Board of Directors

Providing governance and strategic direction for GCWAL

Emeritus Prof Selva Abraham

Emeritus Prof Selva Abraham

Founder Chairman

Emeritus Profressor Selva Abraham is the Founder Chairman of the Global Centre for Work-Applied Learning (GCWAL). He is also the Founder of and Emeritus...

Dr Param Abraham

Dr Param Abraham

Managing Principal & Director

Param has a Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Professional Studies and is also a Chartered Secretary...

Simon Boag

Simon Boag

Board Director

Simon Boag is an experienced CEO and Board Director. Simon is currently CEO of Bentleys SA/NT, a chartered accounting and advisory firm. Prior to that he has...

Dr Carlo D'Ortenzio

Dr Carlo D'Ortenzio

Board Director

Dr Carlo D'Ortenzio is a seasoned C-suite corporate executive with over three decades of experience in the private and public sectors and diverse...

Programme Advisors

Providing guidance and expertise to participants in our change programmes

Colin Bradley

Colin Bradley

Programme Advisor

Colin has over twenty years' experience in Human Resource Management (HRM), Organisational Change Management and Organisational Development positions and several...

Michael Chant

Michael Chant

Programme Advisor

Michael is an enthusiastic and accomplished CEO, Board Director and Chair with over thirty years' experience in leadership development and corporate growth...

Andrew Cook

Andrew Cook

Programme Advisor

Andrew has a Bachelor of Psychology, Bachelor of Business (Insurance and Finance), Masters of Management, Diploma of Sustainability, and Diploma of Insurance...

Lisa Mohammed

Lisa Mohammed

Programme Advisor

Lisa has been involved in the field of Occupational Health Safety and Environment (OHSE) as a consultant for over 15 years. She has conducted consultant services...

Meera Verma

Meera Verma

Programme Advisor

Meera Verma is a professional director with expertise spanning the global healthcare, biotechnology and renewable energy industries. She is the Principal of...

Assoc Prof John Wilkinson

Assoc Prof John Wilkinson

Programme Advisor

Associate Professor John Wilkinson had extensive experience in marketing and sales management in Australia and South Africa before working for nearly three...

Thought Leaders

Specialists utilising action research, action learning, and reflective practice

Emeritus Prof Jonathan Garnett

Emeritus Prof Jonathan Garnett

Thought Leader — WBL

Professor Garnett is a Thought Leader in Work-Based Learning. He also oversees academic standards and research at the Global Centre for Work-Applied Learning...

Prof Erwin Loh

Prof Erwin Loh

Thought Leader

Professor Erwin Loh is President of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and National Director of Medical Services at Calvary Health Care...

Emeritus Prof Ron Passfield

Emeritus Prof Ron Passfield

Thought Leader — Action Learning

Professor Ron Passfield is a Thought Leader in the use of Action-Learning and Action Research for organisational change and development. He has extensive...

Chad Perry

Chad Perry

Thought Leader

Chad Perry is an Emeritus Professor of the Australian Institute of Business (AIB) who was formerly the Professor of Marketing and Management at Southern Cross...

Research Fellows

Specialists in qualitative and quantitative research contributing to WAL programmes

Dr Alan Barnes

Dr Alan Barnes

Senior Research Fellow

Alan is a former senior lecturer and research fellow at the University of South Australia. He has a PhD in mathematical physics from Adelaide University...

Dr Carmel Taddeo

Dr Carmel Taddeo

Research Fellow

Carmel holds a PhD in Education, a Master of Educational Computing, Bachelor of Education, and Diploma of Teaching. She is the director of CMT Accessible...

Dr Juhani E Tuovinen

Dr Juhani E Tuovinen

Research Fellow

Juhani Tuovinen is a former Professor and Dean of Education at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education, Perth. Previously he held Associate Professor positions...

Emeritus Prof Rod Oxenberry

Emeritus Prof Rod Oxenberry

Programme Advisor & Research Fellow

Rod has a PhD and has taught in MBA programmes in the areas of leadership, strategic management and governance, and has supervised PhD and DBA candidates in...

Brig Gen Dato' Dr A Halim Basari

Brig Gen Dato' Dr A Halim Basari

Programme Advisor & Research Fellow

Brigadier General Dato' Dr A Halim Basari graduated from the College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina (USA) with a BS Pharmacy in 1989. Upon...

Dr Joseph Khan

Dr Joseph Khan

Programme Advisor & Research Fellow

Dr Joseph Khan is a world-class project management facilitator and practitioner, with 20 years of project management consulting, facilitating and lecturing...

WAL Practitioner Research

GCWAL's team has been generating and publishing practitioner research for over four decades. Explore the evidence base behind the model.

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