Team Members

Vicky Teague

MA (Hons)

Director

Vicky has extensive experience providing organisational development and human resource solutions for a diverse range of organisations.

Gillian Gibson

BA, DipGuid&Coun

Associate Consultant

Gillian has over 25 years’ experience working and consulting in the areas of human resources, organisational and individual development, leadership, talent management, change management, executive coaching and facilitation

Kate Maroulis

PGDipPsych, MSc

Associate Consultant

Kate is an organisational psychologist with extensive experience in talent and organisational development consulting.

Lisa Oakley

Bcom, PGDipBusAdmin, MMgmt, CFHRINZ, CAHRI

Associate Consultant

Lisa has 20 years’ experience in HR and HSE in large scale service environments in Australia and New Zealand across a range of industries.

Amanda Parish

BSc, PGDipPsych

Associate Consultant

Amanda is an experienced operations and human resources leader and coach who has worked across a diverse range of industries.

Lisa Ezzy

Senior Consultant

Lisa is a highly skilled Leadership and Organisational Development Specialist who is driven to create progressive leadership experiences that are highly targeted on building specific capabilities.

Greg Brinkley

Principal Consultant

Greg Brinkley has worked extensively with organisations for over 30 years in Senior Management and Human Resources across Northern Australia and PNG from coalface to boardroom, providing him with an excellent professional consulting base.

Kerry Brinkley

Principal Consultant

A strategic thinker and effective communicator, Kerry has over 20 years’ experience in Industrial Relations and Human Resources and has complemented this with approximately 10 years in Career Transition and Coaching.

James Judge

BA, LLB

Head of Public Sector Services

James is an Organisational Development Specialist with a focus on workplace conflict resolution and mediation.

Molly Henman

BA, MHRM&IR

Associate Director

Molly is Steople’s Canberra based Associate Director. Molly is an Organisational Development Specialist who is energised by supporting others to develop their own insight and by helping people, teams and organisations succeed.

Peter Daniel AM, CSC

MA, MSci

Special Advisor

Peter works with Steople as a Special Advisor having spent over 30 years as an Army Officer in the Australian Defence Force.

Dianne Gallasch AM, CSC

BSci, MSc, MAppSc

Special Advisor

Di is Steople’s Special Advisor based in Canberra.

Hayden Fricke

M.A. Org Psych

Managing Director

Hayden is a Psychologist with a Master of Applied Psychology. As a Managing Director of Steople, Hayden assists clients with complex business and cultural decisions to achieve measurable outcomes.

Jason Smith

M.B.A

Director – Strategy & Operations

Jason is an experienced Consultant and Business Specialist who works with Executives and Senior HR Directors from Australia’s top ASX 200, government organisations and largest privately held companies.

Fiona McAllister

P.G.Dip. Psych

General Manager - Victoria

Fiona is a psychologist with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Knowledge Management and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Sandra Foggiato

BEd. EnvironSc

Principal Consultant

Sandra is a learning and development professional with a specialisation in career management and consulting.

Andrew Stone

PGDip Psych

Principal Consultant

Andrew is an Organisational Development Specialist with Post-Graduate qualifications in Psychology from Swinburne University.

Peter Kellaway

GradDipPsych

Principal Consultant

Peter is an experienced GM level, human resource professional and organisational psychologist. His experience has seen him demonstrate a passion for driving the people aspects of business transformation, change and growth through delivery of a range of programs.

Dr. Melanie Irons

PHD, MPP

Senior Consultant

Melanie has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Tasmania and a Master of Professional Psychology from the Australian Catholic University.

Neha Arora-Nagaich

M.Org Psych

Senior Consultant

Neha is a registered psychologist (Organisational Psychology) with over 10 years experience in leadership development, assessment and coaching. Neha’s clients recognise her for her passion for people development, authentic style and focus on client needs, which has helped her foster a number of trusting and long-term client relationships.

Gabrielle McMeeken

BSc, MBA

Senior Consultant

Gabrielle is an Organisational Development specialist with extensive consulting experience developing positive behaviour change through the development of capability and culture.

Nadia Chodkiewicz

M.A.Org Psych

Consultant

Nadia is a psychologist with a Master of Psychology in Organisational and Human Factors from the University of Adelaide.

Amy Curran

BBus (Mgt)

Office Manager

Amy has a diverse career background from which to draw practical ideas that enhance her professional skills within the workplace.

Sarah Merei

Administrative Co-ordinator

Sarah is an administrative and customer service professional who brings with her nine years’ worth of experience from the non-for-profit and corporate sectors.

Malvina Patraus-Giurgiu

BA, PGDipPsych

Administrative Co-ordinator

Malvina is an Administrative Co-ordinator at Steople, with post graduate qualifications in Psychology from Deakin University.

Jo Wintle

M.A. Org Psych

Principal Consultant

Jo is a psychologist with a Master of Organisational Psychology from Monash University.

Alison Gault

B Mgt, BAppEcon

Senior Consultant

Alison Gault is an Organisation Development Specialist with a post-graduate certificate in coaching psychology from the London Southbank University.

Andrew Schuette

BBSc (Hons)

Senior Consultant

Andrew is a Senior Human Resource professional with extensive experience within both private and public sectors.

