AMANDA LEAHY, Principal
Amanda joined Accrete as a facilitator in January 2014, undertook intensive coaching to learn the craft, grew her portfolio of courses, and eventually took over ownership in September 2017.
As the owner and operator of Accrete, Amanda exercises the technical, financial and management responsibilities associated with running a business, as well providing all frontline services. She is responsible for the design, development and delivery of tailored leadership and management training to a wide range of public and private sector clients as well as the facilitation of planning days, culture refresh sessions and team building workshops.
Complementing these endeavours, Amanda plays an active role in supporting community organisations through volunteering her time as a facilitator and trainer, most recently delivering a range of workshops for the BPW Darwin 2021 and 2022 Mentoring Programs, and speaking at the 2021 and 2022 'No One Left Behind' conferences.
Prior to joining Accrete, Amanda was a family law solicitor specialising in complex property settlements and Binding Financial Agreements. She has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution including round table conferences, negotiation and mediation. Throughout her legal career Amanda was responsible for the delivery of Professional Development seminars and is a natural educator. She also served as a volunteer solicitor for the Sunshine Coast Legal Service and a Committee member of HOPE, a Queensland-based indigenous community group.
Her experience as a family law solicitor resulted in exemplary research skills and an enviable ability to establish and maintain effective working and interpersonal relationships with a broad range of people at all levels.
Amanda holds a Bachelor of Laws (2008), a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (2010), a Certificate IV in Training and Education and attended the Australian Institute of Company Director’s course (2020).
Contact Amanda: 0417 474 344, aleahy@accrete.net.au
ALEX RICHMOND, Facilitator
Alex joined Accrete in 2025, bringing decades of experience as an NT-based trainer and facilitator. She’s an engaging presenter and a skilled cross-cultural facilitator who equips participants with confidence, understanding, skills and tools. Her training is highly valued for the relevant, accessible and practical way she translates information.
She is equally at home presenting to organisational heads as she is to frontline workers. Clients have included the Department of Defence, AFL, NT Government, Charles Darwin University, NT Council of Social Services, Aboriginal Resource and Development Services [ARDS], Galiwinku Women’s Space and YWCA among others. Between 2021 and 2024 she was the primary trainer for the NT Government’s Domestic and Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework [RAMF] Training, which was delivered to NTG, ACCO and NGO workers and leadership, throughout urban, regional and remote NT.
Alex also has practical management and workplace relations experience and is a trained mediator. She brings real-world examples of how to build leadership and workforce capacity into the training, facilitation and coaching she offers.
Alex has a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts [majoring in Communication], a Certificate IV in Training and Education and a Certificate of Mediation.
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