Our Team

We are a diverse team of professionals united by our commitment to people-centred process to inspire positive change.

Evaluation Team

Specialist Associates

Communication Team

EVIDENCE-LED THINKING

Evaluation Team

Rigorous methods. Evidence to action

Dr Samantha Abbato

Director

Meet Samantha

As Director, Sam brings a rare mix of academic rigour, innovation and hands-on delivery, built on genuine collaboration with clients, guiding evaluations that turn complex data into clear, practical direction.

Jane Stewart

Senior Evaluation Consultant

Meet Jane

Jane draws on decades of experience working with First Nations, CALD, and youth communities to bring a strong co-design lens to evaluation — ensuring the process itself reflects the people and contexts it serves.

Tahnee Motti

Senior Evaluation Consultant

Meet Tahnee

Tahnee combines workforce training, implementation science, and mixed-methods evaluation expertise with a strong track record training community-based facilitators and designing culturally responsive programs.

BEYOND EVALUATION

Specialist Associates

Widening the evaluation lens

Salli Cohen

Associate - Strategy, Leadership and Policy

Meet Salli

With more than 30 years' experience across government, Aboriginal Community Controlled organisations, and the private sector, Salli brings deep expertise in governance, policy design and leadership capability.

Chris Skelly

Associate - Systems Thinker and Data Analyst

Meet Chris

With a background leading public sector intelligence and research programs, Chris brings deep expertise in systems thinking, co-design, and data science — helping organisations build practical, systems-based approaches to complex public challenges.

Wendy Muller

Associate - Organisational relationships and strategy

Meet Wendy

Dr Wendy Muller is a registered Organisational Psychologist with experience in organisational health and coaching. Her strategy-through-relationships approach helps build capability to turn evaluation findings into practice.

TRANSLATING INSIGHTS INTO ACTION

Communication Team

Meeting people where they are — and motivating them to engage

Rosie Pretorius

Audio-visual communications

Meet Rosie

Rosie brings together community understanding, film-making skill, and strong client relations, using film to tell stories that are otherwise often unheard — and as a tool for training and building capacity.

Elizabeth Cook

Graphic communications

Meet Elizabeth

Elizabeth is an award-winning industrial designer whose career spans print, exhibition, and interpretive design for organisations. She translates complex, difficult concepts into design that's engaging and easy to understand.

Rob Lee

Illustrations and animations

Meet Rob

Rob is the illustrator and animator behind Visual Insights' training characters such as Val and Scout — turning training concepts into engaging scenes that make complex ideas easier to understand and remember.

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