Our People
Meet the team behind Planet Ark
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These are the people who are committed to creating programs that make it easy for Australians to take simple, powerful and positive environmental actions.
Our People
Paul Klymenko
Co-CEO and Executive Director
Rebecca Gilling
Co-CEO and Executive Director
Ian Bridges
Chief Information Officer
Scott Dickson
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Collins
Head of Circular Economy Programs
Adam Culley
Head of Partnerships
Claire Bell
Head of Culture and Organisation
Liam Taylor
Head of Communications
Beau Boundy
Senior Product Stewardship & Marketing Manager
Laura Chalk
Social Media Communications
Sarah Chaplin
Assistant Manager National Tree Day
Dr Nicole Garofano
Head of Circular Economy Development
Katrina Hitchcock
Web Developer
Sarah Hobson
Partnerships Manager
Simone Horder
National Tree Day Manager
Jane Horvath
Circular Economy Hub Manager
Shirley Jin
Information Centre Support Officer
Pamela Jolly
Communications Coordinator
Ellice Kelly
Information Centre Support Officer
Alejandra Laclette
Senior Recycling Campaigns Manager
Claire Laws
Information Centre Support Officer and Research Specialist
Emma Lucey
Partnerships Communications Specialist
Tom Mann
Information Centre Manager and P&C Coordinator
Keith Maxwell
Contracts Manager & Digital Asset Management
Karen McGregor
Accountant
Chelsea McLean
ACE Hub Collaboration Portal Community Coordinator
Jennifer McMillan
Communications Manager
Rachael Ridley
Recycling Near You & Business Recycling Campaign Manager
Maddie Ross
Events Manager
David Rowlinson
Make It Wood Program Manager
Nicholas Scaltrito
Campaign Coordinator
Professor Roy Tasker
Chief Scientific Advisor
Tamanna Wadhwani
Circular Economy Communications Specialist
Steve Walpole
Circular Economy Partnerships Lead
Sam Whistler
Partnerships Manager
Sarah Wiecek
Visual Content Creator
Meet The Board
Michael Coleman
Deputy-Chair and Non-Executive Director
Dr Lyndell Fraser
Chair
Paul Klymenko
Co-CEO and Executive Director
Dr Raj Aseervatham
Non-executive Director
David Burt
Non-Executive Director
Rebecca Gilling
Co-CEO and Executive Director
Dr David Ireland
Non-Executive Director
Howard Parry-Husbands
Non-Executive Director
Sally Torgoman
Non-Executive Director
Gillian Turner
Non-Executive Director
Ambassadors
Dr Amanda Lloyd
Educator/Executive Director (Outdoors NSW)
Elly Awesome
Author/Vlogger/TV Presenter (Toasted TV)
Layne Beachley
World Champion Surfer/Public Speaker/Author
Costa Georgiadis
Landscape Architect/TV Host
Tanya Lewis
Professional Organiser/Keynote Speaker/Author
Dr Tony Matthews
Urban and Environmental Planner
Magdalena Roze
Meteorologist/Author
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Scientist, Inventor and Engineer
Jo Taranto & Corina Seeto
Waste Warriors
James Treble
Interior Designer/TV Presenter (Renovate OR Rebuild & Open Homes Australia)
Anita Vandyke
Scientist/Author
dirtgirl
Family Entertainer/Educator (dirtgirlworld)