About Us
Value Learning Intercultural Specialists is a consulting business committed to advancing global competence and fostering intercultural understanding.
Value Learning provides consultation, facilitation, program design and development to education, non-profit, and government organisations.
Meet Our Directors
Co-founders Fran Baxter and Marcela Lapertosa are intercultural learning practitioners who have built their expertise and reputation by delivering valued learning experiences and high quality projects to address the needs of some of the world’s leading intercultural learning and education organisations.
Together they manage a series of government, industry and educational projects.
Fran Baxter
Executive Director
An intercultural educator with a passion for learning, Fran has a deep desire to build greater intercultural skills with groups, individuals and organisations. With more than 25 years’ experience in international education, intercultural learning and student mobility, she designs and facilitates learning programs delivered in Australia and across the globe.
Marcela Lapertosa
Director of Education
A Cross Cultural Psychologist with a passion for fostering intercultural understanding, Marcela is also a master facilitator and trainer who has travelled the world leading the development and delivery of global competence curricula, intercultural learning and leadership training to diverse audiences.
Meet Our Team
Nishita Mehta
Program Manager
A skilled program manager, based in India, Nishita is passionate about enabling and empowering individuals, especially high-school students, with global competence and intercultural skills required for a sustainable future.
Monica Lopez
Marketing Specialist
A strategic digital marketer with a flair for branding, Monica brings fresh energy and cultural sensitivity to every project. With a background in education and communications, she helps shape Value Learning’s online presence—crafting content, refining visuals, and building a brand that connects across cultures.
Hammad Shahin
AIYEP Coordinator
An AIYEP 2024 alumnus and NCP Scholar, Hammad coordinates host recruitment for AIYEP 2025 in Melbourne. With 19 months of study and work in Indonesia, he brings rich intercultural experience. He’s currently studying Law and International Relations at La Trobe and mentoring students as a Facilitator.
Eloise Dolan
Facilitator
Currently working for Victorian trade office in Singapore, previously the Project Coordinator for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program, Eloise was awarded the IEAA Tony Adams Rising Star Excellence Award for her contribution to International Education in Australia.
Anggie Hall
Facilitator
Anggie is an experienced cross-cultural facilitator and trainer with over 15 years of experience working with both local and international companies. People, culture, designing and delivering training have always been her passion.
Nadia Bello
Facilitator
A psychologist and PHD student with a background in business and information systems, Nadia’s passion is intercultural learning and helping people become global citizens.
Sally Milbourne
Facilitator
A doctorate in education and a qualified facilitator across a range of fields, Sally is passionate about people, curriculum development and intercultural learning and brings a wealth of experience to our facilitation team.
Jen Gadzek
Consultant
Working with global organisations at a senior level, Jen delivers solutions that drive people capability. Jen is passionate about helping people strive toward achieving their full potential.
Karen Hernandez
Facilitator
A Library Technician and author with a background in engineering, Karen is a dedicated community volunteer passionate about cultural inclusion and lifelong learning. She’s facilitated diversity workshops, led Spanish immersion programs, and published two books celebrating storytelling and creative expression.
Eloise Field
Facilitator
Through exchange programs to Japan and Indonesia (AIYEP 2022), her Asian studies degree and her background in AFS Intercultural Programs facilitation, Eloise has promoted intercultural exchange and fostered the Australia-Asia relationship.
Values
Equity
Customer focused
Continuous learning
Integrity
Dependability
Innovation
Generosity
Offering value
Our Acknowledgement
Value Learning acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past and present.
Vision
At Value Learning we see a world where diversity is embraced and celebrated, where individuals, teams, and organizations thrive through effective cross-cultural collaboration. We empower individuals to work together with curiosity and empathy, advocating for genuine belonging.
Mission
We help People study, work and live together successfully across cultural differences.
Strategic Pillars
We Empower
young people to become active global citizens
Through school and university programs and project management
We Offer Tools
to work effectively across cultures
Through professional
development, products
and content development
We Support
organisations in becoming more inclusive and interculturally competent
Through consultancy, project management and
training and development
We Advocate
for the value of diversity and inclusion
