Who does it

LES WINTON BA DipEd, MA (MktgComs), FAICD, FAIM, FAMI (CPM), MAMSRS (QPMR)  has has been a social and market researcher for nearly 40 years.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Social Sciences, a Diploma of Education, and a Master of Arts in Marketing Communications.  Les commenced in social and market research with ANOP (1971-83).  He started his own consultancy (Artcraft Research) in 1981, renaming it as Winton Sustainable Research Strategies (WSRS) in 2006.

 

LAURIE WEST has been in research for around 40 years.  He worked with the Australian Bureau of Statistics for thirteen years (1969-81) on a range of economical, social and population surveys, before setting up his own consultancy in 1981.  Since then he has worked with Les on many projects where his skills in project management, strategic thinking and attention to detail can be fully utilised.

ROBYN KUNKO works with Les as our National Field Consultant Manager, and has over 25 years of experience in market and social research.   She assembled and manages a team of highly professional interviewers and recruitment personnel trained to her exacting standards and certified to the Market Research Standard AS ISO 20252:2007.  Robyn has worked on many assignments for Les for more than two decades.

 

MARIE PEARS assists Les with the analysis of qualitative data from focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and community consultations.  Before joining Les, Marie spent many years in the health and education sectors, and has developed expertise in the sourcing and assembling of secondary data and the building and accessing of databases.

MIKE HUNTER assists Les in the design and implementation of program evaluations.  He also contributes to studies involving Indigenous, disadvantaged and rural and remote communities.  
Before joining Les, Mike spent more than 20 years working with various aid organisations and other NFPs as a project leader, mainly among rural and remote communities in northern Australia and in developing countries.  He has a BA majoring in Sociology, and several training qualifications.