Principal Consultant
Denisse Sandoval
Denisse has over 20 years of experience engaging diverse communities around the world, providing guidance to executive leaders on issues regarding racial diversity, gender inclusion, and inclusion for people with disabilities. She has developed and facilitated training for grass-roots community leaders and organisational leaders on subjects including leadership development, anti-racism, LGBTQIA+ inclusion and belonging. She has provided diversity & inclusion advice to NGOs, universities and state government agencies, including the Brotherhood of St Laurence, La Trobe University, Environmental Protection Authority Victoria, Mitchell Shire Council and Football Victoria, as well as utility companies such as Yarra Valley Water.
Denisse studied at Cornell University and RMIT, and has travelled extensively, having lived and worked in Chile, Costa Rica, India, China, Vietnam and South Korea. She has lived-experience as a queer migrant woman of colour, having lived and worked in the United States and in Australia.
*Denisse habla español y puede dar cursos de capacitación en español.
Our Team
Nimo Hersi
Nimo is a disability advocate with over 10 years’ experience in community services, specialising in disability inclusion, diversity, co-design, and human rights policy. She is currently a committee member of the Victorian African Communities Committee (VACC), and she works as an independent Disability & Inclusion Consultant, providing policy advice to government and the community sector. She has held advisory and governance roles, such as VP of Disability Justice Australia and member of the Strategic Direction Advisory Committee for People with Disability Australia. She has advised the Women’s Referral Exchange Network and participated in the Intersectionality Framework Working Group for the Australian Sports Commission. Nimo has also worked as the Disability Advocacy Coordinator at the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria, where she established the first statewide disability network for culturally diverse communities and led the National Community Connector Program to increase participation of migrant people with disabilities in the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Akimera Burckhardt
Akimera is a facilitator, wellbeing practitioner, and university lecturer with a passion for creating environments where people can thrive. Her work sits at the intersection of inclusion, wellbeing and systems change. Drawing on a background in community development, health science and trauma-informed practice, she supports individuals, organisations and communities to build greater psychological safety, connection and belonging.
Akimera identifies as a queer, mixed-race Black woman of Afro-Caribbean, Jewish and Swiss heritage. Born in London and based in Australia, her lived experiences inform a worldview grounded in compassion, anti-racism, and a deep respect for diverse ways of knowing, being and doing. She holds a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Development Studies, and is the founder of Global Wellbeing Co, supporting individuals through evidence-informed somatic approaches including breathwork, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/Tapping) and nervous system regulation. She has over 15 years' experience designing and facilitating programs across community, health and education settings. Her approach combines strategic thinking with warmth, curiosity and a deep commitment to human-centered practice.
Charity Danquah
Charity is an activist, policy professional and former trade union official with over 15 years of experience campaigning and working on a wide variety of issues including gendered violence, women’s rights and workers’ rights. She is an experienced facilitator and advocate for social justice causes.
Charity’s professional experience spans across higher education, the public service, domestic and family violence prevention, trade unions, child protection services and multicultural sectors. She is passionate about solving endemic social justice issues that often disenfranchise the most marginalised in our society. Charity has an Arts & Science degree from UNSW and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.