“Don’t be frightened by the size of your ambition.”
With Sian Morgan Hall, Four Winds Board Member and philanthropy co- partner. Image: Unidentified
About me...
My commitment to encouraging individuals to find their potential is at the heart of all that I do. My philosophy of realistic optimism, resilience and shared societal value, underpins all of my work.
I bring the observer skills as an organisational Anthropologist, and us these same skills as an advisor to assist leaders to design their preferred future. I love strategy work where it lets ambition and capacity co-exist. I love working as a leadership facilitor with CEOs and emerging leaders, including at Saber, GPEX and the Australian String Quartet. More recently, this work as Chair and advisor has included a strong focus on identifying the richness of culture and building a vibrant, dynamic and collaborative team approach.
My work has previously involved establishing advisory boards where there has been significant initial tension between stakeholders, including BHP Billiton over a seven-year period bringing global environmental leaders together for the CEO and Executive team, to mentoring leaders at the Sydney Opera House, strategy work with the Sydney Festival board, Greenpeace Japan on strategic team development and stakeholder engagement.
In my role as Chair and pro bono CEO of Four Winds Bermagui NSW over 10 years to 2017, I led an eclectic collective raising $6m and developing partnerships with architects, arts practitioners, broadcasters and passionate music lovers to transform the 25-acre site from a biennial festival into one of Australia’s most recognised music organisations. Called Nature’s Concert Hall, this stunning national treasure has shifted the perception of what Bermagui has to offer the nation.
In 2016, I was inducted as inaugural Life Ambassador for Four Winds Bermagui. In June 2018, I was awarded a national honour with an OAM, and in 2017 from Creative Partnerships Australia the title of National Arts Leader.
I learnt much about life as a Secondary School Teacher, and in my Masters of Anthropology analysing the role of Greenpeace Japan in the global organisation.
I live in Bermagui, a fishing village of 2,000 people on the south coast of New South Wales, with my husband Bill Caldicott. We are active volunteers in this community.