We are committed to providing the right team for our clients' needs, every time.

We have a team of experts with an impressive range of skills and experience, hand-picked to work on projects to best meet the needs of our clients.
Our people combine depth of experience with fresh thinking. They are creative individuals who love to work as a team.

Anna Trembath

Senior Consultant, Evaluation & Design
Melbourne, VIC

Anna is as passionate about transformative social change as she is about hiking wild landscapes and cheering on her kids from the sidelines.
Anna is driven by the potential of evaluative evidence to support positive social change. She specialises in evaluation and design for the prevention of family, domestic and gender-based violence, the promotion of gender equality, and inclusive social programs and services.
Anna has led evaluation and design across diverse Australian and international sectors, including international development, primary prevention of gendered violence agencies, the court system, government, mental health services, and academia. Internationally, Anna has experience working in Timor-Leste, the Pacific, and East Africa.
Anna approaches her work with curiosity, empathetic care and respect, with a passion for co-creating evidence-based change pathways.
Anna has completed a Master of Evaluation and is a member of the Australian Evaluation Society. She loves hiking in beautiful wild spaces, bird-spotting in forests and out her home office window, and cheering surprisingly loudly on the sidelines of her kids’ sports activities.

Antonia Farram

Project Coordinator
Sydney, NSW
**Antonia loves building strong relationships, creating connections that make projects thrive and exploring the great outdoors.**
Antonia plays a key role in supporting projects that strengthen regional partnerships and foster collaboration. She brings energy and joy to her work, with a focus on building trust and achieving shared goals. With a degree in Project Management and Sociology, Antonia combines strong organisational skills with a deep understanding of people and systems, ensuring projects run smoothly and deliver real impact.
She is passionate about women’s rights and values inclusive, community-driven approaches. Antonia thrives on building relationships that last and enjoys working closely with stakeholders to make a positive difference.
When she’s not coordinating projects, you’ll find Antonia outdoors - whether at the beach or exploring the beauty of Australia’s national parks.

Brooke Watson

Company Secretary
Yass, NSW
**Brooke has a passion for business efficiency, governance, team culture – and putting out fires!**
Moving out of the role of Operations Manager, which she held for many years, Brooke has been appointed as Company Secretary, where she provides trusted governance oversight and supports us to operate with integrity, transparency and accountability. Working closely with the CEO and Chair, Brooke oversees statutory and regulatory compliance and supports the effective functioning of the Board.
Beyond compliance, Brooke helps shape the structures, systems and behaviours that underpin strong governance and a positive organisational culture.
As part of the Operations team, Brooke also contributes to culture, people and operational initiatives, supporting staff engagement, organisational development and project delivery.
On top of this role, Brooke is also an Operational Firefighter with NSW Fire & Rescue.

Cat Renshaw

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Bulli, NSW
**Cat is passionate about getting to the heart of what works to improve the lives of people around the world - she also loves travelling around the world!**
Cat specialises in design and delivery of program and policy evaluations, monitoring and evaluation strategies, and the tools and systems needed for generating robust evidence of performance and impact.
She thrives on helping people to clearly articulate and achieve their goals, demonstrate their impact and share lessons with others.
Cat’s work has taken her across the globe and has spanned a range of sectors, including climate resilience, infrastructure, humanitarian response, governance, and social development. Cat has worked with various multilateral (e.g. World Bank) and bilateral (e.g. UK Government) agencies, Australian Government departments (DFAT, DAFF and DCCEEW) as well as NGOs, state government, and private sector clients.
Her work with Strategic has focused on the Pacific and Asia regions, building on her experience in South Asia and East Africa.

Crystal Clements

Administration Officer
Yass, NSW
**Crystal has a passion for creating efficient and effective processes – both at work and when organising her family’s caravan adventures!**
With over 18 years of experience in administration, Crystal brings expertise in procedural development, process improvements and financial procedures to her role.
Crystal supports the Strategic team by fostering streamlined workflows and maintaining a collaborative environment. Her approach focuses on clear communication, collaboration, and attention to detail in every aspect of her work.
When she’s not supporting the team at Strategic, Crystal and her family love exploring Australia in their caravan, discovering new destinations, and making lifelong memories. Whether at work or on the road, Crystal thrives on building connections and ensuring everything runs seamlessly.

