Nicole brings experience as both an evaluator, program manager and faciliator. She has developed and delivered a range of community development, youth empowerment and professional learning, and development projects, working across international and local, and urban and remote communities. She takes a strengths-based, person-centred approach to her work. Nicole works closely with her clients, working to build evaluation capacity and skills sharing into her projects. She has a particular interest in programs focused on inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and young people and ensuring everyone has a voice at the table. Nicole has conducted complex evaluations and provided strategic advice for government, not-for-profit and community-based organistions and presented and facilitated workshops around the world. She has held a range of board positions, including Chair of a children’s service, and is an active Breastfeeding Counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association. Nicole has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts/Science (anthropology/psychology), a Masters in Evaluation, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, a Certificate IV in Breastfeeding Education as well as qualifications in adult education, instructional design, training and facilitation, and counselling.
Nicole can work with you to scope, design or implement your evaluation or act as a critical friend as you move through the evaluation planning and implementation cycle. Nicole has provided evaluation coaching and mentoring to a range of not-for-profit and local and state clients, as well as design and delivered a number of larges-scale evaluation, strategic and policy review programs.
Nicole loves being in the outdoors and settling down to try her hand at a cryptic crossword somewhere in the wilderness.
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Synergistiq acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognizes the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
