About us
Our people.
The leadership and core team behind every program.
Meet the Wisdom Learning team: learning designers, facilitators, and program, digital and quality specialists, with experience across law enforcement, national security, the public service, vocational education and industry.
Leadership Team.
The people accountable for Wisdom Learning’s strategy, client partnerships and delivery. Select a name to read their profile.
Jana ClydeChief Executive OfficerAbout Jana
Jana leads Wisdom Learning’s strategy, client partnerships and national learning and capability services. With more than 20 years’ experience in education and training, she brings deep expertise in workforce capability, vocational education, quality assurance and the design of scalable solutions for complex and regulated environments. Jana works closely with clients to connect organisational strategy with the capability people need to deliver it, so Wisdom Learning’s solutions are practical, evidence-based and designed to create sustainable performance improvement.
Maddy CarolanSolutions DirectorAbout Maddy
Maddy leads Wisdom Learning’s solutions, partnerships and commercial development. She brings extensive experience in strategic planning, contract and project leadership, client relationship management, governance, risk and continuous improvement. Maddy has led major learning engagements across government and regulated sectors, and is skilled at bringing together the right expertise, delivery model and partnerships to turn complex client requirements into practical, large-scale capability solutions.
Kirsty McKuneOperations ManagerAbout Kirsty
Kirsty leads Wisdom Learning’s operations, workforce planning and delivery coordination. She brings more than 25 years’ experience in education, including extensive leadership in vocational education and training and senior roles spanning education quality, national training operations, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement. Kirsty makes sure Wisdom Learning has the people, systems and delivery discipline to manage complex projects effectively, while maintaining quality, responsiveness and a strong client and learner experience.
Core Team.
The designers, facilitators, and program, digital and quality specialists who design, deliver and support our programs. Select a name to read their profile.
Ingrid TomanovitsLead Designer and FacilitatorAbout Ingrid
Ingrid designs and delivers practical capability solutions for complex government and regulated environments. She brings more than 21 years’ public sector experience across law enforcement, operations, policy, leadership development and program design. Her background includes serving as Deputy Director of Executive Programs at the Australian Institute of Police Management and managing the Australian Federal Police Leadership and Command training portfolio. Ingrid specialises in translating complex regulatory, policy and operational requirements into learning people can understand and apply, and has designed and facilitated programs for audiences from emerging leaders to senior executives.
Kylie FlowerLead Designer and FacilitatorAbout Kylie
Kylie brings three decades of government, law enforcement, leadership and learning experience to Wisdom Learning’s client work. A former Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police and Commander of the AFP College, she has led learning strategy, curriculum and capability development in Australia and across the Indo-Pacific. Her work spans leadership, investigations, national security, executive development and coaching. Kylie combines strategic insight with highly practical, culturally responsive design and facilitation for people working in complex and high-consequence environments.
Rebecca CameronLead FacilitatorAbout Rebecca
Rebecca brings extensive experience in law enforcement, intelligence capability, training, business and change management. During her Australian Federal Police career, she managed domestic and international recruit training programs and completed overseas deployments supporting police development in Timor-Leste. At Wisdom Learning, Rebecca works across investigations, intelligence operations, regulatory capability and defensible decision-making. Her practical experience and engaging facilitation style help learners build the confidence, judgement and capability to apply complex concepts in operational environments.
Deanne RanyardSenior FacilitatorAbout Deanne
Deanne is an experienced learning leader with more than 25 years in vocational education and training. She brings expertise in instructional design, strategic leadership, change management, educational program development and digital transformation. Having led learning portfolios, innovation functions and major organisational change initiatives, Deanne understands how to balance learning quality with operational realities. She designs and delivers practical learning experiences that help individuals and organisations build capability and adapt to change.
Ariah HolmesFacilitator and Instructional DesignerAbout Ariah
Ariah specialises in leadership, governance, volunteer management, inclusive learning and co-design. They bring experience across training, facilitation, content design, consultation and organisational capability building, including leading national volunteer management and sector development initiatives. Ariah is particularly skilled at creating inclusive, practical learning experiences that draw on diverse perspectives and lived experience. Their work helps organisations engage stakeholders meaningfully and turn consultation into useful frameworks, guidance and learning solutions.
Rob GilderFacilitatorAbout Rob
Rob brings more than 30 years of Australian Federal Police experience across investigations, organised crime, fraud, counter-terrorism and cybercrime. He has trained and mentored law enforcement personnel in Australia and internationally, and brings deep operational knowledge of evidence, intelligence, covert operations and investigative practice. Rob uses real-world experience to make complex investigative concepts practical, helping participants strengthen their professional judgement, confidence and investigative practice.
David ClydeCyber Expert and ConsultantAbout David
David brings specialist expertise in cyber security, information security and organisational risk. He supports Wisdom Learning and its clients to strengthen security awareness, cyber resilience and secure operating practices, connecting technical and security requirements with the practical behaviours, decisions and organisational processes needed to protect information and maintain operational capability.
