Chloë Spackman
CEO
Before becoming Next25’s inaugural CEO, Chloë was Next25’s Director of Programs and Engagement for six years, managing the programs team and overseeing our “think” (research) and “do” (initiatives) work. During this period, she led the development of Leadership, Improving Democracy: Transforming Parliament for Women and 21st Century Service, a suite of training courses specialising in building culture and capability within the public service. She brings over a decade of experience in program design, delivery, communications, and evaluation, focusing on leadership and global citizenship, innovation, and social impact. She has extensive experience in the international and higher education and not-for-profit sectors and is the Board President of an Australia-based international charity. Chloë previously managed a tertiary leadership program that was awarded a prestigious international award for Innovation and Best Practice in Internationalising the Campus. She is an accredited Facilitator of Illuminate: Facilitating Deep Transformation.
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Paula Steyer
Director of Finance
Paula manages the day-to-day financial, regulatory and all reporting requirements of the organisation. Paula is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. Prior to moving into the not-for-profit sector, Paula worked in the public practice sector, and in senior taxation, finance and human resources positions at HSBC Bank. Paula brings almost a decade’s experience in finance and company secretarial roles in the not-for-profit sector.
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Stephanie Mason
Program Manager
Stephanie manages Next25’s Programs and joins us from the not-for-profit sector as an experienced manager, having worked with executive leadership and frontline professionals in strategy development and execution, governance, clinical practice, compliance, root cause analysis, outcomes measurement and continuous improvement.
With a Social Work background, she has a passion for converting theory to practice and investing in interventions that have demonstrable impact. Stephanie is currently studying a Master of Business Administration, majoring in Social Impact.
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Charlotte Mortlock
Senior Engagement Lead
Charlotte Mortlock is a broadcast journalist with 12 years’ experience, working in New York, Sydney, and rural Australia. In 2021, Charlotte moved into politics as an advisor and, in the same year, established The Clock, a podcast celebrating all the different paths women take in their 30s.
During her time as an advisor, Charlotte combined her passion for politics and advocacy for women, launching Hilma’s Network, an organisaton aimed at getting women to join the Liberal Party. Charlotte is most passionate about democracy, social unity, freedom of speech, and women.
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Amy Crichton-Peterson
Program Officer
Amy supports the delivery of Next25’s programs and operations.
She brings to Next25 a passion for connecting with people and exploring ideas to catalyse sustainable and systemic changes in society.
Having studied global history and literature and an interdisciplinary approach to understanding power and identity, Amy’s work has focused on motivating and mobilising individuals and organisations to address human rights and social impact. This includes addressing root causes of injustice and violence, empowering businesses to embed ethical practices, and promoting women’s rights.
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Ralph Ashton
Senior Facilitator and Coach
Ralph founded Next25 (then Australian Futures Project) in 2011 to maximise and share Australia’s success across current and future generations. He has a strong track record of conceiving and building non-partisan initiatives to create systems change. His experience spans corporate law, investment banking, consulting, academia, NGOs, and think tanks. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator, and a trusted strategic advisor — working with businesses, governments, State Cabinet, the public service, politicians, the media, universities, NGOs, and philanthropists. In previous roles, Ralph has partnered with the World Bank, United Nations, international aid agencies, and the World Economic Forum. He has held visiting positions at Columbia University, La Trobe University, and the Australian National University.
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Angie Bradbury
Senior Advisor Communications
Angie has built Next25’s communications strategy and plan and continues to advise on their implementation. She is a highly respected and sought-after marketing strategist with two decades working with leading brands. Angie was the Founder and Managing Director of several leading marketing and communications agencies and is now an independent consultant and Chair of Wine Victoria. Angie was the 2019 Women of Inspiration for the Australian Women in Wine Awards, played a lead role in the development of the Diversity and Equality in Wine Charter and is a regular guest speaker, keynote presenter and agitator on issues across the sector. Angie consults on a broad range of business challenges, including the development of marketing, communications and brand strategies, issues management, crisis communications and stakeholder engagement.
Dr Renu Burr
Senior Facilitator and Coach
Dr Renu Burr is Senior Consultant at Corporate Evolution and Director of Burr Consulting, her own consulting practice. Inspiring unimagined possibilities through leadership development, organisational and personal transformation has been at the core of Renu’s 35 years of business, leadership and academic experience. Renu holds a doctorate in Human Resource Management and was a member of the faculty at the Business School at the University of Western Australia, at UWA’s Centre for Social Impact and its ELIAS Tri-sector leadership program, at the IDEAS Asia-Pacific Leadership Program offered in partnership by United in Diversity (Indonesia), MIT’s Sloan School of Management’s Global Executive Development Programs and the Presencing Institute.
Malcolm Doig
Senior Facilitator and Coach
Malcolm facilitates Next25 Leadership. As Founding Director of Corporate Evolution, he is dedicated to helping leaders transform their worlds through creation of high-performance team leadership and organisational transformation. He has 23 years’ experience managing high-performance teams. Malcolm has been coaching senior executives in leading organisations in Australia, Asia and Europe over the last 14 years and is part of a leading global management consultancy’s international network.
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