Hamilton Stone is an independent and committed consultancy partnership. We offer advice, strategic thinking, analysis and stakeholder engagement. We have prepared hundreds of policy reviews and reports, in the government and non-government sectors. We have consulted thousands of stakeholders and know how to engage effectively.
We are expert writers, strategists, analysts and listeners. We look forward to working with you.
Lisa Fenn, director
BA (Hons), Grad Dip Community and Health Development
Lisa has extensive skills and experience in issue analysis, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and community development. She has worked in the ACT and Australian governments, parliament, non-government community services and research institutions. Her commitment to social justice and children’s wellbeing has seen her involved in family service delivery, high-level policy advice for children’s rights and services, and national policy development for mental health and vulnerable communities. She has undertaken analysis, engagement and capacity-building for aged care reform.
You can find Lisa on LinkedIn here. You can get Lisa's CV here.
Hannah Holland, director
BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Public Policy, PhD
Hannah has 30 years of experience in policy and politics. Working through policy analysis, evaluations, reviews and organisational capacity-building, Hannah builds cases for change. Hannah has worked in parliament, the public sector, not-for-profits and universities. Fields in which Hannah has undertaken reviews and policy development include aged care, arts, disability, early childhood, environment, family services, health including mental health, LGBTIQ+ policy, the public service and social services. Hannah has published on Australian politics, community engagement, organisational design, parliamentary processes, public sector reform, and policy theory and practice. Hannah has taught public sector leaders about engagement, policy co-design and the toolkit for policy analysis.
You can find Hannah on LinkedIn here. You can get a CV here.
Why “Hamilton Stone”?
The company’s title has its roots in two family names.
Hamilton, its origin mysterious, was the name given to her baby boy by a teenage single mother living in an English poorhouse. She later married, but Frank Hamilton Holland grew up ostracised by his stepfather and travelled around the world, searching for somewhere he could make his home. He settled in Australia. Marrying the dark-skinned illegitimate daughter of an Indian man in the era of the White Australia policy, he supported a young family through the Great Depression. His is a story of vulnerability, determination and disregard for prejudice.
Stone was the name of a family of artisans. Alone among his generation of silversmiths, Robert Stone became as famous for his training of apprentices who went on to be great craftsmen, as he was for his own precious creations. He had two daughters, one a jeweller, and the other a designer and artist. It is a family in which design and imagination have partnered with technical skill and attention to detail. Theirs is a story of creativity, a commitment to high quality work, and a belief in the importance of passing skills and experience to others.
These are the family stories that inspire our business. This is the respect for vulnerability and diversity that we embrace. This is the creativity and determination that underpins all we do. This is Hamilton Stone.