
A team that gives a damn... With over 100 consultants, we have the expertise and the capacity to support projects of any scale. Choosing a team from Allen + Clarke means you will work alongside an enthusiastic group who understand that together we can make a difference in our communities. Searching for the perfect team to support your next project? - Get in touch today.
Our diverse team have assisted with projects that improve Pacific and Asian countries’ social and economic conditions and have worked collaboratively with national partners, organisations, and external funding agencies. Our expert approach to International Development includes respect, humility and service. Our experience will help you support any community, wherever they are in the world.
Our people will support your organisation to navigate change to ensure it works for your business and accelerates your success. We have experience in designing or refreshing operation models, assessing impact and measuring the benefits to your organisation. Organisational change is challenging. Our team enable smart change.
Our strategy and governance specialists can lead your organisation or programme to success. If you are looking for help with strategic planning, best practice governance and governance processes, this is the team for you.
Our team have the skillset to help you engage key Treaty partners and the community to get the best results for your project. We can lead or support you in developing a stakeholder engagement plan through to facilitating workshops with your teams. People engage best with people they trust.
Located in central Melbourne, our 30 strong Australian team understand the machinery of central and state governments. Their broad range of backgrounds, experience and expertise means they have the lived experience you are looking for. Need support from an Australia based team? – let us help.
Located in Wellington Central, our 80 strong team have been supporting central and local government, NGOs and the private sector for more than 20 years. Need support from a New Zealand based team? - let us help.
Allen + Clarke has two majority shareholders, Matthew Allen and Paul Houliston, who are also Directors of the company. The company also has six minority owners who all work in the business: Anna Gribble, Ned Hardie-Boys, Rob Smith, Jason Carpenter, Marnie Carter and Jacqui Haggland.
Our board comprises an Independent Director, the two Allen + Clarke Managing Partners and two minority shareholder representatives. Board members are accessible to our team and our clients alike allowing everyone to benefit from their skills and experience.
Our corporate support team have a wealth of professional knowledge. They draw on specialised knowledge, best practices, and technology to provide excellent support to both internal and external customers.
Our team provide comprehensive, effective, and independent secretariat, governance, and programme services. They have extensive experience supporting public and private organisations. We connect the dots effectively and deliver everything you need when you need it.
Our evaluation services are provided by a team of specialists, backed up by our wider team of policy professionals and supplemented by external partners.
We pride ourselves on being experts at all stages of the policy cycle. Our team are highly experienced reviewers, project managers, and public policy practitioners. If you would like support with any stage of the policy cycle, this team are your experts. Our team have experience to deliver best practice policy.
Matthew Allen
BSc, MA(Appl) Env St, Dip Env Hlth
Managing Partner (New Zealand)
Paul Houliston
MPhil
Managing Partner (Australia)
Dion Mortensen
Chartered member of the Institute of Directors
Independent Director (Chair)
Gabrielle Jenkin
BA, DPH (Distinction), MPH (Distinction), PhD
Manager Evaluation + Research
Jacqui Haggland
BA (1st Class Hons), MAdLitNumEd (Distinction), GradDip Tch (Sec)
Practice Lead
Kelley Reeve
Practice Lead
Jonathan Champion
CA
Business Manager
Adam Emirali
Marketing + Business Development Manager
Kylie Berg
MEnvStud (Distinction), BSc
Director Business Development + Systems
Alexandra Henry
BA, LLB(Hons), GDLP, GCertArts(Edit&Comm)
Senior Consultant
Anna Heldorf
BA (GovtIntRel), GradCert (IntRel), Grad Cert (SocImpact)
Senior Consultant
Anna Gribble
BA, BsC, DPH
Senior Consultant
Angus McGregor
BSc Computer Science
Systems and Processes Lead
Anton Davis
BA
Senior Consultant
Brendan Stevenson
PhD Candidate (Public Health) MA (Psychology) Dip. Dairy Tech.
