Tanya Dannock

Principal Consultant

Tanya joined Interaction following a successful and diverse career in the APS, including five years at the Director level. Her APS experience spans 25 years, interspersed with roles across Canberra's community and business sectors.

Tanya's APS career highlights include a posting to Beijing and most recently, a secondment to the office of a senior Cabinet Minister. With more than 15 years' social policy and program management experience Tanya offers a breadth of skill, experience and intimate knowledge about the often sensitive operations of Government. Tanya understands the complex environment in which many Government programs operate, particularly the link between policy objectives and service delivery.

Tanya has a proven track record of strong leadership and leading high performing teams. This is reflected in the successful development and implementation of social policy initiatives across a number of sensitive areas including welfare reform and services for Indigenous Australians. As part of a cross-agency taskforce, Tanya was recognised by the Institute of Public Administration for her role in the implementation of specialised service delivery arrangements for Indigenous Australians in remote areas.

Tanya has extensive liaison and representation experience, including membership of Interdepartmental Committees, taskforces, secretariats and as a senior Departmental Liaison Officer. Her APS roles have entailed day to day liaison with Ministers, senior departmental officials, tertiary institutions, overseas students high profile businesses and embassy officials.

Tanya's areas of expertise are:
• Writing in the APS
• Policy development and implementation
• Working with Ministers
• Representation and presentation
• Stakeholder management
• Establishing and maintaining high performing teams