About us

Lucy Demant (she/her)

Director

With 20 years of social sector experience across frontline practice, operational management, senior leadership and consultancy, Lucy is a practice change expert who knows what it takes to build workforce capability and support good practice.

Lucy brings deep expertise in translating systems change and evidence into practical approaches for frontline services and organisations. She has worked with government, Boards and senior executives and community. She has led major workforce development and capacity-building initiatives, supporting services to strengthen practice and improve outcomes for diverse populations.

A natural collaborator, Lucy is skilled at facilitating groups, leading reviews and workshops and delivering training. She brings a practice-oriented trauma-informed approach to this work, helping leaders and practitioners to reflect on what works and identify what needs to shift to drive positive change.

Heather Ryan (she/they)

Principal

Heather is an experienced human rights and disability advocate, senior organisational leader and working AOD practitioner. They bring a wealth of skills and experience from over two decades of working across mental health, youth participation and community development.

Having worked extensively with disabled, First Nations & LGBTIQA+ young people in the AOD sector, Heather has an enduring commitment to upholding disabled young people’s rights and voices. Proudly disabled and neurodivergent, Heather brings both her deep professional knowledge and lived experience to their workforce practice support.