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
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Rebecca Gilling
Deputy CEO and Audio Visual Manager
Ian Bridges
Chief Information Officer
Scott Dickson
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Collins
Head of Circular Economy Programs
Adam Culley
Head of Partnerships
Marty Middlebrook
Head of Operations
Claire Bell
Recycling Campaigns Manager
Sam Carey
Partnerships Manager
Laura Chalk
Social Media Communications
Sarah Chaplin
Campaigns Coordinator
Dr Claire Brandenburger
Researcher
Jamie Davis
Australian Circular Economy Hub Technical Lead
Harry Day
Digital Media Producer
Simone Horder
National Tree Day Manager
Jane Horvath
Information Centre Support Officer
Lucy Jones
Communications Coordinator
Ellice Kelly
Information Centre Support Officer
Mitchell Kirsch
Information Centre Support Officer
Alejandra Laclette
Recycling Campaigns Manager | Recycling Label & Business Recycling
Nell MacDonald
Australian Circular Economy Hub Manager
Tom Mann
Information Centre Support Officer
Keith Maxwell
Contracts Manager & Digital Asset Management
Karen McGregor
Accountant
Jennifer McMillan
Campaign Communications
Steve Morriss
Head of Circular Economy Development
Dr Sean O'Malley
Head of Research
Rachael Ridley
Partnership Communications
Luisa Rodrigues
Australian Circular Economy Marketplace Manager
Maddie Ross
Events and Administration Coordinator
David Rowlinson
Make It Wood Program Manager
Luke Symes
Web Developer
Professor Roy Tasker
Chief Science Advisor
Liam Taylor
Communications Manager
Steve Walpole
National Partnerships Manager: Planet Ark Renewable Energy
Meet The Board
Michael Coleman
Chairman
Dr Lyndell Fraser
Deputy-Chair and Non-Executive Director
Paul Klymenko
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
David Burt
Non-Executive Director
Dr Andrew Johnson
Non-Executive Director
Howard Parry-Husbands
Non-Executive Director
Gillian Turner
Non-Executive Director
Phillip Vernon
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
Jo Taranto & Corina Seeto
Waste Warriors
James Treble
Interior