Susan Long is Director, Research and Scholarship at NIODA.  Currently, she supervises research students and conducts organisational research. Susan also teaches and supervises doctoral candidates at universities including Melbourne Institute of Creative Arts Therapy and supported through the NIODA, teaches in the INSEAD program in Singapore.

As an organisational consultant in private practice Susan works with organisational change, executive coaching, board development, role analysis, team development and management training. 

She was the founding President of GRA and a past president of ISPSO. Her participative research has attracted grants through the Australian Research Council and industry. She has published eleven books and many journal articles.

Nicola Murray, BA, PgDip, MA, MSc is an organisational consultant, executive and team coach, business psychologist, facilitator and conflict resolution expert. She is proficient in applying psychological and business knowledge and skills to enhance the performance of leaders, groups/teams and whole organisations.

Nicola has substantial experience of working across cultures advising, designing and delivering organisational change, growth & learning initiatives. Her style is open, creative, and supportive within a challenging framework.

Nicola brings energy, and enthusiasm to all she does and thrives in working with others in a collaborative approach. Her work passion centres on creating safe spaces for courageous conversations and learning within the context of transitions and
thresholds. Nicola has over 20 years experience working in the private sector within consultancy firms (Accenture & Monitor Consulting), leading teams (BMW, Three Architecture & Dimension Data), as an independent consultant (Tonic Ltd), and as a senior, internal organisational consultant (Investec).

Nicola’s work draws on an integrative methodology, working with both the
visible and hidden dynamics to effect meaningful, transformative change at
individual, group and whole organisation levels.

Liz Brnjak, MAppSci, GradDipPsych, BSW, BA, has had 20 years in the public health sector ranging from clinical and leadership roles in Child Protection, Primary Health Care and Tertiary Mental Health Services.  Liz has also worked in the private sector as a Senior Organisational Consultant with The Centre for Leadership and Management (CLM) and The Australian Childhood Trauma (ACT) Group. 

Liz is co-founder and Principal Consultant of CIL Consultancy who focus on change, innovation and leadership for the public sector.  Liz also sits on the Directorate of Group Relations Australia with a focus on membership communication and projects.

Fred Wright, MAppSci, MSW, GradDip(Crim), BA, has almost 40 years’ experience in public sector administration in a range of operational and senior management positions across Victorian Government Departments including Justice, Human Services, and Environment.

He is on the Directorate at Group Relations Australia and a board member of NIODA. He is also Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Committee and member of the International Outreach Committee of the International Ombudsman Association.

Jenny is a systems psychodynamically trained and orientated professional with experience in OD consultation, executive coaching and leadership development. She currently works as GM People and Safety for an Australian energy company. 

Jenny holds Masters level qualifications in Organisational Dynamics and Ethical Philosophy.

Kristina Karlsson is an organisation development consultant and coach. She is driven to work with people to understand opportunities for growth while helping them to remain in touch with their humanity and with the humanity of others.
Since 2007, Kristina has worked in the public sector where she has lead processes to resolve native title claims, implementing settlement agreements with Victorian Traditional Owners, and developing diversity and inclusion strategies and programs.

Kristina has published articles and given papers on current challenges to organisations in the emergency management sector. In 2004, she developed the first edition of Protocols for Lawyers Acting for Indigenous clients in the Northern Territory.

Kristina has a Masters Degree in Leadership and Management (Organisation Dynamics) from NIODA with Distinction. This supplements her degrees from the University of Melbourne in Law and Arts (majoring in English language and literature).

Peter Ernest is the Chief Experience Orchestrator (CEO) and founder of Values Journey, a boutique consulting practice. He works with groups and organisations (increasingly using system psychodynamic and process-consulting approaches), with the culture, the leaders, managers and teams. His professional background began as an architect, transforming over years to diverse roles spanning consulting, facilitating, outdoor experiential learning and teambuilding, entrepreneurship and leadership, health resorts and health retreats. Demand from clients has created opportunities for Peter to travel and work with groups around Australia and internationally, in over a dozen countries around Asia, across the United States, in Europe and the Middle East.

He is currently completing his third and final year of a Master of Leadership and Management (Organisational Dynamics) at NIODA. An additional role he enjoys at NIODA is as the Student Representative on the Academic Board of Governance.