Amber Brodecky

DIRECTOR

A specialist communications and engagement expert, Amber has worked in senior management roles in the public service for close to two decades, where she is a known and trusted advisor and reputation manager.

Amber held a key leadership role for the State of Victoria during Australia's largest emergency, Black Saturday, for which she was awarded a National Emergency Medal by the Prime Minister.

More recently, Amber headed media and communications for the Royal Commission into Crown Casino, and led the Covid-19 crisis communications response for the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre, supporting 22 state and federal agencies, and 767 aged care facilities.

Amber has a record of achievement in delivering integrated strategies and plans targeted at complex stakeholder and public issues, and led Australia’s first successful negotiations for all commercial radio stations to become emergency broadcasters. Her public service experience spans the emergency management, health, regulation, infrastructure, and environment sectors.

Amber has assumed key roles on a wide range of independent government inquiries, and has held central and senior roles in response to a broad range of high profile events and emergencies.

She has worked across local, State and Federal governments, in multi-jurisdictional and national environments, closely with politicians and their offices and extensively with the media.

Amber is a strong advocate for the importance of active and empowered communities and has engaged directly with hundreds of regional and metropolitan community members in emotive, robust and complex situations.

A leader and senior manager of large teams, Amber has an extensive network of successful relationships at the most senior levels.

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