Our Team
Directors

Kate Bowmaker
Managing Director
Kate is a highly experienced strategic communications, stakeholder and community engagement and issues management specialist who has worked across social services, environment, health, Indigenous affairs and community development programs, including leading national communication initiatives.
Steven Speldewinde
Director - Operations, Digital, Innovation
With a background in government policy and innovation, Steve specialises in applying innovation and digital techniques to support implementation of communication and engagement strategy. He assists clients to establish effective online strategies, and to build their capability to reach and engage audiences using digital and social channels.
Melanie Butcher
Director - Impact and Engagement
Mel uses design thinking methods and collaborative approaches to develop strategies to create change. Her science background provides a solid base in evidence-based methods, research, data analysis and evaluation. Having undertaken the post-graduate certificate in Social Impact and Social Return on Investment training, Mel has the knowledge to bring stakeholders together to design meaningful solutions to complex issues.
Team

Martinique Diss
Lead - People and Projects
Martinique is a qualified and registered psychologist specialising in designing and delivering end-to-end training campaigns within the transport sector. She has a proven track record in managing large training projects adopting a co-design approach with stakeholders and end users to deliver engaging and effective education strategies.

Sam Hodgkins
Communications Consultant
Sam is qualified and experienced in social marketing design and evaluation. He has worked within Griffith University on social change and research and evaluation projects. Sam also specialises in content creation including graphic design, photography and video production. He is a dedicated account manager supporting project management, content development, design and logistics.
Casey Harrigan
Production Manager
Casey has more than 8 years experience in video production, having produced documentaries, kids television, science stories, and live-stream events. Casey thrives on throwing herself into a project, treating it with fresh eyes and a creative streak, and seeing it through with ambition and precision.
Suzie Montano
Executive Assistant
Suzie is an experienced administration coordinator, with excellent skills in project management and data. She supports Social Deck facilitators in consultation projects and manages logistics, bookings and registrations.
Associate consultants
We work with a network of consultants to deliver specialist expertise in campaign development, video production, creative design, website and app development, writing and editorial services, stakeholder engagement and research.

Ian Watson
Communications & Engagement

Dr. Natalie Herd
Researcher
Natalie is a behavioural scientist who has worked on a broad range of behaviour change interventions, evaluations, and marketing campaigns in Australia and the UK. She has a PhD in psychology and is passionate about applying scientific, evidence-based research to provide practical solutions to everyday behaviour change issues – mindtapresearch.com

Kirstin Gail
Designer & Illustrator

Mel Martin
Writing/Editing

Taty Hindes
Design
Taty is a Graphic Designer and Art Director who has designed for Hallmark, Disney, the Discovery Channel, Subway, Unilever, Hilasal and Nestle. For over 16 years Taty has taught and lectured graphic design, typography and computer graphics at universities in America and Australia
Justin Franks
Online Manager