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IAP2 Accredited Australasian Trainers

BBS
Geographic coverage: Australia specialising in South East Queensland. BBS is one of Australia’s largest strategic communications consultancies specialising in community engagement design, practice, training and facilitation, particularly in the areas of major infrastructure, local planning and property development.
Amanda Newbery Managing Director A former Courier-Mail journalist, Amanda is also a weekly panellist on ABC Queensland Radio’s Hidden Persuaders program and an Australasian committee member for IAP2. Amanda’s comprehensive public relations background further heightens the impact of her community engagement strategies. Proactive media relations and a strong understanding of tactical communications activities enable Amanda to devise campaigns that are inclusive, transparent and successful. Key achievements include: $550m South Bank Institute of TAFE redevelopment – Queensland’s first Public Private Partnership $1b Maroochydore golf course redevelopment $300m Millennium Arts Project – Queensland’s new State Library and Gallery of Modern Art Brisbane City Council’s CityShape Conference – an Asia Pacific Award winning event $1b St Mary’s master-planned community – a highly controversial Delfin Lend Lease Sydney project.
Gerard Reilly Director As Director of one of Australia’s leading communications firms, Gerard has more than 10 years experience in strategic communications, public relations and community engagement. His passion lies in improving the way organisations communicate and interact with their publics. His speciality is working with large and complex organisations to create frameworks to improve their community and stakeholder engagement practices. Gerard recently completed a comprehensive framework for TransLink – the Queensland State Government body responsible for managing public transport for more than 2 million residents in the South East Queensland region. He has also worked extensively with local Councils in developing engagement strategies for infrastructure and social planning projects. Gerard is also a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA). Key achievements include: TransLink’s Stakeholder Engagement Framework $50 million Whitsunday Wastewater Project (Whitsunday Shire Council) Airlie Beach Streetscape Project (Whitsunday Shire Council) $34 million Mackay Convention and Exhibition Precinct (Department of Public Works).
Engagement Plus
Michelle Feenan Director Michelle has over 20 years experience in Community Engagement, Facilitation, Planning, Team Development and Community Development. Michelle’s extensive consultancy has included the design and delivery of community engagement strategies, community planning, practitioner training and capability building, facilitation and mediation services, strategic planning, the review of community based services and policy development. Her skills and experience supporting the training experience include us of techniques such as deliberative dialogue, carousel, world café, enquiry by design, workshops, open house, static displays and online engagement. Significant projects/clients include: Local Government Association of Queensland- community engagement training and community planning workshops Commonwealth Carelink- National Respite for Carers Capacity Building Project Department of Tourism, Regional Industry and Development- Australia’s first Deliberative Forums on Nanotechnology Mackay Regional Council- design and assistance with the community engagement strategy and development of a Disability Action Plan Redlands City Council- Festival and Events Strategy Brisbane City Council and Logan City Council- provision of in-house Certificate Program training to over 230 participants
Geographic coverage: Australia; specialising in Queensland. Please contact the office directly on (07) 3368 3008 or go to the website www.engagementplus.com.au for information on services offered or to discuss your training needs.
Pattillo
Geographic coverage: New Zealand and Australia Please contact the office directly for information on the current training program, Patillo's accredited trainers (listed below) and/or to discuss your IAP2 training needs.
Anne Pattillo Anne’s high-profile experience and sharp intellect have cemented her reputation as a leader in her field. A consultant and facilitator with over fifteen years’ experience, Anne first formed her business in 1989. She now leads a team of specialised consultants on projects for some of the most dynamic organisations in New Zealand and Australia. With humility, street-level respect, and a real belief in the power of the people she works with, Anne has become iconic in her representation of the art of participation. With this in mind, it is no surprise that she is the President of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia, and the only NZ-based provider of internationally accredited training in this field. But Anne is just as well recognised in every area of her expertise - from her insightful strategic and leadership work across the government sector to the creation and delivery of an extensive range of specialised, tailored training and development programmes for more than fifty Australasian businesses. She also has a reputation for her high-level corporate mentoring work with New Zealand leaders, and has been celebrated for her unique ability to influence organisational culture and performance. Transformation is what moves Anne; her generous belief in possibility underpins her approach and fuels those around her to transform organisational life, to create exciting futures out of all that’s possible.
