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About Renée
Renée MadsenPrincipal Consultant
Renée has spent 20 years in program evaluation and performance auditing, with extensive experience in the not-for-profit and government sectors. She’s a warm, clear communicator who brings out the best in people, no matter their role or background.
Renée has a proven track record in designing and facilitating effective meetings. Her skills are backed by high level qualifications, including an Advanced Diploma of Group Facilitation – Australia’s highest tertiary-accredited qualification in this field. Renée is also a Certificate IV qualified trainer and holds an internationally-recognised Certificate in Community Engagement. Her Bachelor degree was in Environmental Studies from James Cook University.
Renée is a proud born and bred North Queenslander who knows the region, the industries, the people and the culture. Renée’s goal is to contribute her skills, knowledge and experience to the bigger picture of growing and sustaining our beautiful North Queensland region.
Read Renée's Frequently Asked Questions.
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Professional memberships
- Institute of Managers and Leaders (Fellow or FIML)
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Preferred supplier to local government
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Selected projects and key achievements
- Multi-year program evaluation framework and stakeholder consultation for the Burdekin element of the Queensland Government’s $33 million Major Integrated Project design phase and $15 million implementation phase Landholders Driving Change.
- Community consultation forums and foundation of an evaluation framework for the Burdekin Dry Tropics Natural Resource Management Plan.
- Monitoring and evaluation plan for an $8 million segment of the Australian Government's Reef Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP).
- Initiation of a ‘data dictionary’ to improve performance information for the Australian Government's $200 million Reef Rescue Programme 2008-13.
- Evaluation of complex community programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities.
- Performance audit experience at the federal and state government level: the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and Queensland Audit Office (QAO).
- Recipient of the ANAO Auditor-General’s Outstanding Achievement Award for professional conduct and client service.
- Extensive experience in program evaluation, corporate governance and stakeholder engagement in the not-for-profit sector, including senior management experience.
- Presentation at the 2017 Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference on a process Renée developed for staff-led evaluation and continuous improvement.
- Successful grant and tender writing for small community grants through to million-dollar government tenders.
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