Our Team

Nucleus provides a range of expert services through an outstanding team of professionals. Nucleus consultants all have relevant academic qualifications, supplemented by post-graduate training and membership of relevant professional associations, to go with years of practical experience in delivering human services.

Peter Lane

• Bachelor of Science (Quantitative Methods) and Graduate Diplomas in Business (Marketing) and Management
• Early career in service planning and development, medical research and funds administration
• Over 25 years consulting experience in human services, across a wide range of portfolios and jurisdictions
• Leading provider of strategic advice to government departments and senior industry decision makers
• Key skills in evaluation and enhancing service effectiveness

Susan Fitch

• Bachelor of Social Work
• Diploma of Business (Accounting)
• Graduate Certificate of Conflict Resolution
• Further training in family therapy and innovation
• Hands on experience in cultural diversity, children’s and accommodation services
• Management experience in disability and health services
• 20+ years consulting experience in the community sector
• Key skills include service quality review, stakeholder consultation, research and organisational assessment

Ann Varney

• Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences), Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution and Judicial Administration and a Master’s degree in Public and International Law
• Substantial experience in policy development and managing local government services
• Specialist in public policy research, critical analysis and reporting
• Key skills in analysis of organisation capacity, culture and structure, and in corporate and statutory planning
• Strong consultation and analytical skills

Kathy Robb

• Diploma of Teaching (Primary) and Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution
• Extensive experience in policy development, program planning and implementation
• Particular expertise in child protection and family services, education, justice and homelessness
• Key skills include strategic research, facilitation and participation strategies, organisational review and partnership development
• Interests in mediation and conflict resolution and in the development of customized learning programs 

Dr Sheryl Coughlin

• Bachelor of Applied Science (OT), MHA and PhD
• Certificates in Financial Management and Health Economics
• Over 25 years clinical, management, research and consulting experience in health and community support services
• National and international experience in enterprise development
• Key skills include strategy and planning, financial and business analysis, peformance frameworks,  health policy research and thought leadership

Tony Lund

• Diploma in Business Management and qualifications in quality systems auditing, governance and management
• Wide experience in NGO business operations and service delivery including nine years as CEO of Disability Services Australia
• President of the Board of National Disability Services, Chair of the Quality Improvement Council based at La Trobe University and a Board member of Workability International
• Chair of the Disability Services Sector Industry Development Fund (NSW)
• Key skills in organisational strategy, Board development and quality management