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MICHAEL CECILIO
MPH Columbia, M.Int.S Sydney, BMedia Macquarie

DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

I am a project consultant and population and public health specialist with almost 20 years of experience in a diverse range of sectors. My professional roles have been in program and service evaluation, social research, policy and strategy development, program management and support, public sector administration, non-profit communications and community development.
 

I hold qualifications from Columbia University (Master of Public Health with a Certificate in Sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health), University of Sydney (Master of International Studies) and Macquarie University (Bachelor of Media).
 

MECG Consulting is based in Sydney, Australia. I am available for short-to-medium term contracts and collaborating on longer-term strategic projects.

About: List

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health (New York, USA)

  • Master of Public Health - received in 2015

  • Certificate in Sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health - received in 2015

University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)

  • Master of International Studies - received in 2005

Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)

  • Bachelor of Media - received in 2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MECG Consulting (Sydney, Australia)

  • Director & Principal Consultant (2020-Present)

Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner (Sydney, Australia)

  • Project Manager - It's Healthy to Fight Modern Slavery (2025-Present)

University of NSW - Kirby Institute (Sydney, Australia)

  • Project Manager - Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Program (2024-Present)

Mental Health Commission of NSW  (Sydney, Australia)

  • Manager, Strategic Planning and Projects (2023-2024)

NSW Department of Education (Sydney, Australia)

  • Evaluation Practice Manager, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (2023)

La Trobe University - Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society (Melbourne, Australia)

  • Graduate Researcher / Casual Academic (2021-2023)

Northern NSW Local Health District  (Lismore, Australia)

  • Research & Evaluation Officer, Health Promotion (2021-2023)

NSW Ministry of Health  (Sydney, Australia)

  • Senior Policy Officer, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence (2020)

  • Senior Epidemiologist, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence (2019)

  • Senior Evaluation Officer, Office of Preventive Health (2018-2019)

  • Senior Policy Officer, Office of the Chief Health Officer (2018)

St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (Sydney, Australia)

  • Project Manager (Managed Alcohol Program Trial) (2017-2018)

NSW Ministry of Health  (Sydney, Australia)

  • Trainee Public Health Officer (2015-2018)

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (New York, USA)

  • Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant (2014-2015)

World Design Organization (Montreal, Canada)

  • Project Manager (2012-2013)

AIDS Committee of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada)

  • MSM Ethnocultural Resource Coordinator (2011-2012)

State Library of NSW (Sydney, Australia)

  • Project Officer, Government Relations (2009-2011)

  • Project Support Officer, Office of Strategy Management (2007-2009)

NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office (Sydney, Australia)

  • Legislative Publications Officer (2007)

LexisNexis Australia (Sydney, Australia)

  • Specialist Editor (2005-2007)

Ted Noffs Foundation (Sydney, Australia)

  • Donor Development & Public Relations Coordinator (2004-2005)

Rehame Australia Monitoring Services (Sydney, Australia)

  • Assistant Transcription Manager (NSW) (2004)

  • Transcription Editor (2003-2004)

  • Media Reporter (2002-2003 | 2004-2006) 

COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network - NSW Health (Sydney, Australia)

  • Member - Justice Health Human Research Ethics Committee (2019-2022)

Columbia University (New York, USA)

  • Member - Columbia University Graduate Council (2014-2015)

  • Interschool Chair - Graduate Student Association, Mailman School of Public Health (2014-2015)

  • Vice President & Treasurer - International Students' Org., Mailman School of Public Health (2014-2015)

  • Outreach Chair - Queer Health Task Force, Mailman School of Public Health (2014-2015)

African and Caribbean Health Network of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada)

  • Vice Chair (2011-2012)

PUBLICATIONS

Schirmer, T., Bailey, A., Kerr, N., Walton, A., Ferrington, L., & Cecilio, M. E. (2023). Start small and let it build; a mixed-method evaluation of a school-based physical activity program, Kilometre Club. BMC Public Health, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14927-7

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Ezard, N., Cecilio, M. E., Clifford, B., Baldry, E., Burns, L., Day, C. A., Shanahan, M., & Dolan, K. (2018). A managed alcohol program in Sydney, Australia: Acceptability, cost-savings and non-beverage alcohol use. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, S184–S194. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12702

 

Ezard, N., Webb, B., Clifford, B., Cecilio, M. E., Jellie, A., Lea, T., Rodgers, C., Ruth, S., & Bruno, R. (2018). Substance Use and Sex Index (SUSI): First stage development of an assessment tool to measure behaviour change in sexualised drug use for substance use treatment studies. International Journal of Drug Policy, 55, 165–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.03.020

IDENTITIES

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