Lindsay Dey

Dunedin

With over 25 years helping people make the big decisions when it comes to business and money issues... you could say accounting is in Lindsay’s blood. 

It is a tool which he has, and continues to use to help a huge range of people.

"When people walk in my door, my first question is always “how can we help?”

…It’s a simple question and one which continues to inspire me about what we do. 

Every day we are privileged to help people grow their businesses, establish sound personal financial structures and assist a huge range of community and sporting organisations. But at the heart of it all, is a consideration for their bigger picture strategic and community objectives."

Paul Allison

Central Otago

After 23 years of leading high-profile community organisations, Paul has re-positioned his energies to devote more time to consultancy and governance work.

He is a person who sets high personal standards and is results driven. His strong strategic thinking ability, together with superior communication skills, have helped him establish extensive networks nationally and produce excellent business results.

Paul has expertise in strategy development, risk management, shareholder engagement, finance, communications, media and fundraising. 

His current governance roles include health, education, retail, sport and funding.

Paul is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors and was awarded a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in 2015. 

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Josh Bruce

Wellington

Josh is an innovative thinker with a broad range of skills.

Josh is a Certified Better Business Cases Practitioner and has spent over a decade working on a wide range of community and business development projects throughout NZ. 

These range from region-wide research projects and community needs assessments, through to detailed feasibility work for multi-million dollar community facility development projects. 

Josh’s strong mix of business acumen and community consultation expertise, mean that project outcomes are both realistic and responsive to the real needs of key stakeholders and the communities they serve.  

"I have a love of seeing great ideas come to life and empowering community organisations to achieve success."

Kate Matheson 

Auckland

Kate is an experienced consultant with over 15 years working in the community sector.

Kate provides practical and strategic support to non-profit organisations and leaders taking on some of the toughest issues communities face. Her work includes systems thinking, leadership support, service and project development and research. Kate has worked mostly in New Zealand, but also in Brazil, Rwanda, USA, India, Australia and the Pacific.

“I strongly believe the community sector has powerful role in society. I am especially interested in environmental justice, participatory processes, and think that truly sustainable progress will require the integration of qualitative, hard-to-measure values alongside the quantifiable in more holistic decision-making frameworks.”

Bengy Barsanti

Wellington

Prior to joining Impact Consulting Bengy spent 13 years working in sport and community facility development for local government in the UK and Scotland. 

Bronwen Newton

Wellington

Bronwen is a community builder with a wide range of professional skills and experience. She often introduces herself as a lawyer, playcentre mother, property developer, however has many additional skills in her kete. 

Bronwen is one of the masterminds behind the Urban Habitat Collective, New Zealand’s first co-housing apartment project, currently under development in Wellington, NZ. She is passionate about how built spaces influence community development and is a strong advocate for improving the status quo.

"Regardless of your context, be it a community garden, a legal dispute or a development project, progress only happens when you get people on the same page. I believe that building a shared vision is essential to success."

Nicole Grey

Whanganui / Turangi 

Nicole has a background in youth development and non-profits and is a strategic big picture thinker who thrives on connecting well with people from all walks of life. 

She brings passion, energy and creative ideas to the impact consulting table and isn’t afraid to use her diverse skill set in a wide variety of arenas. 

She enjoys working collaboratively and facilitating in any environment (with some years of outdoor instructing in her kete) and has a proven ability to build teams and develop leaders. The public sector and governance and supporting positive mental health are key interests of hers.

Andrew Simpson

Wellington

Andrew is a Chartered Accountant (C.A.), who returned to NZ a few years back and has a strong background in fund management, having been the Chief Operating Officer for two NZ universities and the Vice President Finance for two major Canadian universities. 

In these capacities, he has held executive responsibility for significant endowment funds and pension funds.  This included involvement in decision making, not only of the appointment of investment managers, but also over allocation decisions for the endowment. 

Beyond the areas of endowment and pensions, his role in the normal course of university financial management has been overseeing the process for allocations of restricted and unrestricted funds and grants, and the annual allocation of new revenues to strategic priorities across the institution.

He also has international experience in audit and business consultancy in New Zealand, Sydney and Toronto via Ernst & Young.