Associate Director

Anna Deller-Coombs

Anna Deller-Coombs

Anna is a highly skilled specialist in stakeholder and community engagement who leads our Engagement Team.

Putting people at ease and building relationships based on trust and rapport is something that comes naturally to Anna.  Her approach is equal parts collaborative and decisive.

Anna is strategically focused.  She is able to see the big-picture and plan complex engagement programs that deliver.  This has seen her successfully leading expert stakeholder and community engagement for some of South Australia’s most high-profile and contentious projects such as the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.

Her experience in project management brings a solutions-focus to problem solving.  She is adaptable, responsive and accessible.  Easily pivoting between detail and higher-level strategy.

Anna is also a qualified and experienced urban planner with a deep understanding of South Australia’s planning system.  Her experience in development assessment, policy and strategic planning means that Anna is skilled at demystifying planning for communities and clients.

Stakeholder and Community Engagement 

Engagement Strategy Development 

Strategic and Crisis Communications

First Nations Liaison and Engagement

Risk Mitigation

Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University of South Australia

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), University of Adelaide

Graduate Certificate Wine Business, University of Adelaide

Planning Institute of Australia (Registered Planner) 

International Association for Public Participation Certification (IAP2)

Services

Engagement

Policy