I work to strengthen human processes in the ecosystem of social change. To achieve this, I facilitate personal change, leadership and organisational developments that are directed towards social good. I don’t believe in prescriptive or pre-packaged solutions to problems. Instead, I offer a personalised mix of tools that accelerate people's capacity to create insight from uncertainty, develop impact strategies, fulfil their intentions and establish foundations for achieving ongoing goals. This is spirited by 10 years of applied work and research in human change processes, wellbeing, resilience, trauma, impact design & measurement, and effective forms of development. Specialties include: Impact strategy, design and development– drawing on human-centred design principles, participatory processes and other techniques to identify areas of impact and engage multiple stakeholders in generating enduring change and value. Evidence building & quality improvement - impact measurement and evaluation to understand what works, manage risks, leverage outcomes & improve qualityCapacity building & development – strengthening individuals, groups, organisations & communities to drive and scale their impact, make change and adapt to evolving ecosystems or environments.

Kru Consulting delivers evidence-based and psychologically-informed executive coaching, leadership and change consulting to individuals, teams and organisations. We work with clients to accelerate impact in their work and organisations by focusing on developing people and leadership cultures. Check out http://www.kruconsulting.com.au

In this contract I contributed psychological services for the Assessment Services and Smart Centre Coordination division of the Department of Human Services.

Funded by Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund, and managed by state government, this role was designed to effect sustainable youth led recovery, renewal and increased resilience following the Black Saturday Bushfires.It was my responsibility to coordinate youth services and development across 5 communities. This was a complex role working with geographically dispersed and semi-rural communities experiencing significant trauma, following one of Australia’s biggest natural disasters.I was also responsible for driving the strategic direction and managing the operations of Ellimatta Youth Inc - a purpose-built youth facility and community-based non-profit within the Kinglake Ranges.

This position was funded by the Office for Youth to assist a partnership of youth service providers with the delivery of a regional, network-based approach to youth recovery and development after the Black Saturday Bushfires. I provided strategic support by compiling an evidence-base and report for the Deputy Premier of Victoria on the status of children and young people. Indicators included health, wellbeing and educational outcomes and development since the bushfires. From this foundation, I was invited to convene and facilitate a roundtable of ministers, community reps, local government agents, service provides and principals from 8 impacted primary and secondary schools in the region. The intention was to discuss ways to collectively address the recurring barriers to youth development and engagement since the bushfires.This processes eventually lead to advocacy for the involvement and contribution of young people, culminating in the design and coordination of the Co-GEN Youth Forum - a participatory design forum that brought adults and young people together to co-generate pathways forward.

Representing the College of Community Psychologists, I worked in Uganda conducting a social impact assessment of a psychosocial recovery program supporting children and young people within post-conflict areas of northern Uganda.

Here I conducted various economic and social impact assessments

This role involved delivering nationally accredited psychology training to university students - ensuring content was meaningful, fun and engaging with national competencies being achieved and met.I also assisted in the evaluation of the Victorian State Government's, Neighbourhood Renewal Project.

For Orygen, we co-designed and produced a video-based intervention promoting positive mental health strategies and behaviours to culturally and linguistically diverse students within tertiary education environments. This online video was part of a randomised control trial evaluating the effects of mental health literacy across Victorian universities. The video was presented at the National Summit on The Mental Health of Tertiary Students as an example of culturally sensitive innovations in mental health promotion.

After the 2009 Bushfires, the City of Greater Bendigo decided that tools for ongoing collaboration, youth engagement and empowerment were vital to young people's development after the fires. To meet this need, I co-designed a participatory resource for agencies and young people to actively map points of youth connection, engagement and service utilisation following the Bushfires. This resource was designed to identify and enhance youth participation, resilience and psychosocial support. The resource was grounded in empirical evidence derived from a multi-method youth engagement survey that I designed specifically for this project.

For this learning and development enterprise, my primary role was working as external recruitment consultant.I also reported to the GM of the group and performed various roles, including business development, and account management.