Carla Rogers is internationally recognised for her work in involving communities in decision making in ways that are innovative, practical and that yield results. She is Principal of EVOLVE Facilitation and Coaching and has seeded new approaches to facilitation, community engagement and making large meetings work for a diverse range of people in the business, public and community sectors. She has created Meeting Marketplace™, a highly acclaimed approach to large meeting facilitation, and has been recognised for the quality and originality of her work through a Churchill Fellowship, as well as international, national, state and ministerial Awards for Excellence. She was on the board of the International Association of Facilitators for seven years where she developed guidelines and workbooks for facilitation and community engagement. Carla has qualifications in urban and regional planning, coaching, facilitation, community engagement and management. Carla is also an accredited Yoga teacher. Prior to establishing Evolve in 2004, Carla had a range of senior management positions in State and Local Government.

 

Dr. Ann Murphy works effectively and amiably with a wide range of stakeholders helping them resolve contentious issues. Her innate ability to help parties reach mutually agreeable solutions in an efficient and practical manner is complimented by her years of professional and academic experiences in public consultation and facilitation. She has a MA in Planning from the University of British Columbia, Canada and a PhD in Law from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has co-authored a book Strategic Management for Tourism Communities and has her work published in top journals. Working as a professional planner and facilitator in Canada, the US and Australia over the last ten years has provided her with invaluable first hand experience in effectively managing multi-stakeholder processes. She has successfully developed and managed consultation processes for major infrastructure projects, public facilities, tourism management, growth management, affordable housing and environmental stewardship.

Nigel Russell  teaches, coaches, trains and supports individuals and organisations to communicate, collaborate and learn over distance. Nigel has been doing stuff at a distance for over 20 years - broadcasting, instructional design of multimedia, distance education, e-learning, coaching and webinars. Nigel has been training and facilitating for the past 2 decades, within corporate and public organisations.  From early days of educational community broadcasting, facilitating the ABC’s online presence, introducing distance education into Mongolia, Nigel has been engaging people with a blended approach – facilitating their involvement and learning and growing their confidence to achieve their personal goals.  Nigel’s facilitation and coaching occurs mostly at a distance using collaborative online tools and techniques. NoMad Meetings is the brain child of Carla Rogers and Nigel Russell.

Interested in finding out more about what we do?
- For Innovative Community Engagement Approaches - the Meeting Marketplace
- For exceptional Training (Carla and Ann)
- For working at a distance - the NoMad way (Carla and Nigel)
- For Intentional Living Coaching Program

Now for the Less Official..

Carla Rogers
My own life intention informs all that I do - expressing myself through work and play, and decreasing the distinction (between work and play). I love the adventure, the exploration and this includes all terrains. That of people, of the mind, relationships, new skills, the mountains, the rivers, the bush. And underlying that is a sense of goofyness - otherwise known as 'Carlaisms'. I live in a sleepy fishing village on the far south coast of NSW, Australia with my partner and 2 year old daughter.