Andrew Kendrick, M.Ed., LSLS Cert. AVT

Co-founder

Andrew has worked extensively in the field of Auditory-Verbal Therapy for more than 25 years. He is a world-renowned therapist, qualified Teacher of the Deaf and trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with extensive knowledge in the field and experienced in working across cultures.

Prior to co-founding Spokle, Andrew had developed and led the global rehabilitation program for Cochlear Ltd., a global leader and innovator of cochlear implant device. He was instrumental in establishing the Beijing Training and Education Centre - introducing AVT and improved pediatric audiology to China, as well as the Cochlear Training and Experience Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Andrew spent a number of years practicing in Singapore as the Director of a Cochlear Implant program, providing pre and post cochlear implant support. He was also the Program Development Manager for The Shepherd Centre, a large non-government auditory-verbal intervention centre in Australia, where he established Professional training and development programs.

Andrew practices as a Senior Therapist at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) and is a previous Board member of the A G Bell Academy.

Andrew currently resides in Australia and enjoys his outdoor walks around the beautiful Blue Mountains.

Gia Kuek, SLT

Co-founder

Gia has been practicing as Speech and Language Therapist for more than 20 years after receiving her qualification from the University of Canterbury and she is a registered member of the New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association (NZSTA). She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Health (Specialty).

In 1996, Gia never imagined that having a son go deaf as a toddler, would take her on a path of adventure, from becoming an "accidental speech language therapist" to helping families around the world as a communication expert professionally.

She works with individuals of different ages and disabilities, including hearing impairment, language delay, sensory processing disorders, learning disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder and brain injuries. Gia has also delivered speech therapy and literacy support at various schools in New Zealand, Indonesia and USA, including the Atlanta Speech School. Gia is currently pursuing further studies in Sensory Integration.

Gia starts her day with a smile and ends her day with a bigger smile. She currently resides in New Zealand.

Elisabeth Yunarko

Co-founder

Elisabeth has spent her career solving business challenges for multinational corporations in medical devices, food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries in Australia, Southeast Asia and Europe. She has over 15 years’ experience within the healthcare industry in various capacity including business development, digital transformation and project management.

In 2013, while working in Indonesia, she became aware of the many barriers that prevent many children with special needs from getting the right clinical support, including the limited availability of specialists, distance, cost of treatment and lack of community connections to name a few. In Jakarta she met Andrew and Gia, and learned how these clinicians successfully utilized digital technology to support clients with their therapy needs remotely, which inspired the idea of creating a speech therapy resource for families that is accessible anytime, affordable and based on the latest therapy practices. In that quest to help those families, Spokle was born.

Elisabeth holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Engineering Science from the University of New South Wales, Australia and a Master of Business Administration from Manchester Business School, UK. She grew up in Indonesia and now resides in Australia.

Kerryn Burke

Marketing

Kerryn's passion is understanding audiences; who they are, what motivates them, and how to reach them. She thrives on finding creative solutions to meet business goals and with more than two decades' experience can seamlessly move between strategy and implementation.

Kerryn has worked at a senior level in multinational corporations based in Australia with a focus on the Asia Pacific region, successfully managing marketing and communications programs across Australia/New Zealand, China, Japan, India, Korea and South East Asia, as well as extensive experience in broader regional and global marketing programs.

Kerryn is proactive, positive and solutions-focused, and most of all, loves a marketing challenge!