Neil BauerInstructional Designer and FacilitatorAbout Neil
Neil brings more than 20 years’ experience supporting government, law enforcement, security and intelligence organisations. He works across training needs analysis, workforce capability mapping, curriculum and assessment design, compliance, quality assurance and the development of accredited and non-accredited programs. Neil brings particular depth in personnel security, protective security, investigations and regulated learning environments, combining technical knowledge with practical workplace learning and facilitation expertise.
Nadia FlowersSenior Program ManagerAbout Nadia
Nadia brings more than 15 years’ experience across education, employment, recruitment and workforce mobilisation. She combines strong program management discipline with a practical understanding of people, clients and delivery. Nadia coordinates complex learning programs, manages schedules and resources, supports facilitators and learners, and identifies delivery risks before they affect outcomes. Her relationship management and problem-solving skills keep projects responsive, well organised and focused on the client and learner experience.
Brenda ConroySolutions ConsultantAbout Brenda
Brenda works at the intersection of client engagement, solution design and commercial development. She specialises in translating complex client and procurement requirements into practical capability solutions, supporting proposals, workforce initiatives and strategic consulting engagements across government and regulated sectors. Brenda brings strong research, stakeholder engagement and solution development skills, helping assemble the evidence, expertise and delivery approach needed to move from an identified workforce challenge to a response that can be implemented.
Tanya JonesSolutions ConsultantAbout Tanya
Tanya specialises in learning architecture, assessment strategy, workforce capability frameworks and the design of complex learning solutions. She brings a rigorous, practical approach to analysing requirements, structuring learning pathways and aligning content, activities and assessment with workplace outcomes. Tanya’s work spans government investigations capability, assessment methodologies, reusable design tools, evidence-based content and scalable workforce solutions. She is particularly effective at turning large volumes of technical material into clear, workable designs.
Jonathan PoundDigital SupportAbout Jonathan
Jonathan supports the digital systems and infrastructure behind Wisdom Learning’s learning, business and collaboration environments. He works across Microsoft 365 administration, reporting, data management, learner systems, website support and operational technology. Jonathan brings a practical, service-focused approach to resolving issues and maintaining reliable digital platforms, helping Wisdom Learning’s teams, facilitators and clients access the systems and information they need.
Igor StojkovDigital SupportAbout Igor
Igor supports the systems, processes and digital operations that enable Wisdom Learning’s day-to-day service delivery. His work includes user administration, business systems management, workforce information and broader digital operational support. Igor helps maintain the technology environment supporting learners, facilitators and clients, and brings a broad understanding of the practical connections between people, systems and business processes.
Valentina FernandesLearning and Capability OfficerAbout Valentina
Valentina supports the planning, coordination and administration of learning and capability programs across Wisdom Learning’s client portfolio. She works closely with project teams to maintain delivery information, coordinate activities, support program administration and keep documentation and reporting current. Valentina brings strong attention to detail and a reliable, organised approach that helps projects move smoothly from planning through delivery and close-out.
Kevin BermansederLearning and Capability OfficerAbout Kevin
Kevin combines education, technology and customer service experience to support the implementation of learning solutions for new policies, systems and ways of working. A former teacher, he develops multimedia resources, digital learning products, task cards and instructional materials, and supports delivery using platforms including Canvas and Articulate. Kevin is particularly skilled at distilling complex technical information into clear, usable learning resources and helping delivery teams provide effective digital and hybrid learning.
Kobe MacPhersonProgram AdministratorAbout Kobe
Kobe brings a background in international education, educational psychology, stakeholder engagement and public learning programs. His previous experience includes education engagement at the Museum of Australian Democracy and service on the executive board of the Refugee Education Advancement Laboratory. At Wisdom Learning, Kobe applies his project coordination, communication and quality assurance skills to administering learning services for government clients, supporting delivery teams and helping learners navigate their programs.
Sabu PoudelQuality and Compliance CoordinatorAbout Sabu
Sabu supports the quality systems, processes and records that underpin Wisdom Learning’s accredited learning and assessment services. Working within the quality and governance function, he contributes to compliance monitoring, quality assurance and continuous improvement. Sabu’s work helps ensure learning and assessment records are accurate, requirements are followed and delivery is supported by clear, reliable quality processes.
Sharon GoodingQuality and Compliance CoordinatorAbout Sharon
Sharon brings extensive training and development experience across instructional design, systems training, digital learning, assessment and quality assurance. Her background includes senior government learning roles, defence and national security training projects, and the design of training strategies for major systems transformations. Sharon combines a strong understanding of vocational education and compliance with practical experience designing classroom, virtual and digital learning, supporting Wisdom Learning’s quality assurance, continuous improvement and regulated training responsibilities.
Our associates.
Beyond our core team, Wisdom Learning works with a network of associates who bring deep experience from Defence, the Australian Public Service, law enforcement, national security and industry. We bring associates into programs where their specialist knowledge makes the difference for participants.
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