Our Directors

Bang the Table Pty Ltd is an Australian business with two co-founders and Directors, Dr Crispin Butteriss and Matthew Crozier. Prior to founding Bang the Table, Matt and Crispin worked together at the New South Wales Department of Planning before setting up Duo Consulting in 2007. Duo specialised in developing and implementing strategies to engage communities and government. It was this experience in private practice that convinced Matt and Crispin that the internet could provide the community and government with a new way to engage in public policy debate.

Matthew Crozier
Director










Matt was born in London and raised in the UK, Canada and Germany. He migrated to Australia in 1998. Matt has spent time as the Regional Director for the Department of Planning in the Hunter, worked as the Conservation Director for the NSW Farmers Association and been a Senior Policy Advisor in the Premiers Department. Before relocating to Australia, Matt was Head of Rural Economy for the UK’s Rural Development Commission and Manager Environment for the London Underground. Matt has a first class honours degree in Economics, and two Masters Degrees; one in Environmental Economics and a second in Transport. Matt now lives in Newcastle with his wife and three daughters and is the current chairman of Compass Housing Services, a major not for profit community housing provider.

Email: Matthew Crozier

Crispin Butteriss PhD
Director











Crispin’s doctorate was obtained from the University of New England in 2003 and was titled “Collaborative Impact Assessment”. It explored ways to bring adult and organisational learning theory and practice into community engagement processes. Crispin has worked for various New South Wales government agencies including the Environment Protection Authority, Department of Planning and Premier’s Department. He has extensive experience working with community and government stakeholders to develop public policy, particularly in the planning, economic development, natural resources and environmental management fields. Crispin also has a first class honours degree in Natural Resources.

Email: Crispin Butteriss

Vivien Twyford
Chairperson & Non-Executive Director













Vivien was the founding Chairperson of the Australasian Chapter of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) from 1998-2002 and the Chairperson of IAP2 internationally in 2004. As the founding Direc-tor of Twyfords, specialists in engaging people in the public and private sectors, Vivien has over 35 years ex-perience in communications and community engagement. Vivien is a Master Trainer for the IAP2 and has lectured on personal and organisational communication as well as consultation and participation to under-graduate and post-graduate students. Vivien was made a fellow of the University of Wollongong in 2002.