What we do
OzTREKK is based in Perth, Ontario, midway between Ottawa and Toronto. We also have staff in Vancouver, Toronto, and Halifax.
We travel across Canada to meet our students and to help them prepare for study in Australia. OzTREKK has assisted students from every province (and even one territory!) in Canada.
OzTREKK’s mission is simple: To prepare you for a first-class international education experience in Australia. We offer you guidance and information about your undergraduate, postgraduate and professional degree options in Australia. We assist you at every stage—from application to arrival. You can apply to Australian universities through OzTREKK and be confident we will walk you through every step of your journey.
How we are free
Australian universities have student offices like OzTREKK’s all around the world to provide personalized assistance and country-specific info. They’ve chosen us as their Canadian representative because they know we’re experts in matching what students need to what they offer.
Since we are funded by our Australian universities and because we aim to put you first, our services are free to students across Canada.

Who we are
Founded in 2002, OzTREKK is a team of extraordinary people who genuinely care about helping you to follow your dreams. Having lived and travelled in Australia, our firsthand experience has allowed us to assist thousands of Canadians find the program and university that are right for them.
We will provide you with everything you need to know to make your transition to studying and living in Australia smooth and hassle-free!
Jaime Notman Director, Operation & Admissions
Friendly. Sometimes “a bit much” (competitive). Hard worker. Loves only cute animals (and not all animals are cute). Also loves clean and tidy surroundings: whose mouldy apple is in the fridge!? One word: Ozark. Really sad she has to wait for season 4. ESTJ. Jaime oversees the Admissions & Operations teams and ensures the office is functioning in a productive and positive way. Jaime enjoys updating the team about the latest crime podcasts and punctuating the office Skype with innumerable cat memes. Jaime also thinks she’s very good at GIFs.
Food: Tuna sashimi, tacos and steak (striploin)
Drink: Yes
Movie: Clueless
Music: Right now? Strumbellas on repeat… for days
Book: The Mountain and the Valley (or The Grapes of Wrath or anything Phillip Roth)
Superpower: I’m not creative (ESTJ), I can’t answer this.
Chris Nolan Director and Recruitment Manager
As a StFX grad and east coast boy, Chris doesn’t mind the odd gathering. He has occasionally been accused of liking outdated music. He can be found on weekends shuttling his 3 children to various activities like skiing, playing some hockey, and travelling. ESFP. Chris leads our recruiting team into battle across the country. He tends to enjoy the broad strokes over the details any day.
Food: Italian & sushi
Drink: Good coffee, most beer, even tequila is creeping into the rotation.
Music: Old school – Springsteen, Petty, Mellencamp, the Hip (I cried watching their documentary), even some Bob Marley
Movie: Goodfellas, True Romance (sooo many good actors in that), The Shawshank Redemption.
Favorite Expression: “these are champagne problems…”
Nicole Bowes Human Resources / Operations Manager
Creative and organized type. Loves quiet time, singing loudly in the car, checking things off a never-ending to-do list, and spending time with family. ENFJ.
Nicole is responsible for HR policies and operations in the OzTREKK office. Nicole manages employee recruitment and onboarding, training, and company-wide policies.
Food: Pizza
Drink: H2O
Movie: Away We Go andThis is 40
Music: Everything… except some country. Also not big on screamy death metal
Book: Bridget Jones’s Diary
Superpower: Telepathy
Heather Brown Admissions Coordinator / Office Administrator
Mom of two. Loves music, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends. Volunteers at children’s school through Catholic School Council as well as for Best Buddies and Girl Guides. Enjoys helping the community. ESFJ.
Heather supports the staff in the office by processing applications and mail (among a million other things!). Heather is the voice you will hear when you call our office.
Food: Chocolate!
