Before undertaking consultancy work, Rhonda held a variety of senior management positions for a period of over twenty years in both government and non-government organisations. She was Chief Executive Officer of Burnside, a child and family welfare organisation of the Uniting Church where she was the first female and the first non-cleric CEO. In this role she managed a period of dramatic change and growth while maintaining a positive agency culture. She introduced a new focus on preventative services and achieved a range of family centres in disadvantaged communities, including three outside the agency’s traditional metropolitan base.

She was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in the NSW Public Service where she held a variety of positions including Executive Director, Education and Community Programs for the Environment Protection Authority where she co-ordinated a major public environmental education campaign. As the Executive Director, Out of Home Care for the NSW Department of Community Services, she led the policy development for the implementation of new legislation in Out of Home Care in NSW and undertook planning for the enhancement of the Out of Home Care service system in NSW.

She was awarded the Macquarie Graduate School of Management Year 2000 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement. For six years she was a member of The Executive Connection, an organisation for CEOs committed to their ongoing professional development.

For information on her consulting roles see “Our Clients/Our Experience”

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