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Operations Team

All non-clinical members of the Champion Health team have unique skills, interests and specialities.

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Sonya

Practice Manager

Sanda

Admin

Rhonda

Admin

Lowana

Admin

Jess

Admin

Amy

Admin

J-Elle

Admin

Ky-Lee

Member Liason

Andre

Clinical Lead

Jonathan

Business Lead

James

Director

Carlos

Marketing Manager

Jason

IT Manager

Jonathan

Business Lead

James

Director

Carlos

Marketing Manager

Sonya Jackson

I was born in Croatia and moved to live in Australia when I was a child.

Before joining Champion Health in 2016, I held multiple jobs, including medical receptionist, real estate & property management and recruitment consultant.

My favourite part about being the practice manager at Champion Health is that I enjoy seeing the vision of the future come to life and that we are making a significant impact on many people’s lives.

Outside work, I love spending time with my family and dogs, travelling and eating lots of food. Chances are you will see me drinking coffee… regularly!

My specialty in the admin team is to ensure that all admins are trained carefully and deliver a high standard for all our clinicians and patients.

I am also fluent in Croatian.

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Sanda Smith

I was born and raised in Brisbane and joined the Champion Health Admin team 2023.

Previously I worked in Hospitality as a bookkeeper and manager.

My favourite part about being an administrator in the Champion Health team is seeing the happy smiles from patients and team alike.

Outside of work, you’ll see me spending time with my family, cooking and travelling.

My specialty in the administration team is in bookkeeping, invoicing and understanding funding schemes!

I am also fluent in Croatian!

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Rhonda Warren

I was born and raised in Logan, Brisbane and joined the Champion Health team in 2022.

Previously I worked for a bank for nearly 30 years.

My favourite part of being an admin at Champion Health is that every day is different, the team is friendly, and they share my addiction to Haigh’s chocolate.

Outside of work, I love to socialize and spend time with my cat, and every couple of years, I love to travel.

In 2022, I went to Hawaii for a month!

My specialty in the administration team is in detail, especially around billings.

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Lowana Duncan

I was born in New South Wales and moved to Queensland when I was 6. I am Aboriginal, and my name is Lowana which is from the Wiradjuri dialect.

Previously I worked in childcare for nine years and have a passion for helping others after I went through a career change due to injuries the Champion Health team resolved.

My favourite part about being an administrator at Champion Health is that I get to share my personal story with many clients who walk in with chronic pain and with no trust or hope for health professionals.

Outside work, I enjoy spending time at the beach or riding roller coasters.

My specialty in the administration team is timetabling people who require more than one health professional so that it’s convenient for their lifestyle and health journey. I also assist regularly with our members providing VIP times and events.

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Jessica Maher

I was born and raised in Brisbane and joined the Champion Health admin team in 2022.

Previously I worked for nearly ten years in the childcare industry!

My favourite part about being an administrator at Champion Health is reassuring many people that we have an excellent team and strive for outstanding customer service.

Outside work, I’ll spend time with my family ( as we have babies), playing computer games, watching horror movies and cooking!

My specialty in the administration team is ensuring that we have fridges and health products that health professionals endorse and genuinely help.

I am also conversational in Croatian.

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Amy Seiler

I was born and raised in Brisbane and joined the Champion Health team in 2023.

Before joining the Champion Health team, I worked as a receptionist in medical centres.

My favourite part about being in the Champion Health admin team is ensuring clients have a great health experience from the very first phone call.

Outside of work you’ll catch me studying at university as I work towards becoming a clinical psychologist.

Otherwise, I’m an avid motocross/ enduro rider, and love venturing through remote areas of Australia on 4WD trips with my family.

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Ky-Lee Hillery

I was born and raised in Townsville and joined the Champion Health admin team in 2022.

Previously, I worked with Woolworths for nearly 20 years as a manager.

My favourite part about being an administrator at Champion Health is the future the team is trying to create… and the patients and crew make it fun on the journey!

Outside of work, I’m a massive Cowboys fan, listen to a wide range of music and dabble as a family historian.

My specialty in the administration team is ensuring that our clinicians are on-time and our clients have excellent session.

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Andre Nilsen

I was born and raised on the west coast of Norway and moved to Australia in 2015 to pursue a career as a Physiotherapist.

I have a lengthy background in martial arts and represented Norway in Taekwon-do with several national and international podium placements. I have experience with Kick Boxing, Muay Thai and BJJ.

My favourite part about being a clinical lead is mentoring new graduate health professionals and helping them become confident and skilled clinicians who get excellent results.

I am also fluent in Norwegian.

My specialty as a physiotherapist is diagnostics and managing complex musculoskeletal conditions.

Areas of Interest

  • Complex & Chronic condition diagnosis (unresolved or ongoing for >6 months)
  • Combat Sport injuries especially BJJ and Taekwon-do
  • NDIS; amputees, strokes, spinal injuries, functional neurological disorder
  • Pediatric conditions; Perthes, Sever’s and others

Jonathan Reeves

I was born and raised in Townsville and moved to Brisbane in 2019 to join Champion Health.

