Dr Stephen Enoma
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Stephen Enoma’s career spans more than 20 years in special education and disability support across Western Australia and the Barkly Region of Northern Territory. Dr Enoma has worked extensively with children and young people with disabilities and their families in Government Special Needs Schools and Education Support Centres in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, from kindergarten through to Year 13. Throughout his career, he is recognised as a highly dedicated, effective, and outstanding educator, known for developing and implementing individualised education and care plans tailored to each student’s unique needs. His excellence in practice led to his nomination as Teacher of the Year and subsequent appointment as Principal of a Special Needs School.
As a specialist educator, Dr Enoma has supported students with a broad range of disabilities and support needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Down syndrome, ADHD, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, Global Developmental Delay, Smith-Magenis Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, physical disabilities, and speech and sensory impairments amongst others. He has also worked extensively with students with complex health and wellbeing needs, including trauma history, asthma, diabetes, eating disorders (including pica), dysphagia and choking risk, severe allergies (Anaphylaxis), and multiple co-morbid conditions.
Dr Enoma also served as a Disability and Early Childhood Intervention Advisor with the Northern Territory Department of Education, working predominantly with indigenous Australian students from Kindergarten to Year 12. In this role, he provided expert advice and hands-on support to schools, educators, and families, including:
- Delivering professional learning to teachers and school leaders on disability inclusion and best practice
- Supporting compliance with the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
- Advising on educational adjustments in line with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005
- Assisting with disability identification and intervention planning
- Supporting the development of Individual Education Plans and Education Adjustment Plans
- Advising schools on funding applications and resourcing
- Observing, assessing, and reporting on student needs
- Supporting transitions between educational settings
- Planning and facilitating Special Education Forums
- Providing online tutoring and professional learning for educators nationwide
Dr Enoma holds Master and Doctoral Degrees in Special Education/Special Needs, graduating with Distinction and High Distinction respectively. He has also taken courses in Leading Schools and Leading Change at Harvard University. His extensive qualifications and experience position him as a highly respected leader and advocate within the disability community.
CareConnect4U was founded to bridge the clear gap within the disability sector – the need for a professionally curated, disability-informed Expos grounded in real-world experience, that place people with disability at the very centre and with a lucid understanding that disability does not equate to inability.