Our Team

Jan is Managing Director of The Nexus Network. She has been consulting since 1995, first as a sole operator and then as a foundation Director of Nexus. Jan has a background in research and public policy development, with an organisational development focus. She is particularly interested in building organisational capacity and in fostering strategic links between agencies' people management functions and the delivery of organisational goals. She has also worked extensively in the area of executive recruitment. Prior to becoming a consultant, Jan worked for seven government agencies and has maintained these public sector links in her consulting work.

Catherine is a Director of The Nexus Network. She has over 22 years' experience in the WA State Government primarily working in five of WA’s central oversight agencies as a senior manager and member of the executive leadership group. In her government roles Catherine worked on whole of public sector people and organisational development programs including leadership, corruption prevention and integrity building. She also has experience in organisational change. Catherine has consulted to many state government agencies and community organisations on a wide range of projects. She has considerable corporate and leadership expertise in organisational development and strategic people management.

Andrew’s consultancy work is focused on helping organisations strengthen their capacity in governance, risk management and strategy. His areas of practice include strategic planning and implementation, training and skills-based coaching in risk management and project leadership, developing risk management frameworks, program and project management advice, and organisational review. Andrew is a former senior public servant and policy adviser with expert knowledge of government and regulatory affairs, and extensive practical experience as a project executive in a PRINCE2/Agile environment. He has a strong interest in building organisational capacity by de-mystifying risk and strategy as fundamental leadership and management practices. He is a State Councillor (WA) of the Governance Institute of Australia, a member (and previous State Councillor) of the Institute of Public Administration (WA) and a member of the Risk Management Institute of Australasia.

George is a management consultant and project manager with fifteen years' experience working in strategy execution, facilitation and business analysis. George is achievement oriented and passionate about partnering with clients to bring strategy into fruition. He has successfully implemented change in a variety of settings including the public sector, healthcare, resources, agriculture, finance and higher education. George has special expertise in regional development and is currently pursuing a PhD at UWA in Institutional Economics.

Caroline is an experienced consultant, having joined Nexus in 2014. Before that, she worked for almost ten years in various WA public sector agencies including the Department of Justice, Office of the Auditor General, the Ombudsman WA, the Commissioner for Children and Young People, the Department of Child Protection, and the Department of Education. In her last public sector role Caroline was a Senior Project Officer at the Department of Justice where she worked on the development of the Aboriginal Family Safety Strategy. In her consulting role Caroline has assisted, guided and supported a wide range of public sector agencies on recruitment processes and also worked with other Nexus members on government compliance and evaluation projects. She has a strong interest in, and is committed to, helping agencies and individuals achieve their goals in an effective and efficient manner.