Allison McTaggart  BA (Management Communication) FAICD Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors MAHRI Member of the Australian Human Resource Institute Affiliated Member, Governance Institute of Australia Allison has in excess of 28 years of senior human resource management and administrative experience in industries such as agribusiness, water, TAFE sector, earthmoving and engineering; supporting boards, management teams and employees through rapid change and growth. She has worked in management roles within the TAFE sector specialising in public relations, marketing and corporate communications.

Allison's professional experience includes:

• Training & Development/Employee Relations/ Performance Management
• Growth strategy initiatives, workforce transformation, management development, recruiting, discipline and termination
• Customised training & development, employee relations programs to create a positive organisational culture
• Past facilitator of Steven Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
• Resolution of employee grievance /industrial relations issues
• Performance management experience in analysing, design, development and implementation of new performance evaluation solutions, linking job specification competencies and performance initiatives
• Compliance, Policy Development, Workers Compensation
• Preparation and implementation of workplace HR /OHS- policies/procedures
• Work Health and Safety / Workers Compensation system management
• Corporate Communications
• Media relations, preparation of non-financial section of annual reports, external stakeholder communication functions
• Connected with  local community groups and associations

Allison is a current Director of three companies/organisations:  GM Richardson Pty Ltd family owned operated earthmoving business, Western Murray Irrigation and Mallee CMA. 

Allison is also past Independent Chair of  the Mildura Rural City Council Audit Committee, former Chair of Region 4 Murray Darling Association, former Director of Lower Murray Darling CMA, Mallee Sustainable Farming  and Director of Lower Murray Water. 

Allison  graduated from Deakin University- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Management) and Hawkesbury Agricultural College (know as the  University of Western Sydney) with an Associate Diploma in Animal Production; attained certification  Teacher Training for Part-Time TAFE Teachers from Hawthorn Institute of Education and Facilitator Certification from Franklin-Covey Leadership Centre- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People while working for Tandou Limited.

Business Consultancy - Training - Human Resources - Corporate Governance- 
Work Health & Safety - WorkCover Management - Marketing
Public Relations - Corporate Communications

Ph: 0429 626 400