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About Link into Life
Strengthening Lives and Communities
At Link Into Life, our team work together to provide supports across the greater Brisbane region. We work from an Interdiscplinary approach, using allied health, nursing, and qualified workers to bring high quality support. Our team actively communicate and collaborate together, bringing their specific skills, experience and qualifications, to ensure you receive a holistic approach to your care needs.
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Meet Our Team
Dedicated to Empowering Lives
Amanda Renger, Founder
After working for many years in Health and Disability Services, and with a Masters in Mental Health Social Work and Counselling, Amanda decided to set up Link Into Life to provide a better type of care for people in the community. With her own personal experience caring for ageing parents and having children on NDIS, she had recognised families needed flexible support and caring staff to help them build their identities outside of their age, health or disability needs. Amanda has crafted a team that is made of people who have heart and soul and lived experience with a passion to see people thrive. Her vision has always been to build lives and better communities.
Working across Aged Care, NDIS, DVA and Open Arms, Amanda and the team at Link into Life enjoy seeing good outcomes for people while helping them stay afloat in the storm they often find themselves in.
When not doing this work, Amanda spends time with how own home-made chaos in the form of dogs, a cat, young adult sons, girlfriends and a husband! (She does love them all dearly) Her goals - which she has been chasing for a long time, are to get back to horse-riding, making her garden as stunning as she imagines it could be, and spend days in a quiet spot near a river with her online Short Drama and book addictions!
Sarah - Support Coordinator
Sarah is a mum of three children and three fur babies. She has a strong passion for helping others and takes a holistic, person-centred approach in all areas of life. She is non-judgemental, empathetic and committed to helping people feel supported.
As a proud First Nations woman, Sarah values connection, community and the importance of building the “village” of support that everyone deserves.
Sarah brings nearly five years of experience in her role, along with valuable lived experience. She believes small things matter and can make a big difference in building progress, trust and strong support networks. She is realistic, practical and solution-focused. Sarah understands that meaningful progress takes time and sees supporting people as an investment in their future.
Outside of work, Sarah loves animals, especially dogs, and enjoys the simplicity they bring to life. Family is important to her, and she spends most of her time with her children doing the things they love.
Sarah is independent, down-to-earth and likes to keep things simple. She doesn’t take ‘no’ as answer very well, and mostly the team listens, as she ends up being right anyway.
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Karen - Support Coordinator
Karen has been working at Link into Life for the past three years. With three neurodiverse children, she has a wealth of lived experience and has been involved with the NDIS journey since its inception. Her goal is to support families holistically as they navigate their own NDIS journeys. Karen is nearing the completion of her Cert IV in Mental Health, a great resources for herself and the families across both NDIS, Aged Care and the broader community that she works with.
Karen is passionate about community and is an active member of her school P&C association. She loves being involved in fundraising events and has strong links across many different community and disability environments.
In her spare time Karen likes to relax by doing Pilates. Fun Fact - Karen is a dedicated 'dance mum' in the rest of her spare time!
Tanya - Administration Officer
Tanya is a health administrator with extensive experience in client services, administration, scheduling, training and team management. She brings a calm, organised and empathetic approach to supporting clients, colleagues and stakeholders in busy service environments. Tanya is front line and will likely be your first point of contact when connecting with Link Into Life.
Tanya is passionate about building genuine connections, offering a listening ear and providing meaningful, practical support which helps people feel informed and cared for. Outside work, she is a mum to two kids and a cheeky tuxedo cat named Pudding. She enjoys cooking, dance and travel and brings curiosity, warmth and creativity into both her professional and personal life.”
Trevor - Driver and Support Worker
Trevor comes with a strong background in Aged Care, with over 8 years supporting people with transport, community and in home care. He also provides support to our NDIS participants with transport, moving and a range of other tasks that require immediate help.
His Dutch sense of humour keeps us on our toes. He makes strong connections quickly with the people he supports. He is also able to surprise us with random information that no one else would remember! He is a strong player in our Trivia Quiz competitions.
His favourite pastime is reading/watching documentaries on history and building models.
Emily - Support Coordinator
Emily is passionate about walking alongside people as they work towards their goals, taking time to understand what matters most to them and supporting them through their NDIS journey.
With a Diploma in Education and other qualifications, she brings experience in inclusive education, individualised learning, behavioural support planning, advocacy and understanding how neurodiversity can impact a person’s support needs.
Emily is passionate about empowering people, particularly women, to build confidence, recognise their strengths and advocate for their rights. She believes everyone deserves to feel heard, respected and supported to make choices about their own life.
Outside of work, Emily enjoys spending time with her two cats, being creative with arts and cooking, and going to the beach. Having grown up on the peninsula of the Northern Territory, the ocean has always felt like home.
