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Meet the Team
Strategic, collaborative, pragmatic and positive, Lisa and Jennifer draw on decades of experience from all sides of planning to help projects move forward.
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MANAGING DIRECTORLisa brings a pragmatic, all-angles perspective to strategic planning, drawing upon more than 12 years’ experience in both private companies and state agencies to find actionable paths forward. Her talent lies in asking the right questions to determine the real challenges facing a project.
She is confident in traversing state jurisdictions, and is equally happy traversing multinational organisations. Lisa has recently led government initiatives and strategies, led significant teams, directed peak industry groups and stakeholder engagement forums, and assisted in policy development and government grant decision-making.
Cooperative, detailed, solutions-oriented and practical, she relishes the opportunity to lead large teams on complex projects, and scales the Briar team with experts to suit the specific needs of each assignment.
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PRINCIPAL CONSULTANTSpecialising in town planning and policy development for over 20 years, Jennifer is passionate about working closely with clients to first define, then solve the right problem with robust and tangible solutions.
She has a proven track record in developing policy solutions at local and state government levels, including metropolitan and council-wide strategic plans or precinct-based master plans. Jennifer has developed infrastructure delivery plans that support place-based planning, plus a wide range of thematic policies from housing, community engagement and infrastructure policy, through to assessment process improvement and social impact.
A natural collaborator and leader, she confidently manages large teams, demanding workloads and tight deadlines. Where possible, Jennifer likes to build team capacity, ensuring the skills and knowledge developed is shared across all project members.