Before being an exercise physiologist, I was Townsville’s #1 Uber Driver.

My favourite part about being an Exercise Physiologist is that I have the knowledge to help people stay physically healthy while managing their chronic disease, injury or pain.

As someone who regularly trains with ongoing lower back pain for nearly ten years, I know I can help others manage long-term health around their pain.

Outside work, you’ll catch me gel blasting regularly and going to the gym to work on callisthenics (bodyweight exercises).

My specialty as an exercise physiologist is exercising with lower back pain and working with veterans.

Areas of Interest

  • Complex lower back pain and physical health
  • Veteran Health; PTSD, amputees, depression, anxiety and exercising with multi-level injuries or conditions.

James Grafton

I was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland and started Champion Health in 2016 in Springwood on Murrajong Road. 

Before starting Champion Health, I worked as a physiotherapist across various settings such as hospitals, research, universities, private practice and contract work.

My favourite part about being in the Champion Health team is that we are becoming the change we see in healthcare.

Outside work, you’ll catch me in the gym, watching anime, playing computer games or learning about business.

As a full-time physiotherapist, I travelled with the Australian Judo team. I was regularly called into national sporting competitions for smaller sports to oversee medical care and support.

Occasionally, I still treat as a physiotherapist to teach and help clients who need one of my unusual specialty areas.

Like many clinicians, I can manipulate my communication strategies. However, my style tends to be semi-formal, challenging, and clarifying and involves open dialogues around tough questions that involve personal reflection and philosophy.

My specialty as a physiotherapist is in psychology and complex diagnostics.

Areas of Interest

  • Pediatric Conditions
  • Chronic pain & Complex Diagnostics
  • Strength & Combat sports; Judo, Strongman, CrossFit, Olympic lifting, Gymnastics, Parkour, Calisthenics
  • Hands, Elbow and Wrist Injuries
  • Vertigo; BPPV, Meniere’s Disease
  • Concussions
  • Elite Athlete Programming and Performance
  • Occupational Health & Work Injuries.
  • Esports Athletes

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Carlos Chicas

I was born in the exotic land of El Salvador and now I started as the marketing coordinator for Champion Health in 2021.

Before I was a marketing coordinator, I was involved in the private security sector.

Outside of work you’ll catch me playing video games, socialising with friends or family and on occasion, travelling to a new country for its unique culture and cuisine.

My specialty as a marketing coordinator is to ensure that everything is consistently, scheduled, standardised and working as intended.

Jason Dale

I was born and raised in Australia. I currently work as the IT Manager for Champion Health, where I am known for my ability to get things done. In my spare time, I enjoy playing video games, watching anime, and spending time with my family. I am also very excited to start travelling soon and experience new cultures and sights.

As an IT Manager, I have a keen eye for technology and am always up-to-date on the latest developments in the field. I take great pride in my work and am dedicated to ensuring that Champion Health’s technology systems run smoothly.

Avalon Mogensen

I was born and raised in Brisbane and completed my Physiotherapy study in 2022 at UQ.

I developed an interest in Physiotherapy after competing and being injured in basketball.

My favourite part about working at Champion Health is meeting people from all walks of life and helping coach them through their complex injuries and worries.

Outside work, I love to hike and spend time at the beach.

My physiotherapy specialty is working with chronic lower back pain and women’s health conditions.

Areas of Interest

  • Chronic Back & Groin Pain
  • Lower body pain; hips, knees and feet.
  • Women’s Health Conditions; pelvic floor prolapse, incontinence, prenatal, postnatal, rectus diastasis, pain with intercourse and more!

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Nick Benson

I was born in Minnesota, United States and went to university in Arizona.

Before I joined the Champion Health team in 2023 I was a collegiate NCAA D1 diver competing nationally for 4 years.

My favorite part about being a physiotherapist is challenging people to reach health goals they didn’t think were possible.

Outside of work you’ll catch me either travelling overseas or at the beach, hiking or playing volleyball.

My special interest as a physiotherapist is in gymnastics, athletics and neurological conditions.

Areas of Interest

  • Gymnastics
  • Athletics
  • Diving
  • Mixed Martial Arts & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

  • Spinal Injuries & Stroke

  • Parkinson’s Disease

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Garrick Harding-Smith

I was born and raised in Brisbane and joined the Champion Health team in 2017.

Recently I finished my physiotherapy degree, so now I am a dual-qualified physiotherapist and exercise physiologist at Champion Health!

My favourite part about being a health professional is helping clients get back to the life they used to have before their injury or concern.

Outside work, you’ll find me playing golf, drinking a beer, watching Rugby and socializing with friends and family.

My specialty as an exercise physiologist & physiotherapist is in looking after Veterans and Gray Nomads.

Areas of Interest

  • Veterans; PTSD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, complex and chronic injuries
  • Athletics injuries; long jump, high jump, track and field, shotput, discus, javelin.
  • Gray Nomads; exercise prescription for regular travellers to keep great health

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