Project Managers

Vicky has also been a project leader in designing and implementing sustainability governance and management systems for major residential and infrastructure bid strategies and projects. These have involved the development of reporting and monitoring processes as well as undertaking independent sustainability auditing services.

As an experienced social researcher, Vicky has directed a range of strategic planning and change management processes. Vicky is an expert facilitator and has designed and implemented comprehensive stakeholder engagement and community consultation activities.

She holds a Masters in Environmental Science.

Areas of expertise:

• Sustainability policy, management and strategy development
• Sustainability ratings assessment including performance indicators, evaluation and performance monitoring
• Social and natural resource research and policy development
• Strategic and management planning, organisational change management and capacity development
• Community consultation, stakeholder engagement processes and facilitation.

Lucy’s social research capabilities include in-depth interviews, focus groups and surveys. She has designed and implemented research methodologies, tools and protocols for a range of studies involving residents, consumers, and specific target groups, such as service providers, service users, service managers and staff, people who are homeless and sex workers. These studies have included state-wide surveys, client and staff satisfaction surveys, post occupancy studies, targeted qualitative research, literature scans and document review.

Lucy has helped to deliver numerous community and stakeholder engagement projects, focusing on urban planning and social policy issues. This includes large scale consultation processes involving a wide range of engagement activities and opportunities for participation, as well as more targeted engagement processes.

Lucy has also undertaken social and community planning projects, social impact assessments and developed social sustainability initiatives for numerous projects across Australia.

Lucy has a degree in Social Science - Research and Policy from the University of NSW.

Areas of expertise:

• Social research
• Social planning
• Community and stakeholder engagement

Fiona’s understanding of complementary processes like community engagement, community planning (including identification of social infrastructure needs) and strategic communication adds significant depth to her planning practice.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts (Geography) Hons from Flinders University of South Australia and a Masters of Town Planning from the University of Tasmania.

Areas of expertise:

• Statutory planning
• Strategic planning
• Project management
• Site assessment and property development advice
• Due diligence
• Consultation, negotiation and facilitation
• Research, data collection and assessment

Marion specialises in managing rezoning and development applications, and in particular planning details for implementing large development projects.

Marion recently spent six months in Elton Consulting’s Darwin office and will play an ongoing role in Elton’s Northern Territory and NSW projects.

Areas of expertise:

• Statutory and strategic planning
• Rezonings and master planning projects
• Site assessment and property development advice
• Community consultation
• Environmental management
• Policy preparation
• Project management

During this time she gained extensive experience in the Transport, Roads, Treasury and Ports portfolios.

For the past two years, Katherine has provided stakeholder liaison and issues management advice and support for large transport projects. This has included acting as the single point of contact for residents and business people in specific locations.

Katherine holds a Bachelor of Arts (Communication) from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Areas of expertise:

• Strategic communications
• Issues management
• Stakeholder liaison
• Media relations

Since joining Elton Consulting in 2008, Deborah has project managed the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission’s national consultation and is currently working as the Community Manager with the NSW Department of Transport providing stakeholder liaison and issues management advice and support for large transport projects.

Prior to joining Elton Consulting, Deborah managed numerous strategic projects including the development of sustainable community strategies, governance partnership arrangements and a Consultation and Engagement Framework for the City of London. Deborah also worked with the South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet where she helped to develop the State Plan and undertake the Review of Public Sector Processes in South Australia.

Deborah holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, a Bachelor of Law (Honours) and a Bachelor of Management majoring in Labour Relations (Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management).

Areas of expertise:

• Facilitation
• Stakeholder management
• Issues management
• Strategic planning and communications
• Policy analysis and development
• Partnership design and development
• Community planning and capacity development

Prior to joining Elton Consulting, Rachel’s role as the Manager of Corporate Development at Marrickville Council involved responsibility for managing a team to deliver Council’s integrated planning and reporting, as well as managing Council’s communications and community engagement activities and coordinating a wide range of corporate projects. Rachel wrote the Community Strategic Plan and also had responsibility for preparation of strategic plans at Waverley and Parramatta Councils.

Rachel wrote the first 10 year Financial Strategy at Waverley Council and had significant responsibility integrating a diversity of work to write the successful Asset Investment Strategy. Rachel also worked for several years as a Place Manager for Parramatta Council and was a lecturer in social and town planning at the University of New South Wales in the School of the Built Environment. Rachel’s early experience was as an urban planner at the City of Perth and the Ministry for Planning in WA.

Rachel holds a PhD from the University of NSW.

Areas of expertise:

• Local government
• Community, social and strategic planning
• Corporate planning and reporting
• Community engagement
• Place management

In 2008 Shane decided to spend more time with his young children and worked part-time within his own communications business and as a part-time member of the Classification Board. Shane is an acknowledged expert on issues management and has developed strong professional communications planning skills that can be applied across a variety of policy and industry disciplines, including infrastructure and transport.  

Prior to joining Elton Consulting Oliver was the founder and Director of Richardson and Young, an industry leader in the logistics of consultation and infrastructure related projects.

Oliver is a trained mediator and also holds a Masters of Teaching and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology, Government and Economics.

Areas of expertise:

• Dispute resolution
• Consultation process design
• Facilitation of engagement processes
• Strategic communications
• Development and infrastructure consultations

Previous consulting experience for Sinclair Knight Merz included social impact assessments, environmental and economic assessments and strategic options evaluation/decision support studies for major infrastructure and transport projects. She has a strong background in transport planning in Australia and the UK through her work with Travers Morgan. When in government, Jenny coordinated the involvement of multiple government, university and private stakeholders involved in major urban development projects such as the City West Urban Strategy and the Advanced Technology Park at Eveleigh. Jenny brings to projects a unique combination of environmental, social and economic assessment and planning skills and expertise.

Areas of expertise:

• Social and socio-economic impact assessment
• Demographic analysis
• Community infrastructure planning and needs assessment
• Social research
• Community engagement, workshop and focus group facilitation
• Strategic options evaluation, decision support and multi-criteria analysis