Erin Corvisy

Communications Specialist
Yass, NSW
**Creativity is Erin’s passion - she loves making things with her two hands and her imagination, and she brings this creative approach to her work.**
Erin is a versatile communications and engagement professional with expertise across communication strategy, copywriting, editing, graphic design, and community and stakeholder engagement.
She leads and contributes to a wide range of projects, developing communications plans and products for clients and supporting the team on work with a strong communications or engagement focus.
Erin also manages Strategic’s internal communications and graphic design, and edits written publications to ensure proposals, reports and other documentation are clear, consistent and publication-ready.
With a degree in Professional Communication, a Diploma of Graphic Design, and an IAP2 Certificate of Engagement, Erin brings a unique blend of strategic thinking, creativity and attention to detail to every project she undertakes.

Glenn Cummings

Principal Consultant
Canberra, ACT
**Glenn loves using his strategy development, engagement and number crunching skills to tackle complex issues around the world – and to analyse footy statistics!**
Glenn brings experience in the not-for-profit, government and private sectors, and has designed and evaluated major programs for DFAT, CSIRO and other government agencies.
Glenn was CEO of a London-based social enterprise, worked with an NGO in Indigenous communities across Australia, and worked on peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction for AusAID/DFAT. Glenn has been Finance Director of an international NGO in New York; he has worked on post-conflict programs in Kosovo, Rwanda and Sudan; he has managed a microfinance institution in Cambodia; and has facilitated deliberative engagement for a Victorian local government’s budget.
Glenn also loves his footy (Aussie Rules of course), and his Essendon Bombers.

Jasmine Dickson

Project Consultant
Bulli, NSW
**Jasmine has a natural curiosity, a passion for learning, and great research skills – it’s no surprise she can speak several languages!**
Jasmine provides project and administrative support to the Strategic team. She has experience in independent research, report preparation, and stakeholder engagement.
Having a background in the anti-slavery sector, Jasmine possesses a well-rounded understanding of human rights risks in supply chains and knows how to positively engage organisations to make an impact. She has practical experience in e-learning development, policy review, social impact strategy, and risk assessments.
With a degree in International Relations minoring in Spanish, a certificate in Measuring Sustainable Development, and a Statement of Attainment in Auslan – Jasmine’s skills are an asset to the Strategic team.

Kate Lord

Finance and Business Officer
Yass, NSW
**Kate drives a seamless and efficient work environment at Strategic – and loves it when her Canberra Raiders are seamless and efficient too!**
Kate supports the corporate operations and functions of Strategic and strengthens business efficiency, creating streamlined and cohesive work processes for her colleagues in her role as Business Improvement Officer.
Kate also provides bid-coordination, facilitation, administrative and community engagement support to many of our clients and projects. With many years experience in customer service, Kate has a passion for customer engagement and building loyalty. Kate holds certificates in Business Administration and Financial Services.
In winter, she can be found in her seat near the fence cheering on (i.e. yelling and screaming at) the Green Machine!

Lucy Brown

Chief Operations Officer
Brisbane, QLD

Lucy loves a challenge, whether it’s implementing complex development assistance projects, finding simple solutions to promote efficiency and effectiveness, walking her unruly dog, or taming her wild garden!
Lucy has a strong background in program management, building on thirty years of experience working primarily on DFAT-funded projects. In various program roles, based in Australia and overseas, she has managed large operational and support teams.
Lucy always has one eye on contractual compliance but never loses sight of the human interactions and impacts, including the safety, security and well-being of our teams. She has comprehensive oversight of day-to-day company and project operational activities, as well as more strategic internal operations. Lucy holds qualifications in science, economics and project management.
When not at work she can be found in her wild (and out of control) garden, or walking her (wild and out of control) rescue dog.

Lynne Pilbrow

Director
Yass, NSW
**A skilled business manager with a thirst for knowledge, Lynne brings a wealth of expertise to her role as director.**
Lynne is a qualified and experienced teacher, holding a Bachelor of Primary Education and a Master of Education specialising in Early Childhood.
Lynne is also a university lecturer in creative arts education and has written and produced music resources for early childhood teachers.
Lynne’s dedication to the cause of early childhood music education has led her to embark on her PhD, focused on finding the best ways to teach music to young children in order to nurture the next generation of songwriters.

