I have been working for the board for 32 years (not sure how that many years have gone by!)

My role is an Inclusion Support Assistant. I help support students on the Autism Spectrum and their teams for the Renfrew Family of schools. 

It is important to make a difference in the life of a child, I can honestly say, the students I have worked with have made a difference in mine.  I am a better person because of each of them that have crossed my path. 

Hi, my name is Dawn Lorbetskie and I am an Inclusion Support Assistant (ISA). I became a member of the RCDSB family in 1998 as an Educational Assistant, and have had the opportunity to work with many children and staff along the way that have had a huge impact on my career.

 As an ISA, I support Cobden PS, Opeongo High School, Eganville PS and Herman Street PS, that have children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), collaborating with school teams in order to find strategies that best support the students in the classroom. I look forward to working with you and being a part of the amazing teams at RCDSB.

I am Tara Roach and I am an Inclusion Support Assistant.  I began my journey with the RCDSB in September 2007 as an Educational Assistant, and provided support in both Elementary and Secondary schools in that role. I have most recently been providing support through the Inclusion Support Assistant (ISA) role for Eganville PS, AJ Charbonneau PS, Walter Zadow PS, and McNab PS.  

My name is Melanie Gienow and I am the Inclusion Support Assistant for the Madawaska Valley Family of Schools and Champlain Discovery Public School. I was initially hired by RCDSB in 2001 as an Educational Assistant supporting students in both the elementary and secondary levels.  With me I bring almost 22 years of first hand experience working with students who have special needs.

My role as an Inclusion Support Assistant is to support students with ASD and the staff that assist them each day.  With the direction of the ASD coordinator, I provide strategies, programs and materials that are necessary to help these students be successful during their educational journey and beyond.

 My name is Wendy Sullivan  and I am an Inclusion Support Assistant. I became a member of RCDSB in 1995 working in Special Education supporting students in both elementary and secondary panel.  

As an Inclusion Support Assistant I support Fellowes High School, Highview Public School and Beachburg Public School. I look forward to working with your school team to collaborate and find strategies that work to support students with Autism. 

Hi, my name is Laura Nelson. I joined RCDSB in 2008 as an Educational Assistant in the Deep River and Petawawa family of schools.  Currently, I am an Inclusion Support Assistant for Deep River, Rockwood, and Pine View. As an ISA please reach out to me to collaborate and find strategies that work to support students with ASD. 

Hi, I am new to role of Inclusion Support Assistant, after being in the role of Educational Assistant for the past 17 years.  

I have always loved working with students on the Autism Spectrum, and am thrilled to be supporting our students in this new capacity.