Megan Courtney

Megan Courtney is systems-thinker and an expert in improving community outcomes. She spent 15 years working in local government facilitating and brokering cross sector partnerships to do just this. Her holistic view of helping communities and agencies lift up to achieve new and inclusive ways of being, has been honed through her own experiences and abilities as a policy maker, planner, teacher, writer, doer and enabler. Believing strongly that people have the potential to achieve great things when they work together is a big step in making things happen, and is vital to Megan.

Megan has worked with the Department of Internal Affairs to produce  practical partnering tools and resources for others working collaboratively. She’s also been on  a range of government and sector advisory panels.  Megan is also an integral founding member of Inspiring Communities, a national organisation that helps locally-led change take centre stage through mentoring, training and establishing connections across communities.

Throughout all her work and thought-leadership, she keeps relationships front of mind, because establishing these effectively means success when it comes to community wellbeing. Her direction and decision-making is informed by the belief that locally-led action provides a platform for some of the greatest change, and working creatively and authentically with local people and places brings better outcomes for everyone.  When the top down and bottom up meet – the magic happens!