Our Team

Merisha Percival

Managing Director

Merisha is a consultative HR leader, with experience spanning Technology, Engineering, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Public Sector and Not-for-Profit industries.


Merisha is described by her clients as an adaptive, collaborative leader and coach, who inspires confidence, trust and respect in others.


Partnering with executives to align business strategy with HR outcomes, Merisha is commercially astute and understands the intrinsic benefits and nuances of business and HR capability.


Merisha’s expertise is in:

  • Curating people related initiatives to retain, develop and attract diverse talent
  • Building capability of leadership and HR teams including policies and programs to drive organisational growth, inclusion and efficiency.
  • Partner with executives to manage critical people related issues (welfare, mental health, rehabilitation, formal misconduct and performance) to achieve mutual outcomes


Rochelle Burdge

Princpal HR Consultant

A seasoned HR professional providing strategic and generalist advice, coaching and support to not for-profits and government and private sector organisations.


With a decade of experience across generalist Human Resources, Rochelle quickly adapts to her clients. Rochelle develops and implements creative employee experience practices across business.

Rochelle maintains a diplomatic approach to her relationships, allowing for true co-design of HR practices and a people-first mindset to deliver mutual beneficial outcomes.

Rochelle's expertise is:

  • Accredited DISC coach, facilitation of team effectiveness workshops, diversity and compliance training.
  • Delivering value add business partnering services
  • Welfare, grievance and investigative services.


Lara Ong

Senior HR Consultant


Lara is a true HR generalist who helps organisations build workplaces where people thrive and businesses perform. Her experience spans technology, defence, aviation, financial services, professional services and property, so she knows how to adapt her approach to each organisation’s needs.


She has worked across the full employee lifecycle, from organisational design and workforce capability to talent development, succession planning, engagement and performance. Her work includes HR reviews, policy and process improvement, wellbeing initiatives and workflow automation. The aim is always HR that is practical, accessible and aligned with business priorities.


Lara works closely with leaders and teams to understand their challenges and find solutions that last. She combines a grounding in psychology and workplace behaviour with sound business judgement, which helps her connect people strategy to organisational goals.


At Scalable HR, she helps organisations navigate change, build capability and make confident people decisions that strengthen culture and deliver better outcomes.

Julia Adam

HR and Talent Coordinator

For Julia, recruitment is about people first. She takes the time to understand what really drives each candidate: their career goals, their strengths, and what they need from a workplace to do their best work. That insight lets her match people with employers where they’ll genuinely thrive, not just fill a vacancy.


Julia is known for exceptional candidate care. From the first conversation to the first day on the job, she keeps candidates informed, supported and respected. Every applicant gets a clear, honest and personal experience, whatever the outcome.


For employers, Julia is a trusted partner who takes the time to understand your business, your culture and the people you need to grow. She combines a sharp eye for talent with deep expertise in Employment Hero, using the platform to streamline hiring, onboarding and employee management so new team members start strong and stay engaged.


Julia is an Employment Hero specialist who helps employers use the platform to streamline the full employee lifecycle journey, so great hires start strong and stay.


Whether you’re looking for your next career move or your next great hire, Julia brings warmth, insight and a genuine commitment to getting the match right.