Meet our team

As the CEO of Accrete, a Registered Training Organisation, Amanda routinely exercises the Human Resource, technical, financial and management responsibilities associated with that position. She also has a frontline role in the 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 strategic and operational planning days. Complementing these endeavours, she 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 Mentoring Program.

Prior to joining Accrete in 2014, 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 is the lead facilitator for the following courses:

• Performance Management
• Difficult Conversations
• The Essentials of Management: NT Public Sector Governance, management and leadership
• Finance for Cost Centre Management
• Delegated Authorities
• Conflict of Interest
• Effective Business Writing
• Workplace Health and Safety for Managers

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  

As a Senior Facilitator with Accrete, Rob has responsibility for the design, development and delivery of leadership and management training. In addition, he has taken on significant administrative and management responsibilities within Accrete including reporting, client relationship management and program support. 

Rob has been involved in the design, development, delivery and assessment of learning and development programs and courses for more than fifteen years. He has been involved in all aspects of training including roles as a Trainer, Designer/Developer, Facilitator, Assessor, and Learning and Development Manager in both government and private organisations across Australia and South East Asia. 

Rob is the lead facilitator for the following courses:

• Leadership and Management tutorial series comprised of 12 workshops
• Supervision Skills
• Appropriate Workplace Behaviours
• Presentation Skills
• Time Management
• Effective Communication Skills
• Customer Service

As well as Leadership and Management courses, Rob has delivered programs in Sales Techniques and Personal Development, and has hosted National business conferences and seminars. Rob is a lifelong learner and he strives to continue to learn and grow as an individual and assist others to do so too.

Rob is a DiSC Accredited Consultant and Facilitator who has previously been accredited in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Situational Leadership 2 and Interpersonal Managing Skills. He holds an Associate Diploma in Business (Management), a Diploma in Adult Education and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. 

Working in the Queensland Government in 2006 as a Project Manager and 2007 as a Change Manager he was nominated both years for the Premier’s Excellence Awards in Government.

Contact Rob: 0488 216 177, rstaples@accrete.net.au