Inclusive Services
When we create cultures where people can bring their whole selves to work, we don't just get better employees—we get better solutions to complex problems.
Our Team
Each of our Diverse Leaders brings a different lens through which they experience the world, providing diverse perspectives for your diverse organisation. Our first lens is always from the perspective of the person seeking support.
Our team brings decades of hands-on experience across Australia’s for-purpose sectors, with a specialists in community mental health, disability, aged care, allied health, Emergency Relief, out of home care, youth and family services, child and youth mental health, Queer health and wellbeing, tertiary education, housing and homelessness, psychological services, organisational psychology, supervision, coaching, mentoring, wellbeing, human resources, executive management, chief executive roles, and non-executive directorships.
We have led and partnered with organisations of all sizes to drive positive change, build psychologically safe and inclusive cultures, and deliver measurable outcomes for people and communities, and organisations.
CEO and Principle Consultant
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to get to know us.
As CEO of Diverse Leaders, I am committed to fostering psychologically safe, inclusive approaches that are trauma informed, honouring lived experience and intersectionality. This means understanding that trauma is common and can deeply influence how people engage, communicate, and participate at work—often in ways that aren’t immediately visible. It also means understanding that each person’s identity is shaped by a unique blend of factors such as race, gender, sexuality, disability, and access to resources, which can amplify barriers or create specific challenges, requiring flexible and responsive approaches. Valuing and listening to lived experience, particularly from those who have faced mental health challenges, suicidality, neurodiversity, or marginalization, brings essential insight and wisdom, supporting healing, belonging, and more compassionate, evidence-based innovation. This approach not only enhances wellbeing and performance but also reduces stigma and isolation, driving meaningful change by ensuring every person feels seen, heard, and valued.
With the growth of the Lived Experience workforce, organisations must cultivate environments where all people can safely lead and work without the risk of further trauma. Diverse Leaders was established to champion this vision.
I have worked in community services for decades, working for service providers, as an advocate with Peak Bodies and as a consultant. I have worked in disability, aged care, allied health, youth mental health, retirement living, youth and family services, housing and homelessness, education and LGBTQIA+ support and advocacy, however the majority of my career has been in the community-led mental health sector.
I bring my own intersectional lived experience, navigating the health system, misdiagnosis, outdated treatment options, barriers to care, discrimination, stigma, isolation, family rejection, and other intersectional challenges. While these challenges occurred before and during much of my early career, like many, I felt unable to disclose or to seek reasonable adjustments in the workplace increasingly as I moved into more senior roles. I felt disappointed that a sector I had so much love for, felt unsafe and increasingly so the closer I got the board room.
These lived experiences have profoundly shaped my commitment to fostering workplaces where everyone feels genuinely safe and valued. I believe in creating environments where people are respected and supported, regardless of whether they choose to share their diversity, illness, trauma, or identity. Everyone deserves to belong, to be seen, and to know that their unique story is not a barrier to being valued or making a difference.
My approach is always inclusive, trauma-informed and evidence-based, and I am skilled in fostering psychologically safe, diverse, and inclusive cultures. I also have a proven track record of developing, implementing and measuring innovative service models, leading multimillion-dollar service and program budgets, and building high-performing teams, while ensuring compliance with rigorous and diverse sector standards. I hold an MBA, as well as Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, equipping me with a comprehensive understanding of both the business and human dimensions that drive organisational success.
Kris Sargeant B. Sc. (Psych), MA (Psych), MBA (HR)
Psychologist & Senior Consultant -Kim Eisler
Kim Eisler is a highly experienced senior psychologist who has worked in the allied and mental health fields since 1990. She is a qualified social worker, registered psychologist, and an AHPRA Psychology Board-approved supervisor.
Beyond her private practice, Kim has held significant roles in both government and non-government organisations. Notably, she served as a Senior Psychologist with NSW Health, specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of school-aged children.
With over 25 years of experience, Kim has provided mentorship and supervision to psychology professionals. She was the Manager of the Psychologist Registration Program at the Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP), where her leadership and expertise directly contributed to the successful registration of more than 50 psychology interns.
Kim has also developed and delivered professional development seminars for allied health professionals, educators, and managers. Her educational roles have included positions with the Mental Health Coordinating Council and ACAP. To further support her training expertise, Kim holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Kim Eisler BA, BSW, MA(Psych)
Consultant-Marcie McGowan
With 20 years of experience in community services—including 10 years in leadership roles—Marcie brings a unique perspective shaped by co-founding and leading an innovative initiative from concept to delivery. Her proven ability to drive meaningful change is matched by her enthusiasm for tackling complex challenges—as she puts it, “mess is my playground!”
Marcie has extensive expertise applying Systems Thinking, Human-Centred Design, and Agile methodologies to achieve measurable objectives. She excels at facilitating collaboration in both synchronous and asynchronous environments, ensuring teams work effectively regardless of location or structure.
Her strengths include building rapport and trust, creating psychologically safe spaces that foster growth and positive change, and cultivating collaborative, inclusive cultures. Marcie leverages these skills to advocate for, empower, and influence stakeholders at every level of an organisation.
Guided by values of compassion, innovation, transparency, shared power, continuous improvement, and tenacity, Marcie’s leadership approach is both principled and results-driven. These core values inform every aspect of her professional ethos and inspire those around her to achieve their best.
Marcie McGowan B.A (Psych).
GradCert Social Impact