Taking Action
Geographic Coverage: Australia with a strong focus on the Eastern Seaboard.
John Ross Senior Learning and Development Consultant John is a highly experienced communications practitioner, with specialist expertise in community consultation and community relations gained from over 25 years in the profession. John is also a highly sought-after trainer across a range of communication related fields. He holds a management degree majoring in marketing, a certificate in public participation along with a number of associated qualifications including the certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. Prior to joining Taking Action he held the roles of - Communications and Community Relations Manager Alinta - Community Relations Manager Sydney Water He has extensive knowledge of how to landscape the public and private environments. In addition he is providing strategic communications and community engagement support to a number of project alliances. Key achievements includes: - Capacity building with Australia Post - $60M Western Sydney Recycled Water project (Consortium) - $35M Wet Weather Overflow reduction Program - $200M Sewerfix Alliance - $75M Sydney Primary Loop John has a detailed understanding of the strategic significance of ensuring effective relationships with the community and how and when to engage them. He is passionate about wanting to leave positive project legacies. He is affiliated with University of New England partnerships and TAFE NSW, and is a lecturer with Charles Sturt University.
PlanCom Consulting Pty Ltd
Geographic coverage: Australia Please contact the office or phone Margie on 0411 590 859 for information on the current training program or for a quote for the delivery of IAP2 training in-house.
Margaret Harvie Margaret has led public participation projects for major infrastructure projects throughout Australia and in particular in NSW and Queensland over the past 12 years. She has worked in most areas including mining, transport, roads, water resources, waste water, power and waste. In addition to her skills in community engagement for infrastructure she has been involved with social impact assessment and consultations with Queensland and NSW Indigenous communities. She has always been committed to the development of the profession and its practitioners. She was a member of the IAP2 International Board for 4 years and the former Deputy Chair of IAP2 Australasia for 5 years. She currently works nationally as a trainer and public participation consultant. In the past twelve months she has conducted training including for Zinifex Mine (Tasmania), CP Mining (Western Australia), Stanwell Corporation, Tarong Energy, Zero Gen, SEITA, Victorian Department of Infrastructure, Queensland Department of Transport, NSW Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation, NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, SANTOS, Sydney Airports Corporation, Leightons, Baulderstone Hornibrook, Abigroup and Sydney Water. The strength of what she brings to IAP2 training is her ability to draw from her extensive experience as a practitioner on literally hundreds of consultations. In addition to her current practice as a trainer she actively continues to lead teams involved with major projects that plan for the involvement of the public in construction, impact assessment and submission processes. Significantly recently she has been working on the Port Botany Expansion and in planning for the submission processes for a number of major existing or proposed infrastructure developments.
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Aha! Consulting
Geographic coverage: Australia For further information on the courses available, please contact Joel on 0412265411 or 61 8 94439474
Joel Levin Joel Levin is the principal consultant at Aha! Consulting and has 18 years experience working with or in a range of sectors (Indigenous, Human Services, Planning, State Government, CALD, Environment, Commerce, Sports and Recreation, Education, Local Government, Arts, Aged Care, Health, Community, Child Protection, Disabilities and Justice). His organisational, engagement and facilitation skills stem from a background in counselling, training, community work and senior management. Joel was the Senior Training Consultant for the Department of Community Development and he established and managed the Not-For-Profit Development Unit for the WA Council of Social Services, which was awarded a Community Services Industry award in 2002 and a Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership award in 2004. He has been part of establishing the WA Committee of the International Association of Public Participation and currently serves as its state coordinator. His education and training background include a Certificate in Public Participation, postgraduate studies in Counselling and Coaching and both the Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment and the Diploma Training and Assessment Systems. He is a member of the Psychotherapist and Counsellors Association of WA, the Australasian Facilitators Network and the International Association of Public Participation WA. In 2004, Joel became a Fellow of Leadership WA, a program for emerging leader, and has served both on Australasian IAP2 committee and as the state coordinator for the WA committee. Click here for Aha! Consulting training brochures and course descriptions.
