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

Senior 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

Senior Consultant

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

Lisa Oakley

Bcom, PGDipBusAdmin, MMgmt, CFHRINZ, CAHRI

Senior 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

Senior 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tanya Schiffter

BA, BSci (Hons), MAPP (pending)

Principal Consultant

Tanya is a registered psychologist currently studying for her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne.

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.

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.

Emily Rohan

BA, PGDipPsych

Associate Consultant

Emily is a provisional psychologist and is currently completing her Master of Organisational Psychology at Deakin University.

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

Associate Consultant / Administrative Co-ordinator

Malvina is provisional psychologist, with post graduate qualifications in Psychology.

Alison Solly

Senior Consultant

Alison is an accredited IELC executive coach with a tertiary qualification in Learning Management. She is an enthusiastic, big picture thinker who is energised by helping others succeed.

Andrew Stone

PGDip Psych

Principal Consultant

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

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.

Emma Hall

M. Appl. Psych

Senior Consultant

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

Jo Wintle

M.A. Org Psych

Principal Consultant

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

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.

Neil Middleton

MSc, BSc

Senior Consultant

Neil Middleton has over 30 years’ experience in organisational and people development from working with clients across the corporate, government and Not-for-Profit sectors.

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.

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.

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.

Tobi Harris

BCouns/ Coaching, DIPM

Senior Consultant

Tobi Harris is a qualified leadership consultant with global senior-level experience in retail and FMCG. She has held a range of senior roles in Australia and internationally, with experience in Asia and Europe.

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.