OF CORPORATE SERVICES 

Jacob Rechner 

Jacob joined Intework as Corporate Services Manager in May 2010, has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and is a member of CPA Australia. 

Prior to joining Intework, Jacob worked for various Chartered Accounting Practices and for over 6 years performed numerous consulting assignments for industry groups and not-for-profit organisations within the disability sector.  Jacob has always had a personal interest in working with people with disabilities and has previously been voluntarily involved in various committees and working groups within this area. 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 

REGIONAL MANAGERS

Terri Phillips 

Terri has been in the Disability industry for over fifteen years. Starting on a casual basis for Intework in 1994, the year the Midland branch was established. 

Terri has completed numerous industry specific and management training. She has successfully worked her way through the positions from Support worker to regional manager. She is currently responsible for overseeing and strategic alignment of the East Metropolitan and Regional South West regions. 

Training and life experience of being a mother of five teenage children, two of which have learning difficulties, has given Terri an insight to the challenges parents and their children face on a daily basis. 

John Astle 

Prior to arriving in Australia in 1992, John worked for 17 years in the Banking and Finance Industry in the UK.   John’s first work in Australia was with Good Samaritan Industries where his roles included direct support, case management and senior management positions. In 2006 John joined Intework as an Area Manager (now known as Regional Manager) with current responsibility for the Joondalup regional office. Married with two teenage girls, John enjoys soccer and most sporting activities. 

Paul Rogers 

Paul left School at 18 and completed a 4 year apprenticeship in Electronic and Electrical engineering whilst working in the University field in Chemical and Civil engineering. Paul worked for the following 12 years in various research departments on a variety of projects whilst completing a Degree in Social Science and simultaneously becoming a workplace councillor. In 1998 Paul and his family migrated to Australia (from the UK) and worked on contracts in engineering before working in a Mushroom farm and then taking the family on a road trip in an old van to Tassie for 2 months. Paul returned to WA in the role of State Manager for Technical Sales and then was employed by Telstra. More recently Paul has worked in the “employment placement” arena as a job support trainer and Case Manger for more than 3 years before joining Intework as the Program Manager for our Disability Employment program in Gosnells and Midland. In 2009 he was appointed to the position of Regional Manager for the South-East Metropolitan Region. 

Aileen Ward 

Aileen has worked in the disability sector for over twenty years, starting as a casual Teacher Aide at a high school education support unit in the Goldfields and operating a part-time pilot project for unemployed people with a disability. 

Aileen’s experience includes school based support, job support training, alternatives to employment, employment marketing and a variety of senior management positions. Additionally, Aileen has worked on several executive committees including ACE WA Council, Kidlink and the ACE National conference organising committee. 

Aileen worked as an Associate Consultant for a Melbourne based training company, providing training on Marketing and on Disability Awareness as it relates to EEO policy.  Through industry related training and experience she provides a set of skills thoroughly versed in training, board governance and policy development and implementation. Aileen holds qualifications in both training and business management. 

Aileen has also worked as a professional actor for nearly 20 years and as a result has facilitated training for an international training company on interpersonal skills and improvisation for corporate executives. 

Within the Central Metropolitan region Aileen is responsible for the strategic development and maintenance of both employment programs and LifeSkills, as well as managing the project development portfolio.

Jane  Berggy

Jane joined Intework in February 2011 after moving to WA from NSW. Originally from the UK,  Jane joined the Royal Navy after school and served for 15 years, before emigrating to Australia in 2001. Her emigration brought about a career change into the disability sector. Jane has spent the last 10 years working in Disability organisations in Canberra and country New South Wales. Her roles have been predominantly within Australian Disability Enterprises both in senior management and human resources roles. Jane also served as a voluntary management committee member for a small alternatives to employment service provider. Jane was appointed as Regional Manager to the South West Region in August 2011. She holds the ADE Portfolio  and has completed a Bachelor of Management.