Simply Speaking Seanachai
Geographical coverage: Australia specialising in South Australia. Please contact Barbara (see details below) or the office directly for information on the current training program, and to discuss your IAP2 training needs.
Barbara Chappell Barbara is an experienced community engagement practitioner and IAP2 licensed trainer, with a Masters in Conflict Management and a background in the development and implementation of community engagement framework models. She has recently worked with the Local Government Association in South Australia to research and develop a community engagement model framework for use throughout Councils in South Australia. Her work in this area gained her the 2008 LGMA Leadership and Management Excellence Award. Barbara’s work with the City of Onkaparinga over the past two years on the development and implementation of a community engagement framework was awarded the IAP2 Core Values Award 2007 for the Best Policy Framework. She is experienced in a range of interesting and innovative community engagement techniques and an engaging facilitator with a passion for working with internal and external communities. Her mediation skills were developed through pro-bono court work involving small claims and resolving resident disputes in local government. Barbara is the SA IAP2 Regional Coordinator and can be contacted for information on local network meetings. When not tied to a laptop or working in the training room, Barbara likes to spend time with her husband Brenton at their beach shack and looking forward to the time when her grown up children return from travelling the world with all their stories about their adventures.
Twyfords
Geographic coverage: Worldwide Please contact the office directly for information on the current training program, Twyfords' accredited trainers (listed below) and/or to discuss your IAP2 training needs.
Vivien Twyford Vivien has a social science degree, a postgraduate degree in management as well as Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training. She has 18 years experience as a community engagement practitioner and 15 years as a workplace trainer, and is also an accredited mediator. Vivien has assisted clients in government, local government and private practice to plan and implement community engagement processes. Vivien has been a member of IAP2 since 1997, on its Board between 2001 and 2005, and President in 2004. She has assisted with the ongoing development of the IAP2 Certificate material and has been delivering IAP2 Certificate training since 2002. Vivien really enjoys delivering the IAP2 certificate course and seeing participants better understand the important principles that underlie good practice, and so improve their practice. Vivien has run her own consultancy business for almost 20 years and have been a director of 2 other commercial organisations. Vivien understands the tensions that exist between meeting commercial outcomes and delivering good practice community engagement. She believes and tries to live the Core Values of Public Participation and the Code of Ethics articulated by IAP2, and tries to model the attitudes and skills she teaches when she does her work. Vivien has delivered IAP2 training in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada and the US.
Max Hardy Max is a Senior Consultant, starting with Twyford's in 1997. Completing studies in Social Welfare and Social Studies, Max specialises in community engagement, facilitation, needs based social planning, business planning and program evaluation. As well as providing consulting services Max facilitates training in many of these areas. With a particular interest in participatory democracy, Max has developed innovative models for community engagement for a range of projects. He has presented papers on these models at various conferences and is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Sydney. In August 2005 Max played a role in the preparation of the Brisbane Declaration on Engaging Communities to be presented to the United Nations. Max is a licensed Trainer of the IAP2 Certificate Course, and has delivered training in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Recently appointed as a Master Trainer for IAP2, Max co-delivered the first IAP2 Training Academy in Alberta Canada (January 2005). Max is also a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network and the Australasian Evaluation Society.
Stuart Waters Stuart is a Senior Consultant and Director of Twyfords. He has a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Ecology, and a Master of Arts degree in Journalism. Stuart is a co-author of Twyfords’s book Beyond Public Meetings: Connecting Community Engagement with Decision-Making Since joining Twyfords in 2004 Stuart has worked on a varied range of community engagement projects, including: tourism and educational infrastructure development; LEP and DCP reviews; sustainability in local government, and a regional responses to climate change. Stuart has significant expertise in running community advisory groups and is currently chairing a number of long-term groups for corporate clients. Stuart has trained a diverse range of material to organisations, individuals and groups including public sector employees, community engagement practitioners, engineers and others.
John Dengate John is an experienced facilitator and a member of the Australian Facilitators Network. He holds a Bachelor of Metallurgy, and Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. He is a community engagement practitioner and a licensed trainer for IAP2 and has delivered the Certificate Course in Public Participation in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. He also attended the 2005 IAP2 Conferences in Sydney and Portland. John is a member of the ralian Facilitators Network and the Society for Organisational Learning.
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