About Us

Christina Bell M.A., B.A Hons, Dip Ed.

After teaching at universities and secondary schools in Australia, Italy and England, Christina worked in industrial relations and advocacy in the education sector. Since 1992 Christina has been the Director of People Matters Pty Ltd. Her work in management and staff development, strategic planning, coaching and mediation includes projects in the public and private sectors as well as the not for profit sector.

Christina has published a number of articles dealing with the development of leaders in the workplace. She is a member of the panel of providers for the Public Sector Management Course in South Australia and a member of the Executive Coaching Panels for RMIT University and the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Christina has been a moderator of the Myer Foundation's Cranlana Programme since 1998.

In her work Christina uses tools such as the Zing, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Expanded Inventory Report, Benchmarks 360º Feedback and de Bono's creative thinking tools. She is at present completing the additional study required to become a registered psychologist. In addition to her role with People Matters, Christina is an associate of Telos Partners.

Christina believes passionately that given the right encouragement and support people can make creative, positive changes to their own lives and to the organisations for which they work.

Bill Ford B.A., FCPA

Bill has worked as a senior manager and executive in finance and administration and trading in a variety of organisations in the commercial and welfare sectors in Australia and Korea for over forty years, spending considerable time as an executive in such organisations as the Brotherhood of St.Laurence, Melbourne Citymission, Victorian Deaf Society, Brown and Dureau, Nylex Corporation, Shell Company. He has been an active consultant with People Matters since 2001 where he has applied his broad business experience in executive and management coaching and in developing and improving financial systems for organisations and individuals. He believes that finance and accounting must be understandable and without mystique for all people involved, not just the accountants.

His community work currently includes being Treasurer of Melbourne PC User Group, a Board member of a community health centre, Chairman of Victorian Jazz Archive. In the past he has been Chair of the Telecom Regional Consumer Council, Chair of the Victorian Consumer Affairs Committee, advising the Minister, a member of the Board of Hanover Welfare Services and a member of a number of consultative committees to the Victorian Department of Human Services and its antecedents. Bill is also reasonably fluent in the Korean language.

Associates:

    People Matters has a number of associates with professional expertise in fields such as psychology, the law, engineering and town planning.