Local government

Debbie is an expert in governance, strategy development and implementation, and performance improvement. She has contributed significantly to Right Lane’s knowledge and methods in the areas of assessing board capabilities and effectiveness, growth strategy and operating model design.

She has led numerous projects for local government clients including: developing the council plan and business plan for one of Victoria's largest metropolitan councils, including engaging with internal and external stakeholders; supporting a task force consisting of council CEOs, Victorian and Federal Government representatives, and civil society experts to develop a roadmap for business transformation enabled by digital technologies across Victorian local government; and facilitating a workshop that brought together 35 technology leaders from a range of councils to identify how they could jointly address emerging challenges through technology partnerships.

Marc is the founding director of Right Lane Consulting. He has played leading roles in strategic and business planning processes for nearly 100 organisations, worked with more than 80 CEOs and facilitated around 600 management and board workshops.

Marc Levy has worked on many of local government's biggest challenges and opportunities, from superannuation and insurance to planning, health and procurement. Marc has facilitated several strategic forums for senior councillors and senior executives from the Municipal Association for Victoria (MAV) and Rural Councils Victoria.

He has also moderated highly inclusive stakeholder engagement processes in the local government, aged care and superannuation sectors.

Jess is a senior associate at Right Lane. As a strategy consultant, she has worked across all layers of her client’s organisations, from board consultation and executive strategy development to mobilising teams and individuals.

In her work at Right Lane, Jess has supported local government from different angles, including: supporting individual councils to develop compelling strategies to enhance effectiveness and collaboration across their organisation; supporting groups of councils in the design and assessment of collaborative procurement options in ever-changing areas such as waste and community services; and working with service providers (engineering and financial) to councils to tailor their offerings to better meet the needs of their local government clients.

Jess works closely with her council clients to understand their specific needs, balancing out short-term goals with longer-term priorities, and working collaboratively to devise solutions that will ultimately benefit the communities they serve.

Giselle is an expert in all things innovation and design thinking. She loves applying creative approaches to a problem, and encouraging those she works with to imagine new possibilities.

In her work with Right Lane, Giselle has partnered with local government and related sector clients to deliver a range of strategic projects.

With considerable experience in community and stakeholder engagement, Giselle has many innovative approaches and techniques to engage diverse audiences, whether that’s in-person or virtually.

Most recently Giselle supported a local government client to re-think their stakeholder engagement process and pivot to deliver an engaging, virtual program.

She has a keen interest in exploring the intersections between business, community building and social and economic justice.