Drink: Tea – pretty much any kind 😊
Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Fault in Our Stars, Mamma Mia, and any superhero movie
Music: A variety, but faves include Backstreet Boys, Josh Groban, and Keith Urban
Book: The Twilight series
Superpower: Fearlessness
Kati Gorbachyova Territory Manager (Western Canada)
Caring, honest, funny. Loves music (anything from Zeppelin to Flume), documentaries, visiting the Comedy Store in L.A., and volunteering for mental health causes in Vancouver. ESFP. Kati meets with Canadian students from BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. When not on an airplane, Kati is meeting with student groups and academic counsellors across Western Canada. Her favourite part of the role is connecting with students, so feel free to drop her a line if you want to learn more about studying in Australia!
Food: Sushi
Drink: Water
Movie: The Departed / Pulp Fiction/ Superbad
Music: Anything that connects to the soul 😉
Book: The Pillars of the Earth
Superpower: Invisibility
Alexa Graham Admissions Officer
If she’s not watching FRIENDS or spending time in her garden, you can find Alexa hanging out with her friends and family. ISFJ. Alexa is responsible for the day-to-day communication with each student in the dental program. She guides and assists students throughout the entire process, providing information about program requirements, how to apply, when to accept, and what they need to do when they arrive in Australia.
Food: Anything breakfast
Drink: Sidecar
TV Show: FRIENDS, Stranger Things, Breaking Bad
Music: Glorious Sons, Arkells and Half Moon Run
Book: Harry Potter series
Superpower: Invisibility
Charlynn Lecompte Admissions Officer
Aries. Easy-going type person. Love movies, Netflix, puns, friendship, late nights, and when a good song comes on the radio. ENTP
Charlynn works closely with her medicine teammate Amanda as the point of contact for our universities for all medicine application questions or concerns. Not only does she submit the apps, she also tracks and monitors all student documents and ensures timely student correspondence regarding applications and corresponding documents.
Food: Pizza (There is no such thing as a bad pizza)
Drink: Chocolate milk
Movie: A Beautiful Mind
Music: Open to all music, except heavy metal
Book: The Book Thief
Superpower: Always knowing the truth
Blair Kerr Marketing & Recruitment Coordinator
Dog mom, creative academic, people person. Loves small concerts and comedy shows, podcasts about seemingly mundane topics, and going for coffee. ENFJ. Blair works within three teams at OzTREKK: Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions. Blair manages the content creation, video production, social media platforms and event logistics for OzTREKK.
Food: Newfoundland toutons and molasses
Drink: Tea
Movie: Serendipity
Music: Folk, Jazz, anything Canadian
Book: Any biography/autobiography
Superpower: Omnilingualism
Carolyn Kowalewski Student Engagement Coordinator
Planner, organizer, and aesthetic-type. Enjoys learning, exploring the outdoors and spending time with loved ones. ISFJ. Carolyn provides administrative, creative, and planning support to the Senior Admissions Officer and the rest of the OzTREKK Admissions Team.
Food: Breakfast, Italian, seafood
Drink: Cappuccino
TV Show: FRIENDS and Fixer Upper
Music: Oldies
Book: Holy Bible
Superpower: Communicating with animals
Krista McVeigh Admissions Manager
Homebody who loves to mix in some travel. Often found at the cottage, Netflix binging, snuggling puppies or roping her husband into the next home-improvement project. ENFJ
As the Admissions team leader, Krista is the key Admissions contact for university representatives. Krista oversees the implementation of all inquiry and admissions processes and handles any escalations. Krista’s primary goal is to support her team members, so they can provide exceptional student services.
Food: Homemade mac ‘n’ cheese
Drink: Kingston Estates Cabernet Sauvignon (it’s Australian!)
Movie: The Holiday
Music: Everything but heavy metal/screaming
Book: Bridge to Terabithia
Superpower: Flying
Molly Mahon Admissions Officer
I love spending time with friends and family, cottaging/camping (in a trailer), concerts, road trips, St Patrick’s day and Netflix. I’m also a graphic designer, so when I’m not at OzTREKK, I’m designing posters, logos and invitations. ENFJ. The OzTREKK office says Molly is inquisitive and always on a quest for knowledge (Q4K). The whole office enjoys Molly’s special brand of wit and humour and her ability to ask the hard questions. Why though?
