SRS Plus: Community of Practice Forum 2

Kate Halloran, Director

Kate is a specialist child protection practitioner with a long career working in senior roles in government including the NSW Department of Education and Communities, the NSW Ombudsman Office, the NSW Department of Community Services, the NSW Joint Investigation Response Teams. Kate also held a senior role at the Association of Independent School of NSW leading and overseeing advice provision to school leaders provided by the child protection and employment relations team. Kate’s passion is to support leaders of organisations to navigate the difficult and complex world of safeguarding.

Clare Morrissey, Director

Clare has extensive experience providing specialist child protection and safeguarding advice to various organisations. Clare is also a trained mediator, a qualified social worker, and is admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW as a legal practitioner. After working in child protection response roles with the NSW Department of Community Services, Clare worked as a child protection investigator with the NSW Department of Education and as a Senior Child Protection Advisor at the Association of Independent Schools of NSW. Throughout her career, Clare provided specialist operational advice and support to organisational leaders on managing child abuse and neglect concerns, investigations, serious allegations against employees, employment relations and risk management.

Anna Morris, Head of Leadership and Culture

Anna is an experienced leader and practitioner with unique experience in child protection and wellbeing, human resources, organisational development and coaching. Anna holds an Honours degree in Psychology and a Master of Coaching Psychology. Before joining Halloran Morrissey, Anna worked in senior government and corporate roles in education, families and communities, and banking and finance sectors. Anna is interested in building the capability of leaders, individuals and teams to enhance their performance confidently.