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Active experienced facilitation and learning practitioners
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ASSOCIATES The ToP Facilitative Leadership Program enhances the understanding, capability and performance of participants, in a highly participatory, experiential and learning-centred atmosphere. The program is developed and delivered by Associates of the ToP Global Institute for Facilitative Leadership, who are located around Australia, and internationally in New Zealand and India. Our Associates bring:
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Dr Jude Balm Infinity Training Australia Perth WA Cert IV TAA |
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a passion for helping people and
organisations develop through the acquisition of knowledge, skills and
competencies leading to a positive change in behaviour and attitudes
which is reflected
in their personal and professional lives. Jude has more than 20 years of practical experience in people development in Australia, Asia, Europe and Scandinavia, as a lecturer, facilitator, workplace trainer and assessor, education and training consultant, curriculum developer, and training centre manager. He holds a Doctor of Education (Training Transfer), a Master of Education (Training), a Graduate Diploma of Education (Training and Development) and a Bachelor of Commerce. He has significant experience in the design and setup of learning and development organisations across a broad spectrum of levels in education and training, including the development of articulation and pathways from vocational education and training to tertiary education. He has provided education and training services to a range of industries including government/public sector, oil and gas, mining and resources, health, manufacturing, hospitality and others. |
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Kevin
Balm Participative Technologies Pty Ltd Melbourne Vic CToPF - Cert IV TAA |
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Pankaj
Bhargava People Builders Mumbai India CToPF |
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over 25 years, and in
more
than 15 countries, Kevin has designed and facilitated collaborative
planning, learning and change
processes aimed at stimulating business innovation, improving team
productivity
and, increasing organisational coherence. He believes in an intrinsic sense of human effectiveness. He seeks to impact an organisation's ability for, and understanding of, sustainable change, and practices for inclusive decision making and leadership. His work portfolio highlights a background in facilitating collaborative strategic thinking and planning processes, learning, & leadership capacity building. His clients include rural and urban communities, government agencies, private sector businesses and international development organisations. Kevin studied at the University of Illinois, Chicago and Osmania University, India, and received his facilitation training from the Institute of Cultural Affairs. He is a founding member of the International Association of Facilitators and the Australasian Facilitators Network, a past president of the Institute of Cultural Affairs-Australia, and member of the International Technology of Participation Network. |
Pankaj
is a human resources professional, with more
than 18 years of corporate experience in human resources,
organisational
development, strategic planning and sales. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma of Management from the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata, where he received the Bengal Chamber of Commerce Gold Medal for excellence in Personnel. He had previously completed his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. He worked in the human resources and organisational development area for a major international company through 16 years, contributing to building of a distinct culture that has sustained the company’s business success. Over the last four years as a consultant in organisational development, Pankaj has partnered with various organisations across diverse industries, in their journey of building their culture & human resources practices/systems relevant to their business. Pankaj has demonstrated expertise in the theory and practice of facilitation, training design and delivery, change management, and human resource skills of recruitment, compensation & management. |
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Cath Botta PCB Consulting Benalla Vic |
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Frank
Bremner Four Rivers Facilitation Adelaide SA |
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| Cath is
a soil scientist, educator and facilitator whose special interest is in helping people better understand
their own soils
and the effects of land management on soil health.
She has extensive experience facilitating groups, developing strategic plans, managing and evaluating projects, community consultation and engagement, and delivering training programs for local and state government agencies, not for profit and community groups, national associations, and industry groups across Australia. Cath holds a Masters Degree in Agricultural Science, a Graduate Certificate in Soil Conservation, and a Graduate Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution. She is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist and an Accredited Mediator. Cath worked for almost ten years as a lecturer in agriculture and natural resource management for Melbourne University, and also has considerable experience working in the public sector, including extension program design and delivery, training design and delivery, and project management. She is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network, a Board member of Benalla and District Memorial Hospital, and President of the Benalla Swimming Club. |
Frank is
a former high school teacher and project officer, who is passionate
about
groups and organisations working to enhance human productivity and
fulfilment. He has a wealth of experience with student
participation, and with local community
events. His work aims to present events which enable small groups and organisations, local businesses, and teachers and students to better inject their concerns and suggestions into decision-making processes. Frank holds a Diploma in Teaching (Secondary), a Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration and a Certificate IV in Frontline Management. Through 30 years as a high school teacher and project officer he developed theoretical frameworks and practical methods for student leaders at school and state level. Much of this was adapted from experience in ToP-based community and organisation development work. A future project involves research on the role of student representative councils in developing 'organisational literacy'. He is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network, state and national Science and Mathematics teacher associations, and the Australian College of Educators. |
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Hedy
Bryant Bathurst NSW IAF CPF - Cert IV TAA |
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Mark Butz Futures by Design Canberra ACT CToPF - Cert IV TAE |
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Hedy is the
Manager of Service Culture at
Charles Sturt University. She coordinates
the cultural change and professional development aspects of the Student
Experience Program.
