CPM consultants and presenters

CPM comprises a group or network of 13 senior consultants, most of whom have their own independent consulting businesses and yet who work under the CPM umbrella. All have either previously worked as senior public servants or, prior to joining CPM, consulted extensively to the public sector.

Dr John Baker
John Baker was variously a Division Head and Ambassador in the APS before starting consulting in 1990. His key interest has been in the design and delivery of residential leadership programs, principally at the SES and Executive Levels. more...
Mr Walter Bellin
Walter Bellin specialises in leadership and personal development, organisation culture change and teambuilding. He has worked with the private sector and APS for 22 years, including 12 years working on SES leadership development programs. more...
Mr Paul Jones
Paul Jones specialises in public sector management and leadership development. He has worked with a wide variety of organisations over the past fifteen years after a long career in the public sector which included 10 years in the SES in both regional and central offices. more...
Ms Dianne van Meegen
Dianne van Meegen is a principal of Directions for Change, working with the public and private sectors. She is a highly experienced and skilled facilitator and coach in areas such as leadership, learning, organisational and personal development and stakeholder engagement. more...
Mr Barry Poppleton
Barry Poppleton is the Principal of P7 Consulting and specialises in leadership development. He has over 15 years consulting experience, was formerly an SES officer in the South African public service and has an MA degree in Public Sector Management. more...
Mr Rod Morrison
Rod Morrison has consulted to numerous public sector agencies and private sector companies (domestically and internationally) over the past 10 years. Areas of focus are leadership, negotiation, performance and project management and business planning. more...
Ms Kerry Juknaitis
Kerry Juknaitis has 16 years experience as a consultant and is a Principal Consultant of Noesis Learning. Her background in social psychology has shaped her interest in leadership and management, performance and influencing skills. more...
Ms Samantha Johnson
Samantha Johnson has consulted to the public sector since 2000. Her current work is in leadership and management development. She has a special interest in individual and organisational performance and has published two books on writing skills. more...
Mr Drew Baker
Drew Baker has over 10 years recent experience in the APS, including four at the SES level. His key areas of interest are leadership, project management and staff development, specialising in Information Technology (IT) in the public sector. more...
Dr Nick Thomson
Nick Thomson is a Director of Maxwell Consulting and has been providing management training and consultancy services in the areas of strategic management and team leadership to a
wide range of public sector organisations since 1990. more...
Mr John Castellari
John Castellari has worked as a consultant facilitator and trainer since 1987. In 2006, with Kerry Juknaitis he started Noesis Learning. He develops and delivers communications-based programs and facilitates business and strategic planning. more...
Ms Vanessa Fanning
Vanessa Fanning is an executive coach who has seven years experience as a CEO and has had a senior management career spanning both the public and private sectors. She currently serves on several boards and board sub
committees. more...
Mr Jeff Lamond
Jeff Lamond has 33 years experience in the APS, including 14 years at the SES level. During this time he occupied the role of Merit Protection Commissioner for 5 years. His key areas of expertise include public sector ethics, accountability and the APS Code of Conduct. more...