Food: Chicken Souvlaki
Drink: Water or Coffee or Iced Capp
Movie: The Wedding Singer / Step Brothers
Show: The Killing/Scrubs/Schitt’s Creek
Music: Too much! Arcade Fire/Death Cab/Dire Straits/Springsteen
Fave Concert: AC/DC or Metallica
Pastime: Yard sales and thrift shops
Lara Klymko Admissions Officer
Connoisseur of immature and unseemly TV shows, Can lit, eating over the sink, and the Oxford comma. Adorer of dogs and also every animal ever. Intermittent biker chick and bass player. Knitter, librarian, and clown. INFP. Lara works with all rehab sciences students. Need help with applying to physio, OT, chiro, speech path, or audiology? Contact Lara!
Food: Ethiopian
Drink: Dark roast French Press in the morning, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at night
Movie: Threat Level Midnight
Music: Baroque, Drum&Bass, ’80s & ’90s hip-hop, Brad Mehldau, Megadeth, and Conway Twitty
Book: Observatory Mansions
Superpower: Saviour of Spiderbros
Matthew Moxley Senior Admissions Officer
Sports fan, athlete, witty, awkward-kinda dude. Enjoys fantasy sports, museums, writing, binging TV, conspiracies, random adventures, and daydreaming about golf and cottage life. ISFJ. As half of the dentistry hub at OzTREKK, Matthew communicates regularly with our universities by ensuring all applications are A-okay. He also processes the offers for our brilliant dent students. Matthew opens office windows (because tall) so the women at OzTREKK do not suffocate.
Food: Pizza
Drink: Stella Artois
Movie: Moneyball
Music: Rock, alternative, Celine Dion ballads
Book: The Guy on The Left
Superpower: Flying
Sarah O’Shea Territory Manager (Toronto East & Ottawa Area)
Bubbly, outgoing and easily amused! Loves animals more than most people, concerts, travel, swimming, the outdoors and making simple tasks into fun adventures. Hates spiders, heights, and eggs. ESFJ.
As Territory Manager for Eastern Ontario, Sarah is your connection to high schools and universities in the Ottawa, Kawartha, Kingston and Kitchener/Waterloo regions. She travels her way around Ontario attending university fairs, conducting information sessions, and connecting with students who would like to pursue study in Australia.
Food: Polish. Perogies, sauerkraut, sausage, cabbage rolls—you name it
Drink: Rye and Diet Coke
Movie: Peter Pan (original)
Music: Country
Book: Harry Potter (all, but mostly Goblet of Fire)
Superpower: Talking to / understanding animals
Julie Reynolds Communications Officer
Reader, writer, editor-type person. Loves books, music, movies, art, funny people, wiener dogs, and long walks in the bookstore. Likes westerns. Doesn’t like idiotic rules. INFP.
Julie connects Marketing, Recruitment, and Admissions for all OzTREKK and university messaging and manages the OzTREKK websites, including the OzTREKK Boarding Pass and application system. She also tackles the blog and creates landing pages, graphics, and copy.
Food: Filet mignon
Drink: Pink grapefruit juice
Movie: Sleeping with the Enemy
Music: Almost all, but mostly Editors, Hard-Fi, Aquilo, Bastille, Amber Run, Mansionair, Manchester Orchestra, The Black Keys…
Book: The Great Gatsby
Superpower: Omnilingualism
Lindsay Rodney Marketing & Recruitment Coordinator
Dog lover, Netflix-watcher, social. Loves hanging out with friends and family, and enjoys weekend getaways with Hubby. ESFJ. ❤
Lindsay works within three teams at OzTREKK: Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions. Lindsay manages the content creation, video production, social media platforms and event logistics for OzTREKK. She’s expanding her video production skills these days, so watch out, Spielberg!
Food: Udon noodle stir-fry
Drink: Chelada (Ceaser with a Cornita)
Movie: Elf
Music: Country
Book: Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Superpower: Teleportation
Amanda Rollich Admissions Officer
Kind, thoughtful, tidy. Road-tripping, nature-loving, nutrition-learning introverted empath. Happy to hunt the thrift shops for hidden treasures! INFP.
Amanda works closely with her medicine teammate Charlynn and is the point of contact for students for all medicine application questions or concerns. Need help figuring out which medicine program is right for you? Contact Amanda!
Food: Steak and veggies
Fav Hikes: Valley of the Winds in Oz outback
Movie: I Am
Music: Posty, and a little bit of everything
Book: Into the Wild
Superpower: Intuition
Adam Smith Marketing Manager
Spends his days painting and parenting, wordsmithing long-winded emails and living the life of a digitally indigenous Genghis-enthused socialist libertarian data magician. INTP. Adam masters strategic planning, systems development, market research and reporting metrics to support all OzTREKK teams.
Food: Beer
Drink: Old fashioned
Art: g3nghis.com
Music: electronic/hiphop
Book: Noam Chomsky’s bibliography
Superpower: Living one day at a time
Anna Southall-Millward Territory Manager (Toronto West)
Dreamer, doer, traveller, optimist; loves people and the world. ENFJ. As the Territory Manager for Western Ontario, Anna facilitates events and information sessions at universities and high schools, providing guidance and direction regarding study in Australia. Based in the “Hammer” (Hamilton), Anna is always dreaming of her next travel destination.
Food: Nutella
Drink: Coffee
Movie: Love Actually
Book: Oryx and Crake
Travel: Nepal
Superpower: Mind-reading
Meghan Publow Admissions Officer
Traveller, nighthawk, social butterfly. Has a major sweet tooth. Loves tea, music, dogs. ESFP. #FOMO
Meghan works with vet, public health, nursing, optometry, and all the other undergraduate and postgraduate programs, helping to make the application process easier, and making sure everything stays on track. Meghan also works with our university partners with any application questions or concerns. If you’re a high school counsellor or a parent and interested in any of the programs Meghan works with, please reach out!
Food: Tacos
Drink: Her own trademark (vodka, soda and peach schnapps)
Movie: Superbad , State of Play
Music: A little bit of everything! Country, classic rock, rap, top 40
Book: The Girl on the Train
Superpower: Healing
Kaylee Templeton Admissions Officer
Calendar-lover, travel enthusiast, baker. Also a fan of sports, the outdoors, comedians, and fun facts. ENFJ. Kaylee works directly with students interested in studying law, pharmacy, or teaching. Great at organizing, Kaylee easily whips apps into shape to make sure everything is as it should be.
Food: Breakfast foods!
Drink: G&T
Movie: Remember the Titans
Music: Most genres, including country and Top 40…
Book: The Harry Potter series and anything relating to WWII
Superpower: Teleportation
Shannon Tilston Student Engagement Manager
Wanna-be homesteader who loves dad-jokes, gardening, reading text books and hanging with her kids while channeling her inner child. INFP. Empathetic and innovative, Shannon is responsible for coordinating better student experience strategies across multiple programs. As our most experienced admissions officer, Shannon has helped hundreds of students through the process.
Food: A tie for cereal and cheese
Drink: Coffee
Movie: I Heart Huckabees
Music: Ranges from Americana, folk, funk or anything that makes you move
Book: Other than her forest gardening textbooks, anything by Dave Eggers
Superpower: Lorax powers—speaking for the trees and the brown Bar-ba-loots
Leanna Turner Admissions Officer
Sociable, curious, love for travel and meeting new people, married at centre ice, party planner, determined dreamer, you can take the girl out of the small town but you can’t take the small town out of the girl! ESFJ-A. Leanna is OzTREKK’s admissions officer for our rehab science students. She will be packaging and submitting your applications as well as being your university liaison!
Food: Spanakopita
Drink: Tom Collins
Movie: Pretty Woman
Music: Anything you can sing, stomp and dance to!
Book: The Wealthy Barber Returns
Superpower: Supernatural hearing
Current Opportunities
Would you like to work with us?
All of us at OzTREKK are proud to say we love working here. Who wouldn’t want to work in a super-casual, positive environment with amazing coworkers?
Helping others achieve their dreams is what we do, and it doesn’t get any better than that! In fact, we’re so dedicated to helping students reach their career goals, we’ve been doing it since 2002.
Have a look at our current job opportunities!
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