Jack Beetson

Founding Director

Adjunct Professor, University of New England; Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education.

Jack is a Ngemba man with extensive experience in adult education, community development and Indigenous and human rights education.

He is one of only 12 people worldwide to have received a United Nations Unsung Hero Award. Beetson is Chair of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Economic Development Advisory Committee, Board member of Social Enterprise Finance Australia, Executive Director of Beetson & Associates and Executive Director of Literacy for Life Foundation.

Jack was most recently honoured by being the first Indigenous Australian to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame of Adult and Continuing Education.

Working cross culturally and in complex situations Jack is a skilled negotiator and mediator. He has a gift for mentoring that his grounded in many years of experience in communities.

Jack adds a cultural lens to all that he does, bringing this to our collaborative, leadership and governance work.

Sharon Fraser

Founding Director

B.App. Sci (SP); MBus (man.); GAICD; Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow

Sharon works to support the design and implementation of collaborative practice with communities, government, peak bodies, business, NGOs and services to build a united action for social change.

Sharon’s deep, on-the-ground experience in implementation of Collective Impact, systems change and collaborative practice within the Australian context has informed her participatory and strength-based approach using methods designed for:

• • building collaborative governance and practice
  • building structures, processes, mindsets and equity for systems change
  • giving voice to people in community including those experiencing social vulnerability o exploring change, through reflection and analysis, and
  • exploring power, and developing ways to share power to achieve improved social outcomes.

Previous executive roles in health, community health and local government, have focused on leading and supporting transformational change within services and community.

Sharon has deep experience in assisting people and organisations to hear and understand diverse voices to develop a shared aspiration, plan and implement a way forward and learn while doing.

Jennifer Chaplyn

Senior Consultant

Honours Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) University of Windsor, Canada; GAICD; Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training. 

Accreditation in:

• Human Synergistics LSI
• Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator 
• Platforms Service Redevelopment Framework Facilitator 
• Family Partnership Facilitator

Jennifer is best known as a strategy, leadership, culture and stakeholder engagement specialist with a broad range of experience in the not for profit, government and corporate sectors. 

Jennifer’s 20 years experience working with public, private and not for profit sector organisations and groups, has informed her approach to individual, team and organisation transformation and strategic development. 

As a consultant and facilitator, Jennifer also specialises in working in complex contexts with multiple stakeholders, often with competing interests seeking clear outcomes or goals.

Jennifer is known for her engaging and participatory facilitation style which gets to the root cause of issues. Her empathic and holistic approach to change is highly effective with diverse stakeholders to work together to achieve goals and gain clarity. Her creative and practical hands on method to strategic development workshops that achieve tangible outcomes. 

Jennifer’s style is one of collaborative partnership, highly respectful and empowering with a focus on increasing awareness and working towards needed change and outcomes.

Her specialties are:

• Complex Stakeholder Engagement
• Leadership & Team Development
• Strategic Development & Alignment
• Program & Service Design & Integration
• Change Management
• Culture Change

Jennifer has deep experience with complex social issues with multiple sectors, across three tiers of government, investors and community.

Mark Pearse

Adminstration & Finance officer

Mark has had over 20 years experience with all aspects of the Adminstration & Finance requirements involved with running a business.

He has owned his own business and has worked with businesses from single person up to companies with 150 staff. 

Mark has also been fortunate to be involved  with many Not For Profit Organisations where he was or still is on the executive committee of management in his role as Treasurer.  This diversity of experience gives Mark an ability to communicate with everyone , problem solve and achieve the best outcomes for his clients.