Skye Constantine, consultant
Skye Constantine has over 20 years of experience in homelessness, social housing, and housing justice work.
Skye is experienced in project management, training development, community development, research and evaluation, service design, policy and planning, grants and reporting, operations management, and frontline services including case management, tenancy management, and street outreach. They have completed training in occupational therapy, psychology, social sciences, education, and management. Following doctoral research into the possibilities of lived/living experience participation and ending homelessness, Skye co-founded the Lived Experience Led Homelessness Collective.
Skye’s approach to training, supervision, and consultation is to start with the wisdom of lived/living experiences and to encourage reflective practices that consider proactive and purposive problem solving, the influence of personal/shared values, a critical engagement with the evidence in contemporary research, and the possibilities that could be developed using conventional/traditional knowledges. They are keen to learn alongside you, identifying new opportunities for personal and collective growth and wellbeing.
Skye has worked with lived/living experience led groups, community services, activist groups, peak bodies, and social housing providers in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and across jurisdictions. They are available remotely and on location across Australia.
You can find out more about Skye’s work on LinkedIn and Google Scholar or by contacting Constantly Learning.
Christine Thirkell, associate consultant
Christine is a Lived Experience Expert who has worked in the homelessness sector for over 10 years as a public speaker, consultant, presenter, advocate, co-researcher and co-designer.
She is a founding member of the Lived Experience Led Homelessness Collective. The Collective utilises the knowledge and skills of its members to explore meaningful engagement within the housing and social justice fields.
Prior to her experience of homelessness, Christine worked as an educator. She is also a lifelong practicing artist and social justice activist.
Christine is passionate about social justice issues and the power of education and advocacy grounded in lived experiences to create social change.
You can find out more about Christine’s work on LinkedIn or by contacting Constantly Learning.