Our team

Social Performance Partners is a small, experienced team with a shared history. Before launching Social Performance Partners, Roland, Caitlin and Liliana worked alongside each other across major projects at leading consultancies over the past decade. That foundation of trust and experience shows in how we work.

Our skills are complementary by design, covering social impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, First Nations engagement, cultural heritage and social planning.

Clients get a team that already knows how to work together, so we can get to work quickly for you.

Roland Short

Roland Short

Roland is a senior social performance specialist trusted on some of Australia’s most significant mining, energy and infrastructure projects. He is known for clear, direct advice and a willingness to challenge assumptions when approvals, community trust and delivery are on the line. Roland is passionate about improving economic and social outcomes in the regional and remote communities where many major projects operate.

Caitlin Treacy

Caitlin Treacy

Caitlin is an anthropologist specialising in social performance, First Nations engagement and cultural heritage on major mining, energy and infrastructure projects. She is known for building respectful, productive working relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations, native title holders and impacted communities, particularly in complex approval environments.

Caitlin Treacy
Liliana Peña

Liliana Peña

Liliana is a social impact assessment and stakeholder engagement specialist with experience across renewable energy, transmission, transport and built environment projects in Australia and internationally. Drawing on a dual background in urban planning and social work, she brings a grounded, people-centred perspective to complex infrastructure approvals. Liliana is known for delivering rigorous social impact assessments and meaningful community engagement across diverse project environments, from solar and wind farms to major transport corridors.

Learn more about how SPP can help your project

If you’d like more information about Social Performance Partners and how we work with energy, mining and infrastructure projects, you can request it below.