Mathew Smith

Lead Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
York, United Kingdom
Matt is a senior monitoring and evaluation specialist, who makes measurement understandable in a clear and engaging way for our clients – and never forgets to measure his early morning bike rides in the UK countryside.
Matt conducts complex evaluations and designs user-friendly monitoring systems. He has worked for numerous international organisations and companies, and is a member of both the American and European Evaluation Associations.
Matt's particular strengths include data processing, design of logic models and communicating complex monitoring and evaluation issues in a straightforward, succinct manner.
Building on his initial tertiary training in economic history and psychology, Matt has studied in the USA as a Fulbright Scholar in the fields of evaluation and statistics.

Michael Collins

Director
Bulli, NSW
**Michael is passionate about servant leadership, connecting with people and building for the future. His happy place is in the bush, by the fire, next to a river.**
Our former CEO, Michael works on select projects, partnerships and ideas where there is an opportunity to make a difference.
Previously, Michael worked in the Australian Government as a diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), a program manager with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and as an analyst with the Office of National Assessments (ONA).
He is an experienced Company Director and NGO Board Member, and is fluent in *bahasa Indonesia.*

Michael Pilbrow

Founder and Chairman
Yass, NSW
**The founder of Strategic, Michael is a former diplomat with wide-ranging experience from a grass roots community level, right up to high-level government strategy.**
Michael founded Strategic Development Group and as Chairman, he oversees the company’s governance and growth from its Yass base in regional NSW, Australia.
Throughout his business career, Michael has used his strategy and community engagement skills to work on complex challenges like affordable housing, sustainable health and education services, and employment in regional areas.
Internationally, Michael has contributed to Australia’s responses to the Asian Financial Crisis, HIV/AIDS and disaster recovery in Asia and the Pacific.
Michael has been awarded Outstanding Business Leader for the Yass Valley and was a *Local Hero* state finalist in the Australian of the Year Awards.

Michala Locke

Junior Consultant
Bulli, NSW
**Michala supports our team in many ways – even making sure we keep our teeth and gums healthy!**
Currently undergoing her Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies, Michala joined our team in 2023 as an intern, and now works as a junior consultant providing project support and assistance.
Double majoring in International Relations and Global Sustainability & Development, she is particularly interested in work surrounding foreign aid and climate resilience. As a proud Wiradjuri woman, Michala is also exceptionally passionate about Indigenous Activism.
Alongside her work at Strategic Michala works as a dental nurse in a very busy general dentist practice, a side hustle she is very enthusiastic about. Outside of work you can find Michala reading, spending time with her family, or in the Pilates studio!

Nick Hislop

Senior Consultant
Bulli, NSW
**Nick is a program management professional with boundless energy, enthusiasm and curiosity. Just try keeping up with him – either at work or up a mountain!**
Nick is dedicated to making a lasting impact. He brings a unique perspective to Strategic, with experience in the co-operative sector, sustainable development, the energy industry, international NGOs, program management, and community and stakeholder engagement.
He approaches all his endeavours with a curious mindset, pushing boundaries, taking on new challenges, and aiming to make a meaningful difference in the world.
Nick’s entrepreneurial spirit and ability to combine passion with business acumen resulted in the founding of a successful craft brewery with a steadfast commitment to sustainability principles. Outside of work, you can find Nick chasing waves or exploring the local mountain bike trails.

Sarah Dyer

Principal Consultant
Melbourne, VIC
**Sarah has a genuine passion for disability and gender inclusion to affect long-lasting, positive change – and loves working from her beach house.**
Sarah brings wide global experience in program design, monitoring, evaluation and learning, program performance frameworks, and gender and disability inclusive programming.
She has worked on mainstream and disability inclusion and humanitarian response and recovery programs for all levels of the Australian Government, the United Nations Development Program, and international NGOs. Sarah has worked in the UK, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East – and with local communities in Australia.
She has  Master Degree qualifications in Research Methods and in Business Administration, IAP2 accredited training in engagement and is a member of the Australian Evaluation Society.

