Headquarters:
Level 40/140 William Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Year founded:
2016
Number of employees:
15
Phone:
1300 766 339
Email:
info@dlpa.com.au
Website:
dlpa.com.au
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/dynamic-leadership-programs-australia-dlpa
“In addition to standing out with our transition to a social enterprise, we wanted to demonstrate to our clients that we do operate differently”
Karlie Cremin, DLPA
Karlie Cremin
Managing Director
Laurel McLay
Head of Delivery
Jean Gauvreau
Vice President, Marketing
Leadership
Karlie works with clients to maximise the efficiency of their organisations and equip their people to thrive. With a focus on business sustainability and profitability, Karlie recognises that people integrated with a supportive work culture are key drivers of profitability and performance. This perspective motivates her to work with the people in organisations, equipping them with hard and soft business skills to execute business strategy and deliver outcomes.
Karlie founded DLPA in 2016 and works as Managing Director of the business as well as with select clients. Her academic qualifications have groundings in commerce, law and business administration, giving her a well-rounded perspective on the key factors driving business performance in current markets.
Managing Director
Karlie Cremin
Laurel leads the delivery team to develop and implement successful programs for DLPA clients. She has over 20 years of work experience as a coach, consultant, profiler and key change agent within organisations.
Laurel is an expert in understanding team dynamics and working with leadership to enhance their skill sets and take their teams to new levels of success. She has a background in psychology, and a passion and key interest in helping people be their best selves. She works closely with clients to understand their needs and develop programs that exceed expectations and deliver real and measurable results.
Head of Delivery
Laurel McLay
Jean Gauvreau’s focus for the company is on strategic development, continuous improvement and the delivery of service to its broker partners. As a member of the company’s senior leadership team, Gauvreau works closely with cross-functional teams. He has held positions as director, personal lines, corporate underwriting, regional director and broker sales manager and has worked in claims.
Gauvreau joined Portage Mutual Insurance in 2020 as the Edmonton office regional branch manager. He holds a business administration diploma, major in finance, and a Chartered Insurance Professional designation from the Insurance Institute of Canada.
Vice President, Marketing
Jean Gauvreau
“In addition to standing out with our transition to a social enterprise, we wanted to demonstrate to our clients that we do operate differently”
Karlie Cremin, DLPA
“We continued our commitment to diversity, as evidenced by our ownership and leadership in supporting women into non-traditional roles”
Karlie Cremin, DLPA
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“We continued our commitment to diversity, as evidenced by our ownership and leadership in supporting women into non-traditional roles”
Karlie Cremin, DLPA
“In addition to standing out with our transition to a social enterprise, we wanted to demonstrate to our clients that we do operate differently”
Karlie Cremin, DLPA
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Brian Mooney
Regional Manager – Branch Operations, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Brian Mooney began his insurance career in 1984 as a claims adjuster. He began in marketing in 1990 and worked his way up to underwriting supervisor and senior underwriter until 2009, when he was appointed regional branch manager at the company’s corporate headquarters. Mooney brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, having worked in major sectors of the industry, including adjusting, marketing and underwriting. He holds the Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional designation from the Insurance Institute of Canada.
Regional Manager – Branch Operations, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Brian Mooney
Pino DiTullio
Regional Manager, Ontario
Pino DiTullio began his insurance career in 1985, occupying various roles in the claims field, including senior claims representative and Ontario claims manager positions at Portage Mutual. He was appointed the Ontario branch manager for Portage Mutual in 2008.
DiTullio attended the insurance program through Mohawk College and obtained a rehabilitation certificate from Seneca College. He obtained his CRM from McMaster University and his conflict resolution and mediation certificate from the University of Toronto. DiTullio held positions with the Insurance Institute of Ontario and Canada from 2007 to 2014 and holds the Chartered Insurance Professional designation from the Insurance Institute of Canada.