Anita Tesoriero

M App Psych

Senior Consultant

Anita is a Psychologist, Coach and Facilitator.

Anphia Beyers

M.A. Org Psych

Senior Consultant

Anphia is a Psychologist and Learning and Development specialist with a Master of Organisational Psychology and Cert IV in workplace learning.

Catriona Anderson

PGDip Psych

Principal Consultant

Catriona Anderson is a Psychologist with a Graduate diploma in Applied Psychology from Monash University and a Certificate IV in workplace training.

Chris Childs

BA (Psych), MA

Senior Consultant

Chris Childs is an Organisation Development Specialist with a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Post Graduate Diploma in Organisational Development & Training, and Master of Arts.

David Nanfra

BBus

Senior Consultant

David has 25 years of business experience across a number of large multinational organisations, spending his corporate career in financial services.

Emma Hall

M. Appl. Psych

Senior Consultant

Emma is an experienced psychologist with a unique background which contributes to her pragmatic, client-focused approach.

Hylton Mathews

BCom, MTax, GAICD

Senior Consultant

Hylton is an experienced financial services executive with an extensive track record of delivering results, meeting business goals and managing business transformations within complex international business environments.

Katalin Howell

M.A. Couns

Principal Consultant

Katalin has a Master of Counselling (Psychology) from Monash University and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) Honours from Deakin University with extensive experience in leadership development, executive coaching, board governance, and executive education.

Dr. Kim Hazendonk

D Clin. Neuro. Psych.

Principal Consultant

Kim is a psychologist with a Doctorate of Clinical Neuropsychology from La Trobe University.

Marion Stanway

Senior Consultant

Marion Stanway is an Organisation Development Specialist with Post Graduate and Masters qualifications in Organisational Change and Development and Reflective Practice from RMIT.

Prof. Michael Leiter

Special Advisor

Professor Leiter works with Steople as a Special Advisor having worked extensively with organisations around the world to address issues of workplace health and for more than two decades has researched burnout and methods to banish it.

Nigel Thompson

M.B.A

Senior Consultant

Nigel Thompson is an Organisational Development specialist delivering quality career transition services to corporations, not-for-profit and government organisations.

Richard Kasperczyk

PhD, FAPS

Senior Consultant

Richard Kasperczyk is an Organisational Psychologist with extensive experience in consulting, training and coaching in organisations across all sectors.

Samuel Eddy

Msc

Senior Consultant

Samuel is an executive coach, trainer and consultant who works with organisations in the areas of career and leadership development, workplace wellbeing, innovation, thought leadership and cultural transformation.

Stuart Waldon

B.Com (Melb), GAICD, FAHRI

Director

Stuart is an Organisational Development specialist with extensive experience across a broad range of sectors and geographies including the professional services, manufacturing, health and FMCG sectors.

Thomas Higgins

M.Mgt, MA, BA (Psych) (Honours)

Director

Thomas is an Organisational Development Specialist with a Master of Management, Master of Arts in professional Writing and Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Applied Psychology & Statistics.

Megan Bell

BPsyc (Hons), MSc

Senior Consultant

Megan Bell is an Organisational Development Specialist with a Master of Science in Occupational Psychology and extensive experience in both consulting and in-house roles across the UK, Europe and Australia.

Elayne Verner

M.Mgt, PGD.Mgt, BA (Hons)

Senior Consultant

Elayne Verner is an Organisational Development Specialist with extensive senior-level, global experience, across a broad range of companies in healthcare, FMCG, retail and hospitality.

Andrea van der Merwe

M.Phil (Future)

Senior Consultant

Andrea is an Organisational Development Specialist and Leadership Coach who has worked on three continents in a variety of industries and roles.

Andrew Wu

BAPsych (Hons), MBA

Senior Consultant

Andrew is an organisational development specialist with a refined and pragmatic approach to solving some of the ‘hard to
solves’ that inevitably emerge for those organisations pushing the edges of their performance and strategy.

Linda Yeomans

MIMgt, BSci(Psych)

Senior Consultant

Linda is an Organisational Psychologist, specialising in Career Development and Human Resources consulting.

Paul Stormon

BCom, DipEd

Senior Consultant

Paul is a Senior Consultant at Steople, providing coaching and career transition support to candidates across a wide range of industries.

Dr. Rick van der Zwan

Phd

Senior Consultant

Rick is an expert at stakeholder management, team building, and leadership development with extensive experience in leadership roles in the University sector and before moving into consulting across Government, RTO’s and the private sector.

Cristina Filippo

Ph.D

Director

Cristina is well-seasoned in the process of organizational and leadership development.  Her skills have grown over the past two decades through referrals by clients who are CEOs and executives alike.

Shelli Jackson

Ph.D

Chief Client Relations Officer

Shelli has a passion for partnering with leaders to establish and sustain vibrant workplace cultures, build high functioning teams, and evolve their own leadership effectiveness.  She combines her expertise in human behavior and interpersonal dynamics with a keen business acumen and enthusiasm for helping others grow.

Layla Bokhari

Senior Consultant

Layla specializes in providing talent development, executive coaching, organizational design, and change management support. Her emphasis with organizations is to ensure diversity, equity and inclusiveness (DE&I) are incorporated into the organisation’s daily practices.