About Veronica

Veronica Pardo has been leading the work on cultural equity and cultural safety in Australia for more than 20 years, heading peak organisations such as Arts Access Victoria and Multicultural Arts Victoria, as champions of change in the arts towards greater equity and justice.

She is a highly regarded leader, sought after by institutions to guide the development of interventions aimed at changing organisational culture, structure and practice.

Veronica has trained over 150 organisations focusing on issues such as racial equity and justice, cultural safety, diversity and inclusion.

Our Clients & Partners

Artful Dodgers Studio

Arts Access Victoria

Blue Room Theatre

Bunjil Place

Creative Victoria

Footscray Community Arts

Good Shepherd

Kaiela Arts

Monash Performing Arts Centres

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Opera Scholars Australia

RMIT University

Safe and Equal

Victorian College for the Arts

Theatre Network Victoria

Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

VicHealth

Your Community Health

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Opera Scholars Australia RMIT University Safe and Equal Victorian College for the Arts Theatre Network Victoria Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission VicHealth Your Community Health

Testimonials

  • Veronica has been an invaluable partner and collaborator for TNA, particularly as the facilitator for our LeaderShift program, which she led with care, rigour, and a deep sense of justice. She brings an extensive knowledge and understanding of the systems and structures that shape our industry and broader society, and shares this generously with others to drive real change. I am hugely grateful to Veronica for her work, which has had such an impact on artists and organisations in the Australian performing arts sector.

    Joshua Lowe

    Co-CEO

    Theatre Network Australia

  • Veronica’s work with us has been transformative for VicHealth as an organisation. Veronica’s accessible and considered approach to examining systems of power, cultural safety and equity practice has directly informed the implementation of our new 10-year strategy. Our experience with Veronica has built the confidence of VicHealth staff to tackle difficult subjects and to position our organisation as a site of social change for equity and justice.

    Liss Gab

    Manager, Health Equity Practice

    VicHealth

  • Veronica is a rare individual bringing together deep knowledge and many years of experience working in complex intersectional spaces. She understands people and power, and sees directly to the heart of any issue to provide insightful understandings, always balancing honesty and accountability with compassion and kindness. For me as a white person committed to anti-racist practice in my work and daily life, Veronica has shown incredible generosity and patience as a mentor and coach, and has supported me to achieve amazing outcomes with the artists, communities and organisations I serve.

    Anita Larkin

    Manager

    Kaiela Arts

  • Veronica brings so much to the table when facilitating impactful and substantive strategic work with arts organisations. She provides a steady hand and years of best practice knowledge to support arts leaders in improving outcomes for their beneficiaries. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.

    Amelia Christo

    General Manager

    Opera Scholars Australia

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    We undertook this program with all our team managers and the exec group. I was really impressed with how Veronica, through the program, encouraged the team to have conversations that go beyond their usual comfort levels and into a space of growth and learning. The program and conversations we had supported us to understand how conflict and differing opinions can be generative and strengthen the organisation. It focused on the role of leaders and how to navigate and diffuse power in their work. Importantly, it met the organisation where it’s at and tailored the conversation and goals to the needs of the organisation with practical and tangible suggestions to consider now and into the future.

    Tania Farha

    CEO

    Safe and Equal