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Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas is an Australian youth independence leader based in Liverpool, NSW. She is the Founder and CEO of Supporting Communities Australia (an NDIS-registered youth mentoring provider), the creator of the Elevate Youth Lab™ four-stage mentoring framework, and the host of the Team with the Queen podcast. She holds a Bachelor of Criminology (University of the Andes, Venezuela) and a Diploma of Counselling (Australia), with eight-plus years of direct frontline practice in OOHC, NDIS, Youth Justice and community services across Western Sydney. Originally from Venezuela.
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Yosmerys at a Glance
8+
years of frontline practice in OOHC, disability, and community services
3
ventures: SCA, EYL, and the Team with the Queen Podcast
2
qualifications: Bachelor of Criminology + Diploma of Counselling
1
proprietary youth mentoring framework (EYL) created in-house
Independence built me before I built anything for anyone else. Watching young people fail without it is the reason I do this work.Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas, Founder of Supporting Communities Australia, creator of the Elevate Youth Lab framework, host of Team with the Queen.
Author · Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas · Bachelor of Criminology, Diploma of Counselling · Updated 15 July 2026
Why I do this work.
I was trained to be independent from childhood. Not because I was unusual, but because that is how I was raised. The confidence that came from it built everything I have done since: leaving Venezuela for Australia, learning a new system from the bottom up, founding an NDIS-registered provider from scratch. Independence as a learned skill is not theory for me. It is my life.
Then I spent eight years on the floor of Western Sydney youth services. Across OOHC, NDIS, Youth Justice and community services I kept seeing the same pattern. Young people failing. Not because they lacked capability, but because no one had taught them the life skills I took for granted. The repetition. The rapport. The structured chance to practise.
So I built it. Supporting Communities Australia exists to do for young people what was done for me. Elevate Youth Lab™ is the four-stage framework behind it, turning independence from a vague goal into a learnable skill. Team with the Queen is the podcast where I ask other builders the questions that matter. Rapport first. Capacity second. Independence always. None of it is theory. All of it came from a life lived this way.
The system has plenty of people pointing at problems. What I do is build the structures that close them.
What I build.
Supporting Communities Australia
The NDIS Registered Provider I founded for young people in Western Sydney. Expanding nationally.
Visit site →Elevate Youth Lab™
The four-stage capacity-building framework I designed from the ground up. Built in Western Sydney, designed for the rest of Australia.
Visit site →Team with the Queen
100 stories of Australian leaders worth hearing. Serious. Actually entertaining.
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Team with the Queen
Sharing the stories of 100 leaders in Australia whose stories are worth hearing.
A serious podcast that is actually entertaining. Real humans, real stories, the questions LinkedIn does not ask. Starting in Australia, made to travel.
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Who is Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas?
An Australian youth independence leader based in Liverpool, NSW. Founder and CEO of Supporting Communities Australia, creator of the Elevate Youth Lab™ framework, host of the Team with the Queen podcast. Originally from Venezuela. Bachelor of Criminology and Diploma of Counselling, with eight-plus years of direct frontline practice in OOHC, NDIS, Youth Justice and community services across Western Sydney.
What is Supporting Communities Australia?
An NDIS-registered youth mentoring provider for young people aged 12 to 20 across Western and South West Sydney. Founded by Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas. Delivers capacity-building mentoring under the Elevate Youth Lab framework.
What is Elevate Youth Lab™?
A proprietary four-stage youth mentoring framework. It turns independence from a vague goal into a learnable skill. The principle behind it: rapport first, capacity second, independence always.
What is Team with the Queen?
An interview podcast hosted by Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas. The mission: share the stories of 100 leaders in Australia whose stories are worth hearing. Category of 1: a serious podcast that is actually entertaining. Starting in Australia, made to travel. Follow on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube at @teamwiththequeen.
How can I be a guest on Team with the Queen?
Submit the podcast nomination form on this page. Yosmerys reads every nomination personally and will be in touch within a couple of weeks if it is a fit.
How can I book Yosmerys to speak?
Book a free 15-minute call or email yosmerys@supportingcommunitiesaustralia.com. Speaking topics include youth services, OOHC and NDIS, capacity-building practice, immigrant women in leadership, and founding a youth services business from frontline practice.
Where is Yosmerys based?
Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia. SCA delivers direct services across Greater Sydney. Yosmerys is available Australia-wide for speaking, podcast appearances and partnerships.
Ready to work together?
Speaking, partnerships, podcast guest pitches, or just a hello. I respond to all enquiries within 2 business days.
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Liverpool, NSW. Working across Greater Sydney. Expanding nationally.
Location
Liverpool, NSW 2170
Servicing Greater Sydney & beyond
Phone
0480 800 521