"Doyen is renowned for his solution focused, creative thinking approach, he has supported so so many communities to overcome challenges and barriers when they’ve often had nowhere else to turn. Through his reflective nature Doyen has enriched the evaluation space, he has a unique gift of operating very much at a grass roots level, while also acting as a powerful voice to monitoring and evaluating practices in Australia. Doyen is also an incredible mentor and has left a significant impact on everyone who has worked with him, including me! Highly effective, with an innate ability to teach and train theory and practice. This is evidenced in the consistent high-quality, relational mentoring in his work at Community First Development, reflected in the expertise of his team working in a culturally grounded, respectful way with communities."
- Sharon Babyack, General Manager Impact and Strategy, Community First Development