Setareki S. Macanawai

Strategic Adviser
Suva, Fiji
**Seta is a respected leader who will never tire of two things – advocating for persons with disabilities and… rugby!**
Seta is a leader and advocate for persons with disabilities at a national, regional and global level having completed seventeen long years of service to the Pacific Disability Forum in June 2024 as its founding CEO.
Seta also worked as the executive Director for the Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons and was Head Teacher for the Fiji School for the Blind, both located in Suva, Fiji.
He is a voice for the voiceless and strategically builds alliances with key partners and organisations to ensure everyone is included and that no one is left behind.
Seta loves music and plays both the ukulele and guitar. He is a keen follower of rugby union, whether it be sevens or fifteens, and is a big fan of the Flying Fijians and Fijian Drua!

Taulapapa Brenda Heather-Latu

Principal Consultant
Apia, Samoa
**Brenda is a ground-breaking expert and leader in law and justice in the Pacific – and in the world of Rugby!**
Brenda is a former Attorney General of Samoa (1997-2006) and has been a lawyer in NZ and Samoa. She has served on the Board of Directors of Virgin Samoa airlines and is currently a Director of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships (ICDP).
Brenda is a highly sought-after expert and has undertaken consultancies for Pacific regional organisations, the Australian Federal Police, and DFAT.
Brenda is accredited as a World Rugby Judicial Officer, and is the first woman to be Chair of the Oceania Rugby Judicial Committee.
In 2014 Brenda was bestowed with the chiefly title of 'Taulapapa' from the village of Fogapoa, in the district of Safotulafai, on the island of Savai'i.

Tegan Jux

Business Development Lead
Tasmania
Tegan is passionate about building strategic relationships and unlocking new opportunities. She’s always looking for innovative ways to connect the dots and make things happen - at work or charting a new adventure on the map!
With a strong background in institutional funding, business development, and project design, Tegan has worked across diverse sectors, including climate change and the environment, international development, anti-corruption, and medical research. She has worked in Australia, Sri Lanka and Europe, applying her skills to drive impact across a range of local and global initiatives.
Tegan has a degree in environmental science and a Graduate Certificate in Social Change and Development. In her spare time, you'll find her exploring Tasmania on a hike or underwater, making films, or worshipping her Sri Lankan cat.

Teresa Rand

Business Development Officer & Junior Project Consultant
Yass, NSW
**Teresa is passionate about working with people to problem solve and achieve positive outcomes for all involved, doing so with scientific precision and a creative flare!**
Teresa provides project and administrative support to our team. She has a degree in Environmental Science and has previously worked within the water resources industry in a scientific role, assisting with analytical reporting, guideline evaluation and ensuring project timeframes are met.
Through several years of client services experience, she has worked with communities across the ACT & NSW surrounds as well as government departments and local councils.
In her spare time, Teresa loves getting creative, whether it’s working on art or building projects around the home, she’s all in!

Tom McColl

Senior Consultant
Bulli, NSW
Tom excels at collaborating with people and communities to find simple solutions to complex situations. He’s a leader and a facilitator – just watch him organising people on the soccer field to find out!
Tom brings experience in the not-for-profit sector, international development in the Pacific, local government, and community and stakeholder engagement. He specialises in working with communities and organisations to build partnerships, find local solutions, and reach a consensus.
He has worked with organisations and communities across the Pacific and Australia on a broad range of projects, bringing community voices to the forefront of decision-making. Tom is highly proficient in program design, monitoring and evaluation, partnership brokering, community engagement and strategic planning. 

He has an undergraduate degree in International Studies, a master’s in Social Change and Development, an IAP2 Certificate of Engagement, and speaks Bislama/Tok Pisin (Pacific Melanesian languages).

Zoë Mander-Jones

CEO
Melbourne, VIC

Zoë finds pathways through vast quantities of information. She likes to tend to ideas and nurture storylines to grow, supporting programs and organisations to flourish. At home, Zoë finds joy in watching changes in her garden.
Zoë leads our Strategic team, bringing to the role her interest in ethical leadership and her passion for social justice. Zoë has over twenty-five years of experience across government, non-government organisations and the private sector in the areas of program management, international development, strategic planning, policy development, and stakeholder engagement. Zoë works in ways that bring people together in respectful collaboration, often across sectors and/or cultures.

Zoë is an engaging and influential communicator, with strong facilitation and training skills. She has a Masters Degree in Development Studies, is a Vincent Fairfax Fellow (Ethics in Leadership); and a trained partnership broker.

Our network extends further still - please get in touch to discuss how we can deliver the right team for your needs.