Who's who in the zoo?

Administration Team

Lee Brodribb - Studio Manager

• Lee is our studio manager.
• Lee has an eye for detail. She likes the studio looking its best and staying that way.
• Her attention to detail ensures the studio runs smoothly.
• She likes to have a lot of fun, you will probably hear her laughing all the time.
• The next time you visit the studio have a laugh and a chat with Lee.

Kirsty Brecknell

• Kirsty is our marketing coordinator and loves to put together flyers, the studio newsletter and much more.
• She is a familiar face to the kiddies in crèche and increasingly to clients as she rapidly gains the knowledge to help everyone out.
• Kirsty is an experienced dancer and has taught various styles of dance.
• She enjoys fitness and from experience understands the importance of pilates for not only dancers but everyone.

Louise Wainwright

• New to the studio, Louise is rapidly meeting all of our lovely clients.
• Louise has a friendly and caring personality, so you can be sure she is great to talk to and welcome you when attending a class.
• Louise is for all those new clients who need assistance on what classes to book into or to book in a free assessment.

Sally Carpenter

• Sal is bright, enthusiastic and always willing to help you out.
• Her helpful nature means that if you have any problems, Sal is the best to talk to. 

Caitlin Langerak

• Caitlin wants to make sure you're in the right program, with the right instructor and that your facilities are immaculate.
• She is a wonderful people person and an amazing administrator.
• Caitlin is always organised and striving to give you the best possible customer service.

Instructors Team

Suzie Kennedy B.App Sc (Ex&SpSc) - Founder and Managing Director of PilatesWorks

• Founder and Managing Director of PilatesWorks Australia
• Studio Pilates Instructor (Rehabilitation to Elite Athlete)
• Suzie is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, who recieved her 1st Class Honours and is currently a PhD Candidate
• Suzie is a casual lecturer and tutor at the University of Western Sydney (Musculoskeletal Injury & Rehabilitation)
• Suzie's Exercise Prescription Research Speciality is Chronic Lower Back Pain
• Her current publications are:
  The effect of exercise rehabilitation programs on anticipacipatory postural adjustment for paitents with chronic low back pain (article in press)
  Exercise programs for Chronic Low Back Pain. A comparison of Pilates and General Aerobic Exercise (article in press)
• Her current Research Project: Manipulation of outcome expectation on core stability training programs for patients with chronic low back pain. 
• Suzie has been an integral part of the fitness and exercise industry for the past 15 years - as a personal trainer, pilates instructor, rehabilitation clinician and teacher trainer.
• Member of ESSA (Exercise & Sports Science Australia)
• Suzie is a Medicare, WorkCover and DVA Provider
• Master Trainer, personal trainer (Cert 4)
• Senior First Aid - CPR
• Winner of many Business and Physical Education Awards - including UWS Deans Merit List for 2008 and 2009, and Best in Fitness Industry and The Univeristy Medal 2012, for Outstanding Academic Scholarship/
• A busy wife and mother (2 Children & 4 Dogs) who requires more then 24 hours in the day
• Hobbies: Sleeping, eating, reading non-academic publications, cycling and catching up with friends/family.
• Suzie's motivation and inspiration is seeing her clients become pain free and get back into life.
• Her mission is to educate and change Australia into a healthy, fit and loving society.

Wendie Sue - Operations Manager

• Wendy has over 30 years experience in the fitness industry.
• Wendie is the Head of General Populations and Corporate Services at PilatesWorks
• She has been a Senior Pilates instructor for PilatesWork since its inception over 7 years ago.
• Wendie is a Qualified Pilates Mat, Reformer & Small Apparatus instructor.
• Wendie has an Advanced teaching diploma through FATD
• Pilates Qualifications through: Pilates Institute of Australasia, Pilates Institue of Queenslaand and the Australian Institute of Fitness
• Boxing Qualifications through: Thump
• Wendie is highly qualified with a Cert III, Cert IV and Diploma of Fitness
• Wendie is registered with Fitness Australia and has a Senior First Aid Certificate.
• Twenty Five years dance teaching experience qualification through FAD
• Her mission is to turn 50, into the new 20: "I've done it, you can do it".

Bec Ambrose

• Bec is an amazing training in relation to weight loss a body sculpting.
• She has been an integral part of Pilates Works for the last three years.
• She is a Certified personal trainer through Australian Instutuite of Fitness, professional Yoga instructor, qualified boxing instructor and cycling instructor.
• And generally an all-round awesome trainer.
• Her mission is to turn fat to fab, you need it, she will get it!

David Dickinson

• David experiance as an athelete with the Penrith Panthers has allowed him to gain a fast understanding of the importance Pilates provides.
• His enthusiasm ensures that you are pushed to your limits in training and therefore can gain the most from your sessions.
• David shows exellence in introducing beginners to PilatesWorks. He will ensure you gain knowledge of Pilates terminology, homework stretches and more.

Trisha Klomp B.App Sc (Ex&SpSc) - Special Populations Manager

• Trish is an accredited Exercise Physiologist through ESSA (Exercise and Sport Science Australia).
• Specialising in Musculoskeletal rehabilitation, metabolic disease and cardiac disease rehabilitation.
• Regardless of whether you are an athlete or a have an injury or disease, she is University qualified to fix your problem or increase your performance.
• Trish is highly experianced in dealing with clients on Medicare, Workers Compensation, Department of Vetenery Affairs, Diabetes and much more.
• Her mission is to see everyone function in a healthy, fit manner and enjoy their life and family, without their disability or injury stopping them, Trish will make a difference to your life.

Liliana Balaguere-corts

• Liliana is the newest member of the PilatesWorks team.
• You will see Liliana in a variety of classes as she has an array of knowledge about both rehabiliation and general populations.
• Liliana's positive and encouraging nature will help to give you determination during each and every session.

Meredith Gadd

• Meredith is another new member to our PilatesWorks team.
• She has been working closely with our Seniors and Rehabilitation classes.
• Meredith is kind and caring, ensuring all your needs are met in classes and alterative exercises are given to those who suffer from pain.

Aaron Richards & Karen Monaghan - Spin Cycle and Pregnancy Specialists

• Aaron & Karen are specialist cycle coaches, be it mountain, road or triatholon.
• An elite athlete himself, Aaron understands the needs of the beginner cyclist to the elite professional.
• He has twenty years experience in the cycling field.
• Having trained through Mad Dog USA, Aaron and Karen are some of only a few in Australia to specialise in this style of cyclist training.
• If you want to win, or you want to begin, Aaron and Karen are the best.
• Mad Dog & the Cycle Specialist Karen get you to the place you want to be at.
• Karen is highly experianced with pregnancy/post partum. She has been a trained childbirth educator with A.C.E for over 20 years.
• Karen is a nursing mother's educator and counselor, group leader of Lower Blue Mountains group of "Australian Breastfeeding Association", A community representative on the Chilbirth Education Review Committee, Author of the Pregnancy exercise book "Life be in it" in Victoria and has worked as pre/postnatal fitness instructor for over 30 years.
• Karen has a Certificate IV level 3 gym instructor, group exercise and free style
• Karen is a personal trainer, older adult and childrens trainer

Pilates Works - Team

Pilates Works Australia prides itself in employing the most experienced and qualified professional instructors in Australia.

We are pleased to offer our clients/students pilates instructors, personal trainers and exercise physiologists with outstanding clinical, academic experience and qualifications.

You want the best - we have the best.

All our clients/students are assessed individually for free, then we direct them to a instructor (to design a personal program for them) or to a program already designed to meet their lifestyle, goals, rehabilitation or athletic needs.