Our Team
Our Directors
David is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has specialised in the superannuation and funds management industry ...
Craig is the CEO and founder of OzFish Unlimited. He has been leading the protection and restoring fish habitat throughout Australia for 30 years. He has led ground-breaking work in fish passage restoration, wetland ...
Matt started fishing as soon as he could walk! He’s a passionate angler and is the founder and President of the Lake Burrendong Classic catch and release fishing competition. His ability to spread the message that ...
Miranda lives in regional Victoria and has worked in international public relations- clients included Mars Incorporated, in feature film and documentary filmmaking, in journalism and in online education. Since 2003 ...
Based in Melbourne, Kate is a social scientist, passionate about increasing collaboration, and subsequent benefits, between community, industry and government in the area of fisheries and natural resource ...
Diane is the General Manager of Ecosure, one of Australia’s largest fully certified environmental consultancies. Diane has in-depth experience managing community engagement programs, marine park planning and ...
Dr Mallen-Cooper is an internationally recognised expert in fish ecology and fish passage with over 35 years’ experience in researching and delivering improved outcomes for fish. His research on the ecology of fish ...
As the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McInnes Lawyers and a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors, Paul has a strong interest in litigation, dispute resolution and a commitment to uphold professional ...
Since 2012, John has held the role as Director of the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation. He serves on various fishery management and scientific committees as a vocal advocate to address issues which impact ...
Our Staff
Cassie is driven by a passion for sustainable resources, a love of fishing and her farming background. Her career spans more than 15 years in aquatic habitat restoration and sustainable agriculture projects, ...
Renee has an extensive 20-year background in corporate communications and management working across major brands in NFP, education, employment and tourism sectors. She is passionate about storytelling, digital ...
Elsa grew up on a farm situated along the Kalang River in Bellingen where her passion for fishing and the outdoors really flourished. She has experience as an ecologist and field staff coordinator as well as two ...
Harry has over 20 years’ experience working in community engagement programs and restoration works. Growing up fishing saltwater, Harry made the tree change to Tenterfield in the early 2000s where he caught his ...
Janet has worked both nationally and internationally in various administrative and financial roles. She has experience in local government, Non-For-Profits and private enterprise. Growing up in the Northern Rivers ...
Michael is an expert in aquatic ecology, water chemistry, aquatic epidemiology and pest species. He is currently the Managing Director of the private consulting company Aquatic Biosecurity Pty Ltd and the S.A. State ...
Andrew is a passionate fisher with an in-depth understanding in the complexities of sustainable recreational fisheries management, whilst recognising the social and economic importance that recreational fishing ...
Ben has grown up fishing the waters of Port Phillip Bay and Victoria’s coast, completing a Marine Biology degree at Deakin University in Warrnambool with an honours degree in aquaculture nutrition. He has a passion ...
Based in Townsville, North Queensland, Geoff is a keen recreational fisher and is passionate about improving fish habitat in the tropics. Geoff is an adjunct Research Fellow with JCU and his primary research ...
Braeden Lampard has over 7 years’ experience working in local stakeholder engagement, communications and fish ecology. In his early career, he spent a large amount of time working on large scale monitoring and ...
Dani is a wetland ecologist who has been researching Gold Coast seagrass habitats over the past ten years with the local community. Dani has a strong background in community education, engagement and capacity ...
Local Wynnum man, chef, filmmaker, fisher, environmental educator and practitioner and a passionate advocate for restoring Moreton Bay’s fish habitat. Robbie’s experience a President of OzFish’s Moreton Bay Chapter ...
Angus thrives off being involved in projects that deliver positive outcomes for the coastal environment and working with the communities that live in and around it. Growing up in Newcastle and idolising his ...
Harro has voluntarily undertaking river repair works, fundraising for these activities and promoting the role of habitat for fish for over 10 years in Central West NSW. For the last 3 years has been been the ...
Ellie is passionate about Australian ecosystems, with a keen interest in aquatic environments and native fish. Ellie’s passion for habitat restoration and wildlife conservation has heavily influenced her study and ...
Dr Diggles has worked with many clients in government, aquaculture, recreational fisheries, and commercial fisheries throughout New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Islands. His core business areas include ...
Kate values the importance of reconnecting people with nature, especially aquatic ecosystems. She has been fortunate to be part of many groups doing just that, and is thrilled to be at OzFish connecting with the ...
