Madeleine Dignam

Conflict Engagement Specialist

Madeleine Dignam

Maddy has a social science background and over 20 years of experience as a stakeholder and community engagement manager, across federal and state government. Maddy has spent most of her professional life supporting organisations to manage complex projects and resolve conflicts between various parties. She has extensive experience facilitating conversations and supporting people to hear one another’s perspectives to restore and rebuild positive working relationships. She has experience across natural resource management, communities and justice, not for profits, the arts, community development, natural disasters, health, aged care and emergency management.

Maddy has extensive experience supporting organisations with conflict between and within teams and also with external parties. Her insight into systemic issues and organisational and human systems is combined with her empathy, compassion and ability to build trust and engagement with our clients. Maddy has a particular passion for improving workplace culture with inclusive, culturally aware practices, building psychologically safe workplaces and improving the outcomes for First Nations people.

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