ESA Board

The ESA's Board of Directors are elected at the Annual General Meeting and hold their position for a three-year term. Directors are entitled to a year of complimentary membership for each year successfully served on the Board.

Photo: Nathan Emery

The ESA Board is supported by a series of Working Groups driving the many initiatives and events that make the Society the dynamic organisation it is – view our current structure here.

All members are invited to get involved if they can.

Board nominations open in the lead up to the AGM in November, find out more here. You can join a Working Group or Special Interest Network at any time.

Board of Directors

 

President
Pep Turner
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Senior Planning Officer
Tasmanian Fire Service
Hobart TAS

 

President-elect
Dieter Hochuli
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Integrative Ecology Lab, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, NSW

 

Vice President – Science & Applications
Georgia Ward-Fear
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Macquarie University
Sydney NSW

Vice President – Public Outreach & Policy
Ayesha Tulloch
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School of Biological Science, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, QLD

 

Vice President – Next Generation
Diana Kuchinke
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Federation University
Mt Helen VIC

 

Vice President – Membership Services
Nathan Browne
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Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Melbourne Victoria

Hon. Secretary
Zoe Xirocostas
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School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney NSW

Hon. Treasurer
Phu Nguyen
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Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA); Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

 

Austral Ecology, Editor-in-Chief
and
Acting Ecological Management & Restoration, Editor-in-Chief
Nigel Andrew
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Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, East Lismore NSW

Ordinary Directors

 

Director – Indigenous Engagement
Stephen van Leeuwen

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School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University WA

Director – Early Career Research
Patt Finnerty

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School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW

Director – Inspiring Ecology Teaching
Angela Moles

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School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, NSW

Other Key Contacts

 

Book Review Editor
Maggie Watson
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School of Environmental Sciences,
Charles Sturt University
Albury NSW

ESA staff

 

Executive Officer
Gail Spina

PO Box 2187
Windsor QLD 4030

 

Finance Officer
Jacky Tierney

 

Communications Coordinator
Claire Halliday

 

Policy Officer
Cara Marshall

Membership & Digital Services Officer
Caryn Marks