Our Team
Our supervisors
Building Bridges consists of an extensive team of very well experienced and qualified supervisors. Many of these have been with the company for a long time, and most hold degrees in Social Work, Teaching and Psychology, as well as other relevant behavioural science qualifications and training.
Management Team
Lynn Easterling
Owner
Lynn Easterling is a qualified social worker and teacher who enjoyed working at weekends with the previous owner as a Building Bridges supervisor for several years. Before becoming the owner in September 2021
Lynn holds qualifications in:
- Masters of Social Work
- Certificate in Residential Child Care
- Diploma in Child Development
- Bachelor of Social Science (Developmental Psychology)
- Post Graduate Diploma of Social Work (specialising in Children and Families)
- Post Graduate Certificate of Adult Education
She also has a further 3 years of study for a Bachelor of Childhood Education and several years of research for a Doctoral Degree into child protection assessment, intervention, and planning in WA.
Lynn has 45 years of practice, professional development and university lecturing experience in Child Protection, Children in Out of Home care, Domestic Violence, Drugs and Alcohol, Family Support and Medical Paediatric and Maternity Social Work.
In WA, she has sat on the management committee for the Family Inclusion Network of WA (FINWA) and been commissioned to conduct research by the AASW and a ministerial committee on services for domestic violence in WA.
Lynn has provided Single Expert Witness reports for the Family Court of WA since 2012 and has worked as the area Offender Case Management Coordinator for the Family Violence Court of WA.
Lynn has completed training as a Family Court Co-ordinator.
Lynn is currently in the process of adding to her skills with a qualification in Family Dispute Resolution. Lynn expects to be able to provide Family Mediation later in 2026.
Jodi Gosztyla
Office Manager (Family Court)
With more than 25 years of experience in the community sector, Jodi is a qualified Social Worker who has supported children and young people across a wide range of community services, including child protection, corrections, education, and immigration.
Throughout her career, Jodi has been a strong advocate for children’s rights and wellbeing, ensuring they are listened to, protected, and meaningfully supported in all aspects of their development. Jodi’s practice is grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and child-centred approaches that empower children to feel safe, valued, and connected.
Jodi is currently in the process of adding to her skills with a qualification in Family Therapy.
Molly May
Office Manager
Department of Communities Liaison)
Molly holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Cert IV in Youth Work.
Molly has several years of experience working in administrative and paralegal roles in the community legal sector, primarily at the Women’s Legal Service WA and the Perth Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service (Djinda Service).
Molly is currently in the process of adding to her skills with a second degree, this one in psychology.
Join our team
We regularly recruit new supervisors, so if you are interested in working with us, please email your current resume to info@buildingbridgesscs.com.au.
Please note that we do not employ anyone without a combination of relevant experience in the field of children and families work and the minimum qualification of a Cert 4 in a relevant area. For private clients and family court work, the minimum qualification would be a diploma in this field.