Based in Queensland Australia, Ground Up Consulting specialises in enhancing knowledge and practice around privacy and the protection of personal information.
Managing Director and Principal Consultant
Nicole Stephensen offers expert privacy advisory and capacity building services across all our project streams. Her trusted approach to strategic privacy uplift is a cornerstone for Ground Up’s program of work.
A globally recognised privacy leader with two decades in public policy, regulatory and industry forums, Nicole founded Ground Up in 2011.
Working alongside the Knowledge Director, Nicole personally delivers the bulk of sessions in our training calendar, preferring to be directly – rather than peripherally – involved in capacity building across government, industry and not-for-profit sectors.
Senior Consultant and Knowledge Director
David Tulacz provides expert consulting services across all of our project streams. His work extends from strategic and operational privacy advice, to privacy impact assessments, to privacy by design (PbD) in the development and deployment of technologies.
As an experienced multi-jurisdictional Chief Privacy Officer, David brings a considered and pragmatic approach to each client interaction.
David is also Ground Up’s Knowledge Director. He coordinates our external training calendar for government, industry and not-for-profit sectors, including delivery of our International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certification Training (offered in official partnership with the IAPP).
Research
Della Weier examines local, national and international privacy legislation, scholarship, best practice frameworks, issues and trends, with a primary focus on privacy for education and local government sectors.
Her background in forensic accounting brings precision and unique insight to the team.
Special Projects
Bronwyn Voyce provides strategic advice and policy development services for our local government projects, with a particular focus on Smart Cities initiatives and data-driven innovation.
Privacy challenges in the local government sphere are well met by Bronwyn. As a former Elected Representative, senior executive in regional planning and long term strategic management consultant, she is uniquely skilled in evaluating and addressing both operational and community-facing matters.
