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Team
We are facilitators, educators, academics and artists. We draw on our experience in the community, not-for-profit, government and business sectors. Our work is enriched by our diverse interests in education, performing arts, ecology and the humanities.
Dr Ananth Gopal
Director
Ananth holds a PhD in Human Geography specialising in socio-ecological adaptation. He has taught at the Universities of Wollongong and Melbourne and is an active researcher. Ananth has worked as an actor in Australia, New Zealand and the UK for the last 15 years and is an associate artist at Melbourne Playback Theatre Company. Ananth was trained by Marty Linksy and Ron Heifetz at Harvard Kennedy School in the Adaptive Leadership approach. He holds a Cert IV in adult education (TAE), BA (Hons) and a Diploma in Spanish language.
Tom Henderson
Director
Tom has a background in journalism and politics. He has trained at the Harvard Kennedy School with Marty Linksy and Ron Heifetz and holds an Advanced Diploma of Facilitation from the Groupwork Institute. His work with Polykala has included supporting the renegotiation of the Regional Forestry Agreements; delivering adaptive leadership training to LGAs in Victoria and the Northern Territory and a range of Universities and NFPs. He holds at Cert IV in adult education (TAE), a BA (Uni Melb) and a graduate diploma in Psychology (Uni Melb).
Lina Patel
Associate
Lina works with people and organisations around the world who value positive social outcomes and want to get better at how they work together. She has 20+ years experience working across all tiers of government; a variety of industry sectors; and in a range of operational functions. She was a facilitator at the Centre for Sustainability Leadership and has designed and delivered a range of workshops and retreats for a variety of community groups, government and private sector organisations. Her mission is to alleviate needless workplace suffering and bring more kindness into the world, one team at a time.
Chyonne Kreltszheim
Associate
Chyonne is a facilitator, coach and qualified lawyer with over 16 years’ experience working with organisations across Australasia.
Chyonne is an expert negotiator having completed the Advanced Negotiation training at Harvard’s Negotiation Institute. Her facilitation is attentive and artful. She weaves together conceptual frameworks to help clients get a handle on their challenges and make a difference. She holds an LLB (Hons) and a BSc and a Graduate Diploma in Ontological Coaching.
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James Cook University – Coral Reef Centre of Excellence
"I had to make some big decisions towards the end of last year, and the tools you introduced helped me to think these through
University of Newcastle – Office of Alumni & Philanthropy
"I wanted to thank you for the support and guidance provided across the team through the work we have been doing with Polykala." Rebecca
Australasian College of Paramedicine
“It was a great process to go through. It can be quite a confronting experience to make constructive change. Hopefully Polykala remains engaged with