Senior Consultant
Calvin Scott
MA, MPP, PhD
Senior Consultant
Carly Woodham
BSc, BPhEd, MPH
Senior Consultant
Caroline Crothers
BSc(Pysch)(Hons)
Senior Consultant
Celia Schild
BA(Pysch)
Consultant
Charlene Harvey
MCOM
Senior Consultant
Craig Griffiths
Senior Consultant
Danny Tu
BCom (Finance and Economics), PGDipSci (Statistics and Operations Research)
Senior Consultant
Doug Hancock
BA/LLB (Hons in History)
Senior Consultant
Elissa Doxey
BA(PerfArts), MBA(PubMgt)
Business Development Consultant
Emma Brathwaite
MPH (Epidemiology), BHlthSc
Senior Consultant
Emma Ward
BA (1st Class Hons), MPM (Merit)
Practice Manager
Esther White
BA, MCom
Senior Consultant
Emma Hughes
MA, PhD
Proposal Manager
Fiona Scott-Melton
B.Comm, M.Comm (Hons), PhD
Senior Consultant
Greg Martin
BA, MA (Hons, 1st), PhD
Senior Consultant
Hannah Cross
BSc(Psych)(Hons), MPH, PMP
Program Manager, IAHP Yarnes
Dr Helen Oni
BSc. Nursing & Midwifery (1st Class), MPH (Distinction), PhD
Intermediate Consultant
Dr Helen Szoke, AO
PhD (Public Policy), GradDiploma Public Policy, MAPreliminary, BA
Lead Reviewer
Dr Himanshu Gupta
PhD, MPH, AdvDip (ClinRes), BPhty (Hons)
Senior Consultant
Gabrielle Jeune
GradDipBusStuds(HRM)
Human Resources Advisor
Gina Mancuso
BA(Hons), MEval
Manager Evaluation + Research
Jason Carpenter
BA (1st Class Hons)
Senior Consultant
Jack Haddow
BA (1st Class Hons Philosophy)
Senior Consultant
Jeremy Markham
BA, B App Sci, GDip Bus
Senior Consultant
Jessica Anderson
BSc MIntr
Senior Consultant
Jessica Kereama-Stevenson
MRP, BSW
Senior Consultant
Jodie O’Neill
LLB, BA Political Science
Senior Consultant
Kristine Brown
Senior Consultant
Linda Gyorki
BA/LLB (Hons), MA (Public Policy)
Director Consulting
Marnie Carter
BA, PGDipSSER
Practice Lead
Dr Mathea Roorda
MA, PGDipSSER, PhD
Senior Consultant
Michael Costello-Czok
BHlthSc (Hons)
Senior Consultant
Michael White
LLM (Dist), PGDip(LS), BA/LLB
Senior Consultant
Nanise Young
PhD
Senior Consultant
Ned Hardie-Boys
BA (Hons), MA
Senior Consultant
Nick Leffler
MA (Hons), MSc
Senior Consultant
Pratik Trivedi
M.com, L.L.B
Financial Accountant
Dr Rosemary Lowry
BSc, BA(Hons), LLB(Hons), PhD, GDipEd, GDLP
Senior Consultant
Robyn Bailey
BSocSci, DipSocSci, PGDipSSER (Distinction)
Senior Consultant
Robyn Haisman-Welsh
PhD (Oral Microbiology), BDS
Senior Consultant
Robyn McNeil
BSc (Hon), MPH
Senior Consultant
Rob Smith
BA, LLB
Senior Consultant
Sam Byfield
MA, BA(Hons)
Manager Policy + Regulatory
Sarah McDowell
BCom(Econ), BA(PoliticalSc), GradDipLaw(CompetitionRegulation)
Manager Policy + Regulation
Shamima Afroz
BEd, MPH
Senior Consultant
Stephanie James
LLB, BSc (Biotechnology)
Senior Consultant
Steven Langford
BSc(Psych), PGDipSci(Psych) & MSc(Psych)
Consultant
Stuart Beresford
BSc, LLM
Senior Consultant
Susan Cook
BPhysEd, BSc(Nutrition), PostGradDipDiet, PostGradDipPH
Senior Consultant
Anna Apperley
Consultant
Alice Palmer
BCom (Management and Psychology)
Consultant
Alice Russon
MA (Distinction), BA (1st Class Hons), BA
Consultant
Amy Norris
BTM, MPP
Consultant
Renee Rowick
Cert III and IV (Business Administration)
Office Administrator
Bobbi Hemi
Office Administrator
Babitha Gnanakumar
BHSc, BCom
Consultant
Carolyn Hooper
MA (Applied) SocSci Research, PhD
Consultant
Daniel Gambitsis
BA(Pol&IntRel&English), LLB
Consultant
Dylan Blick
BCom (HRMgmt&IndstrlRltns)
HR Coordinator
Emily Black
LLB/Bcom
Consultant
Georgia Jackson
Ma Public Policy
Consultant
Francesca Ancillotti
BA (History and International Relations)
Consultant
Hamish Witters
BA
Consultant
Hannah Corke
BSc, MHSc(1stClassHons), RD
Consultant
Kate Copeland
BSc, MAppSci (Distinction), ANutr
Consultant
Kelsey Morrison
BSc (Honours), MSc (Distinction)
Consultant
Lauren Zwi
LLB (1st class Hons), BA (history)
Consultant
Mary Bollen
LLB/Ba (Human Geography)
Consultant
Megan Powell
BA
Consultant
Meremoana Potiki
BA, MSc (Psych)
Consultant
Nichlause Baje
BHSc & MHlthLd
Consultant
Otis Boyle
BA (1st Class Hons), MA (Dist), PGCertPP
Consultant
Pauline Van
BCom(HRMan&StratMan), MBA(BusConsulting&Innov)
Consultant
Philippa Tinetti
Consultant
Pierce Day
LLB, BA (PhPE)
Consultant
Robbie Manning
MPH, DPH(Distinction), BSc(Psychology)
Consultant
Sally Armitage
Consultant
Salman Abbasnejad
BA Visual Communication Design
Graphic Designer
Sara Hansen
BA (Social&Political Science), MA (Cultural Studies), PhD (Cultural Anthropology)
Consultant
Sarsha Sivanantham
BHSc, BCom
Consultant
Shaun Foley
MappPsy (Comm) BSocSc(Hons) BSocSc
Consultant
Selina Munro
BA
Consultant
Sophie Kean
BA (1st Class Hons) History
Consultant
Tahlia Studdart
BA (Psych)
Consultant
Toby Black
BA(PhPE & Anthropology), MA (Distinction)
Consultant
William Morgan
BA (Hons), MA (PP&Mgt)
Consultant
Zara Collinson
BA(PoliticalSc&IntRel&SocPolicy), MA(PoliticalSc)(Dist)
Consultant