Board of Directors

  • Dr Rob Burdock

    Chair & Chair of Finance, Audit, and Risk Management Committee

  • Dr Kate Umbers, Western Sydney University

    Founding Managing Director

  • Kate Pearce, Melbourne Zoo

    Director

  • Micaela Jemison

    Micaela Jemison

    Director

  • Kirk Simmons

    Director

  • Kate Eddy

    Kate Eddy

    Director

  • Helen Liossis

    Director

Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee

Dr Rob Burdock (Ch), Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust

Helen Liossis, Australasian Reporting Awards

Christine Fenwick, ARC Centre of Excellence

Kate Pearce, Zoos Victoria

Laura Steel, Zeal Futures

Partnerships, Fundraising & Communications Committee

Kate Eddy, CARE Australia

Micaela Jemison, Climateworks Centre

Dr Jess Marsh, Conservation Lead

Kirk Simmons, Canva

Communications Advisory Committee

Dr Perry Beasley-Hall, University of Adelaide

Alan Henderson and Deanna Henderson, Mini Beast Wildlife

Caitlin Henderson, She’s Got Legs

Mel Logozzo, Rewilding Suburbia

Lachlan Manning, Coffs Critters

Emma Patterson, Freelance Communications Specialist

Romily Spiers, Freelance Macro-cinematographer

Nick Volpe and Lucyna Kania, NLWild Media

Clancy Lester, PlantingSeeds Environmental Educator

Scientific Advisory Committee

Professor Marie Herberstein, Macquarie University

Professor John Zichy-Woinarski, Charles Darwin University

Professor Ary Hoffmann, AC, University of Melbourne

Dr Mark Harvey, Western Australian Museum

Dr Scott Hoffman Black, Xerces Society

Dr Libby Rumpff, University of Melbourne

Dr Lizzy Lowe, CESAR Australia

Dr Sue-Ann Watson, Queensland Museum

Dr Anna Scott, University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Thomas E White, University of Sydney

Dr James Baxter-Gilbert, Mt Allison University, Canada

Dr Eleanor Drinkwater, Writtle University College, UK

Dr Bryan Lessard, DCCEEW

Professor Leigh Simmons, University of Western Australia

Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, The University of Adelaide

Dr Elena Kupriyanova, Australian Museum

Dr Pat Hutchings, Australian Museum

Dr Nicholas Porch, Deakin University

Dr Perry Beasley-Hall, University of Adelaide

Professor Heloise Gibb, La Trobe University

Devi Stuart-Fox, University of Melbourne

Cameron Webb, University of Sydney

Charlotte Lassaline, Univeristy of Adelaide

Alan Henderson, Mini Beast Wildlife

Juanita Rodriguez, CSIRO

Michael Brightwood, Amused Group

Samantha Brightwood, DCCEEW

Zoe Richards, Curtin University

Dr Fonti Kar, UNSW

Dr Payal Bal, University of Melbourne

Operations Team

  • Dr Kate Umbers

    Managing Director and Founder

  • Dr Megan Head

    Programs Manager

  • Daniel Müller

    Business Manager

  • Rachel Unicomb

    Communications and Fundraising Manager

  • David Zerman

    David Zerman

    Philanthropy and Development Manager

  • A/Prof Tanya Latty

    Outreach Lead and Founder

  • Dr LIzzy Lowe

    Stakeholders Lead

  • Dr Jess Marsh

    Conservation Lead and Founder

  • Josh Nitschke

    Analytics Officer

  • Dr Hauke Koch

    Outreach Officer

  • Dr Bruno Buzatto

    Outreach Officer

  • Dr Thomas Mesaglio

    Outreach Officer

  • Oliver Brown

    Administrator

  • Natasha Murray

    Communications Officer

  • Hannah King

    Admin/Communications Officer

  • Hannah Zurcher

    Conservation Officer

  • Dr Isabel Hyman

    Conservation Officer

  • Dr Kenny Wolfe

    Conservation Officer

  • James Bickerstaff

    Outreach Officer

  • Dr Jane Ogilvie

    Conservation Officer

  • Liz Pearson

    Company Secretary

  • Nikki Chin

    Programs Volunteer

  • Shawan Chowdhury

    Shawan Chowdhury

    Programs Volunteer