Michael Tolhurst
Michael is the Operations Manager and prior to his current role worked with Participle as a Project Lead and Mentor. He has extensive management experience in service delivery issues and project/programme management. Michael’s experience derives from logistic operations service in the Australian Army, senior executive roles in the Queensland public sector and AVIS Australia plus work as a lawyer in Australia. His most recent appointments in Australia were as Assistant Director General of the Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and also Assistant Director General in the Queensland Department of Communities. Michael has a great interest in coordinated service delivery in the public sector, practical outcomes for service users and unlocking the potential of a community to contribute to service delivery outcomes that make a difference.