Connecting to a Culture of Care
EthiQualia recognises that a culture of care hinges on an organisation’s ability to effectively promote compliance and support animal welfare. We work across all facets of an institution’s animal care and use program and collaborate with the guardians of animals at all levels, from those with overall legal responsibility, through to Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) members, animal carers and internal quality assurance professionals.
About EthiQualia
EthiQualia promotes the welfare of animals used in research and teaching. We connect organisations to a culture of care through risk evaluation and analysis, fostering compliance and competence.
Integrity, accountability, and respect are at the heart of every engagement. By working with institutional research integrity, governance, compliance, and animal care professionals, we help clients manage risk, comply, operate efficiently, and achieve excellent results.
Our integrated governance and risk management solutions enable organisations to identify and control threats to their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) profile. Our goal is to support continuous improvement and compliance with legislation and regulation, helping to protect animal welfare and therefore the organisation’s reputation and social licence.
EthiQualia Team
Dr Mandy Errington
Founder and Principal
Mandy has extensive industry and government experience and connections. She is a veterinarian and member of both the Animal Welfare and Medicine and Management of Laboratory Animals Chapters of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists.
Mandy’s combination of veterinary qualifications, formal audit training and regulatory and board experience enables both high level and detailed analysis of clients’ organisational structure, governance frameworks, compliance management systems, policies and operational practices, to identify key residual risks and provide solutions.
Dr Isobel Salmi
Associate
Isobel is an animal welfare veterinarian with experience in the use of animals in research and teaching. She is a member of the Animal Welfare Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and a former category A (veterinary) AEC member.
In addition to acting as an independent external review panel member, Isobel has developed guidelines to support best practice care and use of research animals, including tools and education material to support EthiQualia’s service delivery.
Robin Matthews
Associate
Robin is a long-standing member of the NHMRC animal welfare committee and community representative (category D) member of a University AEC.
Her professional experience is in education and training, advising at Ministerial level. Her areas of expertise include corporate governance, policy development and strategic planning.
Robin’s commitment to animal welfare, wealth of experience and knowledge bring a unique and valuable perspective to her role as independent external review panel member.
Aph & Juni
Office Managers
EthiQualia values life-work balance. Our canine office managers work diligently as our designated health and wellbeing representatives, ensuring ample out-of-office exercise, and overseeing all aspects of the business from the comfort of the closest couch.