Meet the Team

The Adaptive Cultures purpose is bought to life by a passionate group of people committed to helping organisations and individuals live their highest potentials, making a positive and deeply humane contribution to their spheres of influence.

Together with our network of Associates and Endorsed Practitioners, we work with you to uplift your capacity to influence change and evolution in yourself, your organisation, and your world.

Andrew Brown
^{Co-founder and Director}

^{Andrew is known for turning cultures around. A former senior executive, he challenges traditional notions of culture and change, helping organisations build their adaptive capacity by creating work environments that foster creativity, humanity and growth. He helps clients leverage their innate compassion and wisdom to create humane and impactful workplaces.}

Teresa Collis
^Director

^{Terri is curious, insightful and passionate about helping organisations build cultures that help people flourish and thrive. Having held senior corporate Leadership, Culture, and Organisational Development roles across Australia and Germany, she now leads the Adaptive Cultures Insights Diagnostic practise and Adaptive Cultures Practitioner Development Program.}

Andrew Gerkens
^{Non-executive Director}

_{DeAnna Burton is Risk Culture Practice Lead with Adaptive Cultures. She works with organisations to deepen the alignment of risk management, risk culture, and risk outcomes.}

_{She has applied adaptive approaches to work as varied as culture integration for a complex merger, designing a risk culture framework and engagements to uplift risk culture maturity, engagement survey design, the design and facilitation of senior leadership development programs, and coaching.}

Lara Main
^{Operations Co-ordinator}

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DeAnna Burton
^{Risk Culture Practice}

_{DeAnna Burton is Risk Culture Practice Lead with Adaptive Cultures. She works with organisations to deepen the alignment of risk management, risk culture, and risk outcomes.}

Lara Main
^{Operations Co-ordinator}

Lara Main
^Operations

Our Associate Network

Simon Fieldhouse
^{Melbourne AU}

_{Simon is a dynamic facilitator with deep experience in leadership, change and culture. With 20 years working across small, medium, and large organisations, he leverages his lived experience as a change agent and culture practitioner to help leaders see the world differently. Simon’s unique mix of wit, humour, passion and assertiveness creates the space for people to evolve.}

_{Simon has completed an MBA, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is an endorsed Adaptive Cultures practitioner.}

Marina Chiovetti
^{Sydney AU}

^{Andrew helps leaders embrace the deliberate evolution of culture as a core aspect of their role in building the capacity of their organisations to deliver, adapt and grow. He has significant practical experience applying adaptive principles in his work as an internal People & Culture leader.}
^{Andrew believes in the obligation of leaders to invest in their own inner development journey, to enable them to lead the people and organisations they serve. He is excited to play a role in supporting Adaptive Cultures’ global community of purpose and practice to share, solve and create together.}

Kirsten Brown
^{Melbourne AU}

Alex Stol
^{Melbourne AU}

^{Alex is known for helping organisations measure and track their cultural transformations. She has held senior roles and built two organisational psychology businesses. She applies skills developed across corporate, community and education - challenging, complex, interdependent, and unstable contexts - to help individuals and organisations use data and measurement to perform to their potential.}

Martin McMahon
^{Melbourne AU}

Jacqui Williamson
^{Melbourne AU}

Nicola Hunnibell
^{Hobart AU}

Adaptive Cultures in Latin America

Flavia Pino
^{Senior Associate Consultant}

^{Flavia is a Senior Consultant, Certified Coach, and Organisational Psychologist specialised in vertical leadership development, cultural transformation, and organisational change. For nearly 20 years, she has been supporting leaders from various industries (mining, financial services, retail, energy) to evolve into bigger selves, more flexible, and capable of dealing with the increased complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of today’s business environment.}

Edgar Rojas
^{Senior Associate Consultant}

^{With over 22 years of international experience, Edgar is a consultant and advisor specialising in leadership, organisational transformation, and continuous improvement. He currently leads Pino Rojas Advisory & Consulting while also holding roles as an External Advisor for Bain & Company and Senior Associate Consultant for Adaptive Cultures. His focus lies in driving innovation in human resources and guiding organisations to success in a competitive business landscape.}