Director / Senior Environmental Consultant

I have a passion for working on action which leads to positive landscape change. Landscapes include freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems and the people who inhabit them. I have worked in environmental management for 20 years, working in both scientific and community engagement roles. The main focus of my research interests are in designing and evaluating conservation project effectiveness i.e. how to get bang for limited buck! My ecological expertise is as a botanist and vegetation management specialist, working in both Queensland and Tasmania as a botanist and program manager. I have worked extensively with the farming community, with a particular interest in pastoral systems. This work is close to my heart as my parents and much of my extended family are/were farmers.

I enjoy the fabulous contrasts life offers, from being in remote areas listening to the silence, to cruising on my motorcycle, to being in meetings discussing intellectually challenging ideas and having interesting debates – sometimes all in one day. I am also a fan of frocking up and going to the theatre!