Agency Profile
At SenateSHJ we exist to people communicate. Why? Because communication is the force that drives human progress. And, it has never been more important.
Since 2002, we've helped organisations solve their most challenging reputation, change and engagement problems.
Over those 20 years, we’ve evolved to meet our clients’ needs and build their capabilities, making us one of Australasia’s most successful independent consultancies and agents for change.
We continue to build on this heritage and remain restless to meet the challenges now and tomorrow.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Darren Behar – CEO. Darren's experience extends across a broad range of areas including communication, stakeholder and media relations, reputation management, change, sustainability, marketing, brand, positioning, strategy and operations.
Angela Scaffidi – Chair. Angela is one of SenateSHJ's founders and she specialises in change management and communication. She has worked extensively in Australia and across the region.
Craig Badings – Partner, Sydney, Australia. Craig's expertise is reputation management in good times and bad. Much of his time is spent assisting executive teams with issues and crisis preparation and management, media coaching, communication strategy and thought leadership.
SELECTION OF CLIENTS
- Bupa
- Energy Australia
- HESTA
- New South Wales Government
- Victorian Government
Awards of Distinction
In 2019 SenateSHJ was ranked largest independent Australasian consultancy, as well as 176th globally by the Holmes Group - the international authority on communications consultancies.
Other recent SenateSHJ awards include:
• PRovoke Media Awards:
2022 Corporate Consultancy of the Year Asia-Pacific; 2022 Thought Leadership of the Year: Crisis Value Erosion; 2021 Best Midsize Agency to Work For
• Public Relations Institute of New Zealand:
2022 Consultancy of the Year; 2017 Corporate Public Relations: The 2017 Colgate Games: New Zealand's Junior Olympics
• Mumbrella CommsCon Awards:
2020 Pro Bono Campaign of the Year: A Cup of Hope, in partnership with Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN)
• The Holmes Report:
2019 Best Midsize Asia-Pacific Agency to work for; 2019 APAC Sabre Awards Community Relations Campaign, Finalist; 2017 APAC Sabre Awards: Winner Sponsorship, The 2017 Colgate Games: New Zealand’s Junior Olympics, Colgate-Palmolive; Finalist Pharmaceutical, Do You See What I See? Eye Health Initiative, in partnership with Bayer Australia; 2017 Asia-Pacific Healthcare PR Consultancies of the Year, Finalist; 2017 Australasian PR Consultancies of the Year, Finalist.
