Wendy Quinn

MHScDD, Grad Cert ACMP, Dip OT, FAICD, FIML CMgr, FCHSM ChExec, AFHEA

WJ Quinn Consulting Pty Ltd
Leadership & Change Management

Brief Biography/ Employment Summary

As a qualified Occupational Therapist, experienced senior leader/manager and practicing academic teacher/researcher, Wendy has a longstanding interest in guiding journeys of transformation, healing wounded leaders and life-changing conversation. She enjoys assisting people as they seek to re-imagine their effectiveness as leaders, discover their true vocation and live lives of meaning, purpose, and value.

Wendy has decades of experience as a Senior Executive, managing >1200 staff with budgets >$250 million. In her earlier career, she steered significant policy and service reform in health & human services, including deinstitutionalisation in disability, mental health and aged care; acted as the principal crown witness in coronial enquiries that led to major developments in forensic mental health service delivery; led the development and implementation of the State Government’s strategy for the management of complex and exceptional needs; and the design of the State Government’s Clinical Engagement Model with development of ten Clinical Networks across Tasmania.

Wendy is a global leader in guiding transformational journeys for leaders at all levels. She is a published author on Transformational Leadership and Guiding Transformation, facilitating forums, providing interactive workshops, and giving public presentations on leadership, managing change and transformation. Wendy designed and developed an innovative and internationally acknowledged framework, The Quinn Model for Guiding Transformation. This framework is used to guide the design and development of customised individual and team leadership development through private consulting work as well as the design and delivery of tertiary-level, transformational leadership post-graduate courses through her work with the University of Tasmania.

Employment

Current
Managing Director

WJ Quinn Consulting Pty. Ltd.

WJ Quinn Consulting specialises in guiding transformation utilising the Quinn Model for Guiding Transformational Journeys (2015 Copyright). Wendy works with individuals, small groups and leadership teams designing and providing full programs or customised modular approaches. She inspires the courage to lead, discover vocation and navigate complex change.

2012 - 2024
Director of the Leadership Program,
SENIOR LECTURER LEADERSHIP

University of Tasmania
College of Health & Medicine

Wendy is the inaugural Leadership Program Director and Pathway Coordinator for the innovative and award-winning Advanced Leadership for Guiding Transformation: Professional Practice Pathway.

2013 - Current
Fellow

Institute of Company Directors

Wendy has served as Chair, Deputy Chair and Non-Executive Director on three Boards since 2012 including Uniting Age Well Victoria/Tasmania, The Hobart Women’s Shelter and The Hobart Clinic Association. Wendy is the Lieutenant Governor (2024-26) for District 23, Zonta International and serves on the District 23 Board.

Prior to 2012

1999 to 2011 Member of the Tasmanian Government - Senior Executive Service

During that time, she held various State Director positions, with responsibilities at different times for aged care, rehabilitation, community services, palliative care, rural health, disability, mental health, alcohol and drugs, and correctional health. In the preceding ten years, Wendy managed a policy development unit and several multidisciplinary teams of health professionals providing aged care and rehabilitation services. She began her working life as an occupational therapist, spending 12 years in clinical positions in NSW and Tasmania. Wendy’s roles over her extensive career in the Public Service have seen her manage services employing up to 1200 staff and budgets of >$250 million, steer government service reform, implement new legislation, assist with coronial enquiries, set up new services, restructure existing services, form partnerships, and manage contracts with private and non-government organisations, advise government ministers, mentor staff and support emerging leaders.

Qualifications

September 2022

Endorsed Level 1 360 Health Coach with Health Precision Alliance
October 2021

Graduate - Living School for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 2021

Certified Health Executive, Australasian College of Health Service Managers
October 2018

Chartered Manager; Chartered Manager International
April 2018

Certified Change Fitness Coach , The Change Gym
May 2016

Accredited Practitioner for DISC Leadership
May 2015

Accredited Practitioner Transformational Leadership,Measured Leadership Qualities
August 2013

Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
2011

Master of Health Science, Developmental Disabilities, Sydney University
1999

Graduate Certificate, Australian Competent Manager Program, AIM & Deakin University
1992–1993

State-wide Executive Development Program: Dept of Health & Human Services, Tasmania
1992

Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Completion Program ( Occupational Therapy): Curtin University, WA
1975

Diploma of Occupational Therapy, Cumberland College of Health Sciences, Sydney