Lena Way

Executive Manager Stakeholder Engagement Lena is an accomplished stakeholder engagement professional with over 25 years of experience spanning government, social enterprise, and the not-for-profit sector. Throughout her career, Lena has held a range of executive positions across diverse fields including education, environment, animal welfare, employment pathways, and member services organisations. Her work history has been shaped by…

Christine Milner

Stakeholder Engagement Manager Christine is a highly experienced professional in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, with a diverse background that includes both vocational teaching and industry engagement. Before joining Skills Insight, Christine dedicated over 30 years to improving educational outcomes for students in TAFE and VET in Schools programs. Her passion for vocational…

Nick Temelkovski

Content Writer Nick is an experienced copywriter and digital transformation expert with a background in marketing and IT. He has a strong history of creating engaging, human-centred content for a variety of industries including dairy, education, auditing, energy, job seeker, higher education and hospitality.  Nick brings his experience as writer, editor, storyteller and marketer to strategically…

John Cotterell

Executive Manager Projects John is a skilled leader, with experience managing projects and successfully guiding teams through system changes and improvements. He is passionate about the importance of collaboration and ensuring people have input into change processes. John has worked across the not-for-profit sector for almost two decades, establishing project management standards using a variety of…

Ruth Sowter

Projects and People Manager Ruth is an experienced people, portfolio and project manager who excels in innovating to improve processes. Throughout her career she has managed a wide range of training and research initiatives across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.  Prior to joining Skills Insight she was contracted to establish the ARC Centre of…

Andrew Cameron

Executive Officer Industry Stewardship and Insights Andrew has broad multi-sector knowledge and extensive not-for-profit leadership experience. He has held senior leadership roles within peak industry and member associations, work integrated social enterprises, and government agencies including Services Australia and the NDIA. Much of Andrew’s career has been focussed on sector-wide workforce and transformation initiatives. Andrew…

Jenna Pieronczik

Administration Officer Jenna is a skilled administration assistant with experience across operations, events, IT, and customer service. She has exceptional organisational skills and is passionate about continuous improvement. Jenna is quick to adapt and thrives in dynamic and fast-paced environments, allowing her to consistently deliver high-quality results and innovative solutions. Prior to joining Skills Insight,…

Charly Coxon

Research Officer Charly is a qualitative and quantitative researcher with a background in global health and health care management. She has experience designing and delivering quality improvement programs, bridging research with practice through innovation and technology. Charly has championed collaborative approaches focussing on co-production, to ensure the voices and needs of stakeholders are integrated through…

Dr Reshman Tabassum

Research and People Manager Reshman has extensive experience in research and consistently demonstrates excellence in leading and delivering high-impact research projects. She has worked with diverse clients, ranging from academic institutions to private sector organisations. Reshman’s research expertise has equipped her with a deep understanding of multiple research methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative research methods,…

Oriana Ding

Operations Support and Events Coordinator Oriana is a versatile professional with business support operations experience across a diverse range of industries including aged care, real estate, and consultancy. She excels in communication and has a deep understanding of working with people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. With a keen eye for detail and…

Robbie Gilbertson

Committees and Engagement Manager Robbie has extensive experience providing strategic advice and support to executive teams and boards in a range of different industries from not-for-profit to government agencies in education, health, transport and legal. An adept communicator, Robbie has strong expertise in coordinating and influencing stakeholders, successfully fostering working partnerships, along with the ability…