Leisa Prowse Consulting

Leisa has almost 30 years of experience in community and stakeholder engagement, and social impact assessment. With more than 230 projects under her belt, Leisa understands complex and contentious projects in the transport, resources, energy, water, education, health, property and government sectors, and the challenges they face.

Leisa has successfully managed sensitive and complex stakeholder and community issues, helping clients to achieve stronger project outcomes. Her genuine curiosity and flexible approach allows her to quickly get to the heart of an issue, so that she can leverage her experience to deliver practical and cost effective advice.

Leisa is tertiary-qualified in both town planning and communication. This rare combination of skills enables her to meaningfully engage with a range of stakeholders at different technical levels, while ensuring that the results of engagement processes can be readily incorporated into technical studies.

Leisa has a strong track record in communicating complex technical concepts in plain English in material intended for a community audience. Leisa has also held roles where she was responsible for the final review of government documents, providing publication approval.

Leisa understands people and their issues, and has worked with a range of stakeholders from landowners to legislators. She has worked with communities in urban, regional and remote areas across Queensland and Australia, and stakeholders representing a range of cultural groups.

Leisa is skilled at facilitating discussions with individuals and groups ranging in size from five people to 5,000. She has proven experience conducting productive meetings with groups that are hostile or outraged.

Additionally, Leisa is a member of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) and an Ambassador for IAP2, reflecting her commitment to IAP2 and best-practice engagement processes.