She is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network and the International Association of Facilitators. She was responsible for establishing, and currently coordinates, the Central West Facilitators Network. |
Mark is an
environmental science graduate who works as a
facilitator, consultant, trainer and coach. He has particular
expertise in cultural
translation - bridging gaps of understanding between different
political, administrative, technical, scientific and
community spheres. His diverse work experience, includes more than 26 years in senior positions in State, Territory and Federal government agencies, within environment, heritage and health portfolios. His public sector experience is complemented by more than 20 years of voluntary participation in the community sector supporting landcare, sustainability education, peace education and community health promotion, including governance roles. Mark has experience training others in facilitation and leadership through more than 16 years across all States/Territories of Australia, and in New Zealand, India and Nauru. His work draws on principles learned as a practitioner of tai chi and mindfulness meditation, and from deep personal interest in ecology, social history and mythology. He is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network, International Association of Facilitators, Institute for Learning Practitioners, Open Space Institute of Australasia, Australasia Pacific Extension Network, Australian Science Communicators, Environment Institute of Australia & NZ, and ACT Writers Centre. |
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Sally
Fitzpatrick Sydney NSW |
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Sue
Gregory The Emerald Approach Melbourne Vic CToPF - Cert IV TAA |
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a Lecturer in
the School of Public Health & Community Medicine in the University
of New
South Wales, where she works in the Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Health,
specialising in Indigenous Health. Sally has been involved for many years as a volunteer in the community sector. She is an advocate for the rights of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, Indigenous self-determination, constitutional reform, justice for Stolen Generations, reconciliation, health rights and juvenile justice. Central to this work is supporting non-Indigenous Australians to shift their own attitudes, and the attitudes of their organisations, with respect to Indigenous issues, often with schools and community organisations, as well as advocating at the national level. As much as possible, Sally adopts an empowerment focussed, capacity development approach, using ToP methods to engage participants in transformative learning. She is also president of a refuge for young girls in Sydney’s Inner West. She has been involved in researching, writing, editing and production of printed publications and the production and post-production of numerous feature films and documentaries. She is co-writer of 'Around the kitchen table', a reconciliation resource book which is based on ToP methods. |
Sue
is a
Change Consultant, supporting people and businesses to navigate their
path through workplace change. She has strong experience as a
consultant facilitator, facilitation trainer, and natural therapy
practitioner. After a career start in customer service, Sue became an in-house consultant facilitator for an international financial institution. For the last ten years she has worked as an independent consultant facilitator in a variety of sectors in Australia and England, before setting up The Emerald Approach when she moved to Melbourne five years ago. Sue is passionate about caring for people as they face their changing situation, and she recognises that each individual is different and has their own unique set of circumstances. She uses a variety of techniques and methodologies. At the heart of this is ToP methods, tools and philosophies, as well as energy based natural therapy work, including Reiki and Crystal Therapy. Sue works alongside a range of other professionals and practitioners in order to provide an holistic approach to each individual situation. She is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network. |
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David
Jago Smart Meetings Brisbane Qld CToPF - Cert IV TAA |
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Karen Newkirk Creating Eternity Mooroopna Vic CToPF - Cert IV TAA |
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| David
has more than 20
years of experience as a facilitator, trainer, consultant and
intrapreneur in
the public, private and non-government sectors. He
has worked in Australia, India, East Timor
and The Philippines. He has held a wide variety of roles in policy development, business process and systems analysis, community consultation and mid-level trouble shooter. David’s passion is participation: enabling people to have a say in the decisions, plans and action that affect them. He designs and conducts planning and other sessions, and presents both tailored training and public courses, across a wide range of disciplines, industries and sectors. His current focus is on project management, especially stakeholder engagement. He holds a Masters Degree in Design Studies from the University of Queensland, and a Permaculture Certificate (non-AQF). He is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network and Australian Institute for Learning Practitioners and was on the Board of the Samford Valley Steiner School for five years. |
Karen is a futurist, a facilitator and an
educator focused on community engagement and social change through the
participation of people. She worked in Brazil, Peru, Indonesia and the Pitjantjatjara Lands for over 13 years. She has worked with rural Australian communities and diverse cultures in the areas of strategic planning, Indigenous education, community housing, Youth engagement and rural & regional development. A ToP practitioner since 1976, Karen has a Bachelor of Social Science (Adult & Community Education) from the University of South Australia, and a Graduate Diploma in Management (Strategic Foresight) from Swinburne University of Technology (currently completing a Masters Degree). ‘Some like to turn to the greatest minds to solve problems. I turn to the greatness in the minds of each and every one of us.' Karen believes that creating sustainability involves the integration of the different perspectives of every person and the whole of our being and so brings together diverse people to gain collective commitment to create and act on solutions. She is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network and is the current president of the Institute of Cultural Affairs-Australia. |
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Dr Helen Ritchie Participatory Techniques Ltd Whaingaroa/Raglan NZ |
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Michelle
Rush Participatory Techniques Ltd Wellington NZ CToPF |
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| Helen's work includes contract facilitation, training and
consultancy
in agriculture, environment and community-based management. Helen came to this work from a background in
horticulture and several years travelling and working in Latin America
and the
Caribbean. Drawn by these experiences towards working in community-based resource management, Helen completed her Doctorate at the University of Western Sydney (Hawkesbury) with an action research project aiming to increase effectiveness of Landcare groups. She was employed by a regional catchment authority facilitating Landcare groups, and became an independent contractor in 1997. She has since worked on major projects with the dairy sector, with the Department of Conservation and Environment Waikato, and in ongoing work for the Enviroschools Foundation, as well as joining a ToP facilitation team working in East Timor. In partnership with Te Mauri Tau, a community organisation in Raglan, Helen, Michelle Rush and training partner Tuihana Bosch tailor the ToP Facilitative Leadership Program for New Zealand contexts. The training takes place at Te Mauri Tau’s base, bringing Māori cultural practices and world views to the training setting and content. Helen is enthusiastic about the learning and richness that these experiences and understandings bring to the art of facilitation. |
Michelle
is a facilitator, trainer and
consultant specialising in public participation and community
engagement. She has more than 18 years of experience as a professional facilitator, supporting team building events, strategic planning, technical and 'problem solving' workshops, public meetings and community consultation exercises at both local and nationwide levels. Holding a B.Sc. (Geography), Masters Degree in Applied Science (Agriculture and Rural Development), and a Certificate in Journalism, she has worked extensively in the environment, agriculture and natural resource management fields, both in policy development and program implementation, with industry, community and government organisations. Michelle has designed and delivered courses to practitioners in community engagement, public participation and environmental education. She also develops tailored policy and procedures training, designed as high-impact action learning events that are directly applicable to the workplace. Examples include tailored courses in diverse fields, from justice to natural resource management. She is a member of the Australasian Facilitators Network, International Association of Facilitators and the Australasia Pacific Extension Network. |
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Dr Tom Schwarz
Kinnogene (Aus) Pty Ltd Sydney NSW CToPF - IAF CPF - Cert IV TAE |
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Kim Willing Groundswell Facilitation Hobart Tas |
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is an
experienced consulting facilitator, trainer and assessor who lived in Asia for
10 years. He has worked for around 25
years across the
Asia Pacific region in corporate executive and learning/development
roles, introducing
disruptive and paradigm-changing
innovations. Through this experience, coupled with a Ph.D. in the sciences and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, he seeks to blend analytical thinking with a profound appreciation of cultures and the power of inclusive dialogue to bring about transformation. His approaches help people and organisations to work with ambiguity and complexity where there may well be no 'right' answers, and where paradigm shifts are required. His areas of focus include work with schools and young people around youth leadership, and combatting discrimination, stereotyping, bullying and harassment. He is a Certified Professional Facilitator and Assessor with the International Association of Facilitators, as well as a past IAF Regional representative and Board member. He has also recently been invited to join the Psychodrama NSW Training Board to assist with their governance, while undertaking his Psychodrama training. He is a member of the Future Search Network, Asia Facilitators Network, and the Catalyst Network. |
Kim has a degree in Natural Resources from the University
of New England. Prior to establishing her
consultancy business, Kim worked
for more than 10 years in the natural resource management and community
sectors (Landcare,
Coastcare and development of the Tasmanian Trail), aiming to
bring about
creative solutions to the dilemmas we all face in working cooperatively. Kim first encountered ToP methods in 1990 - the beginning of an abiding curiosity and passion for learning about, and facilitating with, ToP. She is also enthusiastic about action methods - such as role training, playback theatre, sociometry and Open Space - which enable people to access their spontaneity and rediscover their natural way of thinking creatively, together. She is a member of the Open Space Institute of Australasia, the Applied Improvisation Network, the Institute for Earth Education, and the Hobart Playback Theatre Company. |
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Institute for Facilitative Leadership is a Registered Training Organisation (National Provider 52360) We offer nationally accredited training under the Australian Qualifications Framework, including: 52326 Vocational Graduate Diploma of Facilitative Leadership This award is available across Australia and internationally |
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| National: | Karen Newkirk | +61 419 577 489 | karennewkirk@creating eternity.com.au | |
| Qld: | David Jago | +61 410 361 769 | GIFL@smartmeetings.com.au | |
| NSW: | Tom Schwarz | +61 414 375 049 | GIFL@kinnogene.com.au | |
| ACT, NT, Tas: | Mark Butz | +61 418 417 635 | GIFL@markbutz.com | |
| Vic, SA: | Kevin Balm | +61 409 580 905 | kbalm@topfacilitators.com | |
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Sue Gregory | +61 400 569 653 | sue@emeraldapproach.com.au | |
| WA: | Jude Balm | +61 407 930 602 | jude@ita.edu.au | |
| New Zealand: | Michelle Rush | +64 274 574 414 | rush.m@xtra.co.nz | |
| India: | Pankaj Bhargava | +91 982 005 6871 | pankaj@people-builders.com |
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