Renee has a BSc in Zoology and Botany and a PhD in ex-situ conservation from Kings Park Science and UWA.

Renee is an experienced manager and environmental scientist specialising in ecological restoration, with recent projects showcased at The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15).

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Working with government, industry and research, Renee collaborates widely to ensure outputs are applied and readily implementable. Her on-ground knowledge, experience in restoration, and understanding of the limitations and challenges currently faced within the sector, assists her to facilitate and coordinate the multi-disciplinary programs of work required to overcome some of the biggest barriers to ecological restoration.

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Renee recently led the Western Australian Restoration Economy project which includes a roadmap to support the growth of the industry to achieve better environmental outcomes for the state.

Kathleen provides strategic facilitation of collaborations and cross regional and sectoral initiatives involving governments, business, researchers, and communities. Her passion for natural resource outcomes in fresh water, healthy soil and biodiversity has fuelled a career spanning over 30 years in regional natural resource management.

 

Kathleen’s experience combines research and practical contributions to management of water quality improvement in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, biodiversity and water quality management, and salinity management. As social and economic research and information manager at the Great Barrier Reef Park Authority, Kathleen contributed to management of issues as diverse as climate change, pest species management and managing tourism impacts. 

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Kathleen has written several key papers examining governance of natural resources and community participation in resource management. She has also contributed as a member of expert panels including as part of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (2010).

Elena holds a Masters in Engineering and an MBA (both with High Distinction), a PhD in organisational resilience and sustainability metrics from UWA and completed a post doctorate in co-operative resilience also from UWA.

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Her experience spans diverse industries including Education, Environment, Infrastructure, Engineering and Property Development. She is proficient in property development and consults in that space through her business, Limnios Projects.

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Elena is a skilled Independent Board Director and Chair, and is considered a national expert in cooperative and mutual business. In addition to her role as Chair of Perth NRM, she is also a board member of South Metropolitan TAFE, the President of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA, and a board member of the HACCI National Federation.

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She values relationships and believes in collaborative leadership, developing win-win solutions and encouraging thinking outside the box.

Warren leads the input of economic advice into strategic environmental policy for the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

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His most recent work has focussed on waste avoidance and resource recovery, water resources policy, urban water policy, and regulatory impact assessment. 

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Warren emphasises the need for realistic and deliverable policy measures and outcomes. He has a hands-on understanding of the role of knowledge in influencing government decision making for public policy. 

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Warren also has experience in policy development for water utility governance and pricing, land management, climate change, native vegetation, biodiversity, and forests policy, and he has previously worked for the Victorian, New South Wales and Commonwealth Governments. 

Paul holds a PhD in urban policy from London South Bank University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Town and Country Planning from Queen’s University of Belfast, and, a BSc. (Hons) in Regional Analysis and Development from the University of Ulster (Coleraine).

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Paul’s primary areas of expertise relate to urban policy, strategic metropolitan planning, planning reform, and, Australian and global suburbanisms. He is the co-editor/author of 8 books, including Suburbia in the 21st Century: From Dreamscape to Nightmare?; (Sub)Urban Sexscapes: Geographies and Regulation of the Sex Industry (winner of the 2016 Planning Institute of Australia National Award for Research Excellence); and, Planning Australia: An Overview of urban and Regional Planning.

He is currently the Interim Director of the UWA Public Policy Institute and Co-ordinator of Masters of Public Policy (Admin/Governance stream). Paul is Editor-in-Chief of Urban Policy and Research having previously been the Practice Reviews editor. He was co-convenor of the Australasian Cities Research Network from 2017-2021 and remains a member of the ACRN committee.

Nicki holds a PhD in Environmental Physiology from the University of Adelaide (2001), and a BSc. (first class honours) in Zoology from the University of Tasmania (1996).

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Nicki’s area of expertise is the impact of climate change on threatened vertebrates, using skills in physiological ecology, genetics and modelling to explore how species can be supported to persist in drying and warming climates. She has led a pioneering project on assisted colonisation since 2010 which has featured in the New York Times and Nature.

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Nicki co-led a large research program in the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, working closely with state and Commonwealth government and environmental NGOs to provide decision support for fauna translocations and conservation havens. She is co-leading PEAT and is focusing on an ambition for Nature Positive oceans. 

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Martin has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a PhD in Environmental Economics, both from UWA.

He is a resource economist with 22 years consulting experience in Australia and overseas. He has an extensive record of project experience in a wide range of industry sectors, including water, environment, mining, energy, infrastructure, and agriculture.

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Martin currently manages the Perth office of Synergies Economic Consulting, a position he has held since 2013. He works across both the public and private sectors on projects that concern economic aspects of policy and regulation. He enjoys the challenge of working with clients on complex, contemporary problems and offering solutions that draw on the economics discipline.

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Some of his recent projects have included assessing the economic feasibility of water recycling schemes, advising on the cost-benefit of waste management reforms in WA, and valuing the environmental and cultural benefits of site remediation for indigenous communities.