The AHI is pleased to welcome Claire Summerer who has recently joined the team as our Learning and Development Specialist.
Claire brings to AHI a breadth of knowledge and experience in learning, leadership development, quality standards and business process improvement, gained from working across the private, government and community sectors.
In this role Claire will develop our learning & development strategy that will support the needs of housing professionals including development of learning programs, workshops, webinars and learning resources which align with AHI’s professional development framework. She will also be making sure our programs meet consistent standards of quality and ensure contemporary evidence based adult learning principles are utilised.
With a passion for building leadership capacity and enabling life-long learning, Claire strongly believes in developing learning opportunities that deliver meaningful outcomes. “It’s great to learn new things or take on new perspectives but knowing more at the end of a workshop isn’t enough. It’s important to bridge the ‘knowing/doing gap’ and equip housing professionals with the ability to apply what they have learned to the situations they experience every day.”
Reflecting her commitment to social justice, she has volunteered with a range of community initiatives in Australia and overseas, including Habitat for Humanity, the Asylum Seekers Centre, Primary Ethics and See Beyond Borders. “These incredible programs have shown me that whilst support is critical—it must come with compassion and understanding of the people and communities you are working with.” Claire’s approach is very customer driven, and she’s looking forward to listening to AHI members about what they want to see in our professional development programs. She is particularly interested in utilising the expertise inherent across our membership base to co-design programs that will help to build capacity across the housing sector. You can contact her for a chat at Claire@housinginstitute.org.au.
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