Fiona Bigelli and Sarah Chan are the co-Founders and Directors of Pax People.
Having worked together since 2009 in various senior executive roles, Fiona and Sarah co-founded Pax People Resolutions in 2015. Together, Fiona and Sarah are a formidable team with rich experience across all areas of workplace and people management. Pax People’s core business is working with organisations and people to resolve workplace conflict and build people capability so that each business and its people can prosper. Between Fiona and Sarah, they have extensive experience and professional qualifications in Workplace Mediation, Conflict Resolution & Coaching, Workplace Investigations, Executive Leadership Coaching, Workplace Law and Human Resources Consulting. Fiona and Sarah have been honoured to work with a range of clients across a number of industries in Australia and have been appointed to a number of Government panels as preferred suppliers. Most recently, Fiona and Sarah have been appointed as Co-Chairs of the Resolution Institute’ s Workplace Committee and they have also accepted engagements to coach and mentor students interested in pursuing careers in conflict resolution and people management.
Fiona and Sarah pride themselves on being professional, commercial, reliable and highly empathetic with the ability to cut through complicated, emotional situations to find effective solutions for their clients. In addition, Fiona and Sarah like to take care of their well-being and ensure that as part of their work, they take good care of themselves and each other!
Meet The Team
FIONA BIGELLI
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Fiona Bigelli is a highly experienced Workplace Mediator, Human Resources Executive, Workplace Lawyer and Coach. Fiona has worked internationally and across a range of industries helping businesses with their ‘people problems’. Fiona is passionate about efficiently resolving workplace conflict so that business risks are managed and productivity is fully restored for both people and organisations. Fiona is well known for her ability to work with a range of personality types and resolve matters that are complex and emotionally charged.
Fiona’s qualifications include:
- Accredited Mediator under the National Mediation Accreditation System
- Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
- Certification in CINERGY™ Conflict Management Coaching Model
- Accredited Executive Coach – IECL
- Certificate III in Investigative Services
- Masters of Industrial Relations & Human Resources Management
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Arts
SARAH CHAN
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Sarah Chan is a highly experienced Workplace Mediator, Human Resources Executive, Business Leader and Coach. Sarah engages with people and organisations to resolve workplace conflict in a manner that builds capability in employees to successfully engage with others resulting in greater employee engagement and business success. Sarah is known for her ability to apply her background in business management and psychology to balance an empathetic approach with her clients, whilst achieving exceptional commercial business outcomes.
Sarah’s qualifications include:
- Accredited Mediator under the National Mediation Accreditation System
- Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
- Certification in CINERGY™ Conflict Management Coaching Model
- Accredited Executive Coach – IECL
- Accredited in Myers Briggs Type Indicator® personality inventory
- Certificate III in Investigative Services.
- Bachelor of Business
“I have found these sessions very practical in providing the skills and means to help me communicate in a calm and respectful way and engage team members of my team. I would highly recommend this coaching to anyone in a position of leadership.”
“I wanted to thank you for all your help and support during the mediation process, your kindness, care and advice means so much to me. Your support to help me see things from other perspectives has helped me grow both professionally and personally.”
”We engaged Pax People to conduct a workplace investigation into a matter which was highly sensitive and of media interest. We found Pax People to be extremely professional, thorough and efficient in their approach. I was personally very impressed with Pax People’s additional capabilities in providing December Media’s Board with recommendations and insights regarding people risk management and matters relating to workplace culture. Pax People is highly recommended and has been an excellent value add to our business”.
“Fiona and Sarah were commercial, pragmatic and got to the nub of the matter quickly. They were also very empathetic in their dealings as the issues required sensitive handling. It was great to work with Pax People and I would highly recommend them.”
“Pax People Resolutions is a very high quality organisation. Sarah delivered commercial advice and dispute resolution services to my organisation in a way that was professional, easy to understand and made a real difference to my business.”
“I engaged Pax People to provide counselling and coaching to an employee after a workplace incident. Fiona worked successfully with the individual to critically evaluate their behaviour and plot a path forward for them within the organization. I would confidently recommend Pax People for employee coaching and counselling engagements.”
“Pax People are an outstanding company to work with. They are professional and efficient, and have an innate ability to share the journey of the investigative process with the school. In turn, this built reassurance and confidence. I highly recommend Sarah and Pax People Resolutions.”