Proud Mary Consulting

Michael brings extensive experience in developing policy, strategy and effective governance. He is renowned for his ability to shape and work within policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks and to navigate government. Michael is sought out for his ability to contextualise complex policy issues and articulate strategies to a wide range of audiences.

Michael has over twenty years of experience in public policy design and delivery. He has held senior roles in the Victorian State government in water and climate change, including most recently as Director, Climate Change Policy and Director, Water Sector Governance in the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).

Michael has a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws and an Executive Master of Public Administration from the Australian and New Zealand School of Government and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Michael is a sessional member of Planning Panels Victoria and is a Director of the Climate and Health Alliance.

Alice focuses on climate change and sustainability policy and strategy projects. Alice formerly led the Climate Change Adaptation Policy team in the Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). She was the lead author of Victoria’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2017-2020, a whole-of-government blueprint for adaptation action.

Alice built her skills in policy and advocacy working with environment NGOs and youth-led organisations. Prior to joining the Victorian Government Alice was Senior Adviser (environment, climate change, energy and housing) to Ellen Sandell MLA, State MP for Melbourne.

Alice holds a BA/LLB(Hons) from the University of Melbourne and a Master of International and European Environmental Law from Aix-Marseille University in France. Alice is currently completing her PhD, researching the rights of nature as a legal instrument for protecting the Earth in the Anthropocene.

Jon has more than twenty years of experience as an executive, leader and lawyer in over twenty countries, including ten years with Shell and the United Nations (UN) in Europe and Asia. As a lawyer, he has over ten years in energy, climate, water, resources, finance, infrastructure and health law. His legal roles have included at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Coliban Water, Clayton Utz, Westpac and the UN.

Jon has extensive governance experience as chair, treasurer, secretary and director in the health, resources, environment, art and sport sectors – including at the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), and the Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA). He holds post-graduate qualifications in climate, finance, investment, governance and international relations, including from Seoul National University.

Ella Rose has a keen interest in environmental justice and sustainability. She is thorough and diligent in applying her analytical and creative problem-solving skills to a wide range of legal and policy issues. Ella Rose has strong advocacy, research and drafting skills.

Through her work at Proud Mary, Ella Rose has engaged with various public and private sector clients, working on a range of topics such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, water resource management, renewable energy and product stewardship.

Ella Rose’s volunteer experience has seen her present to local government on environmental policy and asylum seeker issues, and contribute to campgaigns for a US-based environmental and animal welfare NGO. She has also worked as a research assistant for both the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law and interned with one of New Zealand’s leading commercial law firms. Ella Rose has a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Geography) and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Auckland.

Naomi is passionate about working strategically and innovatively on complex social and environmental policy challenges. She has a particular interest in climate change, social equity, environment and social justice, and the sustainable management and distribution of natural resources.

Naomi has strong skills in project management, research, analysis and collaboration which she applies to a wide range of policy issues. She has experience delivering projects for the Australian Government in First Nations policy, for environmental non-government organisations and as a consultant for Proud Mary Consulting.

Naomi has comprehensive knowledge in policy, climate change adaptation and mitigation, renewable energy and research strategies. She has worked collaboratively with government agencies and departments in research projects, program implementation, evaluations and reviews, and supporting governance functions. Naomi has a Bachelor of Environment and Society, completed at RMIT University in Melbourne.