When Elaine came to visit our organization, we were just two volunteers getting to grips with running a charity we had recently established.

Elaine helped us by creating a Project Proposal / Request for Funding template that we could use when writing to donors.

Her template is so effective it has been adopted by donors as their standard.
Thank you Elaine!

Innocent Magambi, Executive Director - There is Hope, Malawi

Within a few months under Elaine's guidance, the fortunes of CAPIO changed for the better.

She was able to create trendy stories out of otherwise boring stories or in some cases no stories from raw data from the field.

Her work has led to tremendous donor confidence and grants as well as massive appreciation of our work of promoting justice, human dignity.

Ambrose Ekeroku, Executive Director - Carmelite Prisoners' Interest Organization, Nigeria

Elaine made an impressive contribution in a short time to the Institutional Policy Network of the Association for Tertiary Education Management.

Her leadership of the policy framework renovation offers a new model.

Elaine's incisive powers of analysis and innovative thinking have been evident in her contributions to our policy network's discussions.

Dr Kai Jensen, Deputy Director, Academic Policy and Governance - RMIT University

Elaine has the knack to not only process many essential skills and competences to get the job done quick and right the first time, but she also has the ability to inspire and educate the people who work with her.

Tony Nolan OAM, Data Scientist

I had a mid-size client who was experiencing issues with regulators because of previous legal stand-offs. They had spent hundreds of hours and $100,000s on lawyers.

Elaine worked closely with the client. She rapidly established the source of the issues and designed solutions to help them better focus their business on regulatory requirements.

Isaac Simon, CEO & Director - Indigenous Engagements

Elaine was and is an outstanding person.

She has a scholarly approach to her research and is consistently motivated.

She is one of the most intelligent and successful students I have encountered over 40 years.

Professor Pat Dale

I recommend Elaine wholeheartedly. Government legislated fundamental changes that took my industry by surprise, with a very short lead time (under 3 months, including Christmas)! I turned immediately to Elaine and Unravelling Red Tape.
Elaine explained to me clearly and simply what was going on behind the scenes, what steps I could take to help, what government's next steps would likely be and translated government announcements into clear English that I could understand. I could relax and spend more quality time to spend with my family and my business. Full testimonial here https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineabery/

Carlin McLellan, Allied Health Awards Music Therapist of the Year, Thunkable's App Developer of the Year 2023

My experience is that Elaine Abery is able to meet people where they are at. Elaine has the ability to challenge and empower your thinking, which for me has helped to build my confidence.

Elaine shared with me a story about work, life, and balance. This story has had a profound impact on my relationship with my work. It is this one key events that has helped to shape my thinking and work behaviours. Full text at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineabery/

Mark Hinchey, Program Manager, UNSW

During COVID PAA members faced significant challenges of having their business closed due to government health orders. Elaine was pivotal in guiding and developing our strategy for each of the State health departments, advocating for the early re-opening of Pilates businesses.

Elaine’s wealth of experience in advocacy was instrumental in giving the PAA a strong voice and a seat at the table. Her involvement helped raise the profile of Pilates and her advice was much appreciated as we were novices in this area.

Sharan Simmons, Member Relations, Pilates Association Australia

ACA NSW welcomed the NSW Government's 2022-23 Budget with its $15b suite of measures for NSW's early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
Government's announcement was largely based on ACA NSW's proposals to help achieve better, evidence-informed, fit-for-purpose regulation of ECEC to help create safer, higher quality, lower cost early childhood education and care in NSW.
We wouldn’t have achieved this outcome without Elaine. I would like to personally thank Elaine for her skilful representations and persuasive writing while being guided by her government experiences and wisdom. Full text at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineabery/

Chiang Lim, CEO, Australian Childcare Alliance NSW

There is no better guide than Elaine to help navigate the maze of Government. Her knowledge of the inner workings of Government has helped the incredibly complex world of public policy become still frustrating but much easier to navigate. We would have no hesitation to call upon Elaine's wise counsel again in the future.

Allan McKeown, Founder & CEO, Prosperity Advisers Group

Elaine provides clarity and support for our Association. She helps us navigate the complicated world of advocacy and government engagement while also ensuring that we understand the process, giving us agency to feel confident in ourselves. She's a great addition to the team.

Hannah Boyd, President, Naturopaths & Herbalists Association of Australia