About . . .
- internationally experienced and strategic OD professional, recognized for global thought leadership in the OD discipline - talent and capability, organizational development and, transformational HR including DEI
- frequently requested Guest/Key Note Speaker at Human Capital and other leading Business Conferences, Associations & Companies globally, with thought-provoking, well-researched and leading-edge presentations 
- prolific author of presentations and articles, presented and  published across a wide variety of media and acknowledged for coalescing often disparate but relevant topics in the talent, transformation and leadership agendas.  To demonstrate her versatility, Denise is also, an author of a children's Christmas book, Pride of Place
 
- demonstrable skills and results in people performance; business process; and, organizational effectiveness improvement through senior-level HR, L&D and Organizational Development; effectiveness in corporate leadership; and, international experience 
- extensive experience in both Corporate and Consulting arenas, across a variety of industry sectors and in influencing across all areas of an organization.
Qualifications, 
Certifications & Training
 
B.A. 
(University of Sydney), Sydney, Australia 
Dip. Ed 
(Graduate) Diploma of Education, (University of Sydney), Sydney, Australia 
PhD
Commenced July 2020 
Completion May 2024
(Southern Cross University)
Armidale, Australia 
Training & Competency Development Certificates 1,2,3 & 4
(University of Technology, Sydney), Sydney, Australia 
Business Management Certificate Distinction 
(Australian Institute of Management) Nth Sydney, Australia 
Certified Cultural Transformation Consultant 
CTT (Cultural Transformation Tools)
Barrett Values Centre, March 2019 
ETAC 
(Evaluating Truth & Credibility)
Ekman, August 2014 
4 Disciplines of Execution
Franklin Covey, 2010
Who Moved My Cheese? 
Change Management Training Certification
Spencer Johnson Partners (2009)
MSCEIT 
(Mayer, Salovey, Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test) 
Certified EI Practitioner  
TMS
Team Management Systems 
The Leadership Challenge and the Leadership Practices Inventory 
(LPI 360)
Kouzes & Pozner 
Workforce Planning 
Human Capital Institute (HCI) 
 
Leading Change 
Kotter 
Additionally experienced in the use of a wide variety of programs/systems 
including but not limited to, 
Lominger; DiSC; Hogan Assessment; 
Skill Survey; SkillSoft; Birkman 
Professional Recognition/Achievements
Successfully developed entry for 
Best Global/International 
Leadership Program
LEAD2016 AWARDS (HR.COM) 
Bristow Group’s 
Leadership Development Team
& 
Manager Development Team Programs 
Awarded 4th place on first entry 
Successfully developed entry for 
Chief Executive Magazine’s, 2016 
Best Public Companies for Leaders
Bristow’s Leadership Programs 
Ranked 23 in top 40 of Best Public Companies for Leaders 
Moved up from position 31 
in 2015 Awards
Recognized by 
Business Class Magazine 
as 
one of ten 
‘New Millennium Women’ 
(page 26, Dec/Jan 1999)
Australian Edition 
Designed, produced and marketed 
a 
youth-oriented
careers television program, 
the 
‘Y Generation’ 
pilot program, 
shown nationally on 
Australia’s Channel 9, 
Saturday 15 May 1999
Authored and published a 
children's Christmas book
'Pride of Place'
with original artwork by Jane Cook.
A heart felt Christmas story derived from the terrible toll experienced by families in Hurricane Harvey, 2017.