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.
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.
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.
Shari Towns
Facilitator
Shari has pursued intercultural learning since her involvement in AFS Intercultural Programs during high school. Now, Shari utilises her intercultural communication skills across AIYEP, the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership, and her Bachelor of Asian Studies.
Our Values
- Equity
- Customer focused
- Continous learning
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Innovation
- Generosity
- Offering value
Our Acknowledgement
Value Learning acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present. Value Learning is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.
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