Regional Manager, Ontario
Pino DiTullio
“We have now put in the hard yards to getting it right, and have learned from our mistakes. We are proud to have become a certified social trader.
“In addition to standing out with our transition to a social enterprise, we wanted to demonstrate to our clients that we do operate differently.”
DLPA has started gifting spots in its public leadership programs, which helps participants experience how they work first-hand. It has also continued to focus on business consulting, automation and HR software.
“We continued our commitment to diversity, as evidenced by our ownership and leadership in supporting women into non-traditional roles,” Cremin says. “We also have offered the chance to participate in the Women in Industry program.”
Over the next year, DLPA will continue to work to deliver excellent value to its clients. Cremin says the focus on social enterprise will continue, and the company will be looking at increased automation to support this.
DLPA will also be launching its new senior leadership program, which is highly bespoke and will be delivered in the Daintree.
“Finally, we will continue to grow and develop our team,” Cremin says. “After all, we need to ensure that we are applying what we teach in our own backyard.”
“We continued our commitment to diversity, as evidenced by our ownership and leadership in supporting women into non-traditional roles”
Karlie Cremin, DLPA
Brian Houlihan
Regional Manager, Maritimes
Paul Gardner
Senior Vice President, Corporate Underwriting & Risk Services
Evan Di Bella
Senior Vice President, Claims
Inma Beaumont
Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations
Brian Houlihan has been with Portage Mutual since 2014 and in the insurance industry for over 35 years. During his career, he has held a variety of roles, including regional commercial underwriting and marketing manager positions, as well as a national technical capabilities leader. Houlihan is considered a subject matter expert, having served as past president of the Insurance Institute of Nova Scotia and as a member of the National Education Committee.
Houlihan received a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Dalhousie University, a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary’s University and a master’s degree in education from Mount Saint Vincent University. He also holds the Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional designation from the Insurance Institute of Canada, along with a Canadian Risk Management designation.
Regional Manager, Maritimes
Brian Houlihan
Paul Gardner is Northbridge’s senior vice president for corporate underwriting and risk services. He has worked in the insurance industry since 2006, beginning his career at Lombard General Insurance Company before it was integrated into Northbridge Insurance in 2012. Since then, he has served as a director and then a vice president on the commercial underwriting team. Now, he is responsible for Northbridge’s corporate underwriting, risk services, and NBI personal lines teams.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Underwriting & Risk Services
Paul Gardner
Evan Di Bella is the senior vice president for claims. He joined Northbridge in October 2003 after five years with another P&C insurance company, where he worked in various lines of business. He has held several roles throughout his career with Northbridge, including vice president for Ontario claims.
Senior Vice President, Claims
Evan Di Bella
Inma Beaumont joined BGS at the beginning of 2020. She is an experienced advancement professional, having implemented fundraising and engagement operations for three different units over six years at The University of Queensland. Inma led the fundraising campaign to renovate the Forgan Smith Building, home to the TC Beirne School of Law at UQ. She subsequently spent three years as director of advancement at the UQ Faculty of Health, where she conceived and delivered a major gifts program. Her fundraising experience follows a 15-year career in finance, including as CFO of Citibank Australia. She is a non-executive director of UN Women Australia, Speech Pathology Australia and Women’s College at UQ.
Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations
Inma Beaumont
Diana Godfrey joined Fidelity in 1995, and is currently the senior vice-president, human resources and corporate affairs. She has 27 years of industry experience and has driven innovation and transformative changes to employee benefits, talent development, charitable and diversity and inclusion programs, which have strengthened Fidelity Canada’s position as a top caring employer. She championed the implementation of Fidelity Canada’s value proposition, committed to improving the employee experience to meet their individual needs and the community at large. Fidelity Canada has been recognized with multiple employer awards and designations, which celebrate its work culture and atmosphere, corporate philanthropic initiatives, and health and benefits, to name just a few.
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs
Diana Godfrey (she/her/hers)
Cameron Murray is the senior vice president, client services and CIO for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC. In this capacity, he oversees both technology and operations for the organization in Canada. He joined Fidelity in December 1999 as Vice President, Systems Operations. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for FundSERV, where he has been an executive committee and board member since 2002. He is also on the board of directors for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC.
Senior Vice President, Client Services and Chief Information Officer
Cameron Murray
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Damian Palovick
Senior Vice President of Underwriting
AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America
Dr. Mary Lavoie
Head of Risk Management and Senior Vice President
AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America
Mark Bernacki
Chief Underwriting Officer
Ryan Armijo
Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division
Bob Petrilli
President, Underwriting Division
“The focus now is on differentiation and development of Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). There is documented planning on differentiation to ensure the students who are struggling are being catered for and those who are above average are being challenged to do better,” he says.
“Furthermore, staff now engage in making data-driven decisions to make programs and learning sequences. Lessons are no longer based on ‘one hat – fits all’, each lesson now has differentiated tasks.”
Halai says the syllabus outcome is now achieved through differentiated tasks that are aligned to the student capabilities and learning needs.
“Lessons are delivered through interactive smartboards; hence, teachers have the opportunity to cater for visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learners,” he says.
“With less focus on textbooks, students now engage more in experiential and inquiry-based learning and have ample opportunities to work in collegial groups using various thinking routines.”
Halai says staff development is highly focused on enhancement of ICT skills through regular professional learning with Microsoft Teams.
“The success stories on Deep Learning from classrooms were shared by the staff as part of professional development, and these presentations were well received by the teachers, and seen as a learning opportunity, and peer appreciation.”
As for what’s next for Minarah College, Halai says the process is in place for changing the learning environment with collaborative learning places for all students.
“The shift is from students just learning the knowledge to authentic application of this knowledge to the wider world. The focus at Minarah College is for teachers to equip students with the tools to navigate their learning process and improve their expertise in developing efficacy,” he explains.
“We will ensure students address meaningful real-world problems and use specific protocols [so that] all voices are heard. Project-based learning will be emphasised to develop key skills such as research, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.”
Halai says the college will also be using appropriate data analysis and interpretation of data to make informed decisions that positively affect student outcomes.
“The proactive stance will enable students to be committed to advocating essential values, reflect and develop critical thinking and communication skills to develop their characters and become valuable and active members of the community.”
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Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
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Alexis Hill
Chief Information Officer
Alexis Hill joined BGS in April 2022 as the School’s first chief information officer to lead the Digital Transformation Program, which aims to use technology and data to enhance student outcomes. As a senior executive with over 14 years of experience in commercial and government industries, she has substantial experience in digital transformation leadership. Alexis has held CIO and director roles that focused on driving technological and organisational change in complex environments. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Chief Information Officer
Alexis Hill
DLPA (Dynamic Leadership Program Australia) is a leadership and business development program provider which focuses on unlocking the potential of current and emerging leaders.
Founded in 2016 by Karlie Cremin, DLPA provides specialised learning and development knowledge, and helps cultivate the right environment for your team by ensuring that your structures and processes are robust and easy to follow. It focuses on business sustainability and profitability, recognising that people mixed with a strong work culture are the key drivers of performance.
DLPA won the Silver Medal for Talent Management, Learning & Development at the HRD AuNZ Service Provider Awards 2022.
As well as its leadership development, DLPA is a social enterprise which prides itself on specialising in the “non-people side of the business”. It provides advice on the structural sides of a business, and also offers support and training to individuals to support meaningful, long-term employment. At least 60% of its total profits go back into supporting this cause.
Managing director Karlie Cremin notes that over the past two years, DLPA has particularly focused on the social impact of its activities – and this has had its rewards and challenges.
“When we started focusing on realising social impact, we had no idea how difficult it was going to be helping disadvantaged individuals find meaningful employment pathways,” Cremin says.
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