Project SEARCH
Lisa Tatton currently serves as a Job Coach at Project SEARCH - Uniting Care since February 2023. Previously, Lisa held the position of Diversity Recruitment Consultant at IPA from February 2022 to December 2022 and worked as a DES Marketing Consultant for SANDBAG Inc. from November 2020 to January 2022. Additionally, Lisa was a Disability Support Trainer at The Compass Institute from February 2019 to November 2020, focusing on creating and facilitating social enterprises for young people with disabilities. From January 2015 to January 2019, Lisa owned and operated Urban Pantry Cafe and the Urban Hippie Food Truck. Lisa also has experience as an EALD and SEP Teacher Aide at Boondall State School from January 2018 to December 2018, working with children from diverse backgrounds and special needs. Educational qualifications include a Certificate 3 in Education Support from TAFE Queensland and a Certificate 4 in Disabilities from Traxion Training, alongside studies at Murdoch University.
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Project SEARCH
Project SEARCH was developed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, a research environment that fosters visionary thinking and innovation. It all began in 1996, when Erin Riehle was Director of Cincinnati Children's Emergency Department. Erin felt that, because the hospital served individuals with developmental disabilities, it made sense that they should commit to hiring people in this group. She wondered if it would be possible to train people with developmental disabilities to fill some of the high-turnover, entry level positions in her department, which involved complex and systematic tasks such as stocking supply cabinets. As a starting point, Erin presented her ideas to Susie Rutkowski, then the special education director at Great Oaks Career Campuses. Erin and Susie formed a partnership that was instantaneous, and together they launched Project SEARCH. Since its inception, Project SEARCH has grown from a single program site at Cincinnati Children's to over 600 sites across the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Portugal, Iceland, New Zealand and Australia. Project SEARCH's primary objective is to secure competitive employment for people with disabilities.