Our team

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Values-led expertise driving meaningful structural change.

We are led by values, not dollars. Equity and social justice are at the heart of what we do. We offer more than just consulting and advisory services-we are led by our growth mindset and a deep commitment to capacity building.

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Dr Virginia Mapedzahama

Founding Director

Lead researcher, RISE Project (2022-2026) | Former Racial Equity and Intersectionality Director, Diversity Council Australia | Adjunct Professor, Charles Darwin University

Dr Virginia Mapedzahama is a renowned racial equity and intersectionality scholar-practitioner with over two decades of experience across academic research, DEI leadership, and organisational transformation.

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Dr Kenneth chatindiara

Principal Consultant

Quantitative Methodologies, Tool & Index Building Expert

Dr Kenneth Chatindiara brings extensive expertise in quantitative research, data architecture, and bespoke index building to VNC. He specialised in transforming complex organisational data into rigorous, actionable measurement tools that drive sustained systemic change.

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Our approach: Made fresh to order

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Nothing off the shelf. Bespoke strategies grounded in evidence and lived experience.

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Centring marginalised voices and lived experience as evidence

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Race, anti-racism, and racial equity

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Intersectionality and structural analysis

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Gender equality and gender-based violence prevention

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Diversity & inclusion and organisational change

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Qualitative methodologies and narrative inquiry

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Mixed methods research in industry and academia

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Cultural diversity

Our associate network

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VNC draws on a network of specialist associates and partners, including the expert team at the Centre for Indigenous People and Work (CIPW) at UTS. Engagements are staffed according to the specific requirements of each project, ensuring the right expertise is in the room for every piece of work.

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We work with executives, boards, and DEI practitioners who are ready to move beyond the comfortable language of inclusion and do the structural work that actually changes how organisations function.

To all of our work, we bring rigorous, evidence-based scholarship grounded in critical race theory, Black feminist thought, intersectionality, and the sociology of organisations, to the practical realities of workplace culture, leadership, and institutional change.

Strategic advice

  • Policy and document review

  • Data analysis and action plans

  • Strategic frameworks

  • Critical friend support

Rigorous research

  • Qualitative and mixed methods research

  • Industry and academic research

  • Lived experience evidence generation

  • Knowledge translation and literature review

Capability building

  • Speaking engagements and keynotes

  • Workshops and planning sessions

  • Training programs

  • Practitioner coaching

Project management

  • Project design and planning

  • Grant proposals

  • Project delivery and implementation

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Our areas of expertise

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We offer bespoke workplace change consulting services, with specific expertise in:

  • centring marginalised voices and lived experience as evidence

  • race, anti-racism and racial equity

  • intersectionality

  • gender equality and gender-based violence prevention

  • diversity & inclusion and organisational change

  • qualitative methodologies and narrative inquiry

  • mixed methods research in industry and academia

  • program design, management, monitoring and evaluation

  • cultural diversity

Ready to work with our team?

Let's discuss how VNC can partner with your organisation to deliver evidence-grounded structural change.

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