Change Manager, Mental Healthcare Advocate and Primary Carer

Vanessa is a change management specialist with over two decades of experience in organizational design and transformation. She is deeply committed to fostering sustainable change through a human-centric approach, aligning strategic business goals with core values and initiatives. 

With a strong foundation in stakeholder engagement and extensive experience in change management, Vanessa excels at identifying opportunities to create impactful and meaningful outcomes for individuals, organisations and communities. 

Vanessa’s lived experience as a primary carer and advocate for her adult son, who lives with a complex mental health condition, fuels her passion for improving Australia’s mental health system.  She is dedicated to promoting community understanding of mental health and highlighting its impact not just on individuals, but also on their families, friends and the broader community. 

Her advocacy work is driven by a vision of meaningful change – helping individuals with disabilities and their families achieve happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential as active contributing members of society.