Chantelle Ashby

• Worked with a state government department in the vocational education and training sector to review culture and practices regarding diversity and inclusion, and designed a strategy to support it in transforming its culture
• Managed a project developing a workplan for establishment of a platform for data-sharing and analysis across mental-health-focused government agencies, peak bodies, community-based organisations and not-for-profit organisations
• Improved a state government health organisation’s culture by delivering a virtual leadership development program and tools to support internal procedures and embed values
• Analysed an Australian Government regulatory body’s people practices and culture and developed a resulting People Strategy
• Diagnosed an Australian fuel and resources company’s culture and effectiveness and recommended steps to improve collaboration, accountability and innovation.

Prior to joining Nous, Chantelle worked as an advisor at a consulting firm, aiding international organisations to enter and succeed in the Australian market. She holds a Bachelor of International and Global Studies from the University of Sydney, with a double specialisation in international business and English literature and a minor in French. During this degree, she received a scholarship to study for a semester at King’s College London.

Chantelle enjoys exploring cultures and languages, accumulating (and reading) books and visiting Sydney’s beaches. She has a keen interest in the development of Australian cuisine, including Indigenous produce and knowledge.