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Mary-Anne Gallagher

Associate Consultant
David Caple & Associates Pty Ltd
Melbourne, Australia
david@caple.com.au
Tel: +61 3 9499 9011
Mob: 0400 615 331

Summary:

Mary-Anne is a uniquely innovative Psychologist with a strong background as an organisational practitioner and consultant for 23 years. Mary-Anne has significant experience gained in providing services to both private and public sector organisations in the finance, corporate rehabilitation, health, environmental management, oil industries and in the tertiary education sector. Highly capable of achieving results in large, complex, geographically dispersed organisations with a diverse range of staff.
Experience includes conducting audits for the Victorian Workcover Authority, supervising Organisational Psychology Masters students, team building and leadership development consultancies in the Kimberley Region, major cultural change projects in the public sector and building strong teamwork cultures in private and public sector organisations. Activities primarily involve research, consultation, strategy formulation, psychometric testing, skills development sessions, training and senior management briefings.

Qualifications:

Williamson Fellow, Williamson Community Leadership Program, 2004
Post-Graduate: Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology, Monash University, 1988
Under-Graduate: Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 1982-1985 (majors in Psychology and Physiology)
Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member, Victorian Psychological Council
Member, Coaching Interest Group, APS, Certified Coach
Member, Australian Human Resources Institute
Accredited facilitator Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Firo-B, Emotional Capital Inventory
Honorary member, Mt Eliza Business School Executive Learning Network
Williamson Fellows Committee representative, 2005 - 2009
Skills bank participant, 2005-09
Make-a-Difference Foundation Committee member, 2005 - 2007
Founding member of The Global Foundation
Recipient of International Travelling Fellowship, Monash University, 2009
Member, Practitioners Board for National Positive Psychology Conference, 2010
Formal commendation (2008) from Chairman of Leadership Victoria, for outstanding contribution
Board Director, Cam Care, 2009.

Experience:

Created cultural change model, published as “Leadership and behavioural change: A personal case study”, Mt Eliza Business Review January 2003
Keynote speaker HR Week “Leading People into 2000”, August, 1999 - case study entitled “New Age Performance Management: Achieves Innovation and Equity.”
Psychological services and skills development provided to 35 leaders from all sectors during leadership development exercise in Kimberley Region for Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.
Researched, developed and implemented peer mentoring program for 700 senior leaders.
Designed and delivered state-wide award-winning models for excellence in provision counselling services and people management for 5,000 staff during emergency management.
Delivered innovative psychological debriefing and interpersonal skills development program in health sector for 4.300 staff.
Designed and delivered communication skills training services in South Africa and Malaysia.
Developed practical guides for managing change, conflict management and building high performance teams to support staff and managers in public and private sector organisations.
Recipient of sector-wide People Management Award (2003) for " Safe-T-Care Strategy", a three-year strategic plan to create a culture of best practice health and safety through behavioural change.
Recipient of best practice industry award for best OH&S Strategy 2005 among 33,000 employers.
Researched and designed leadership development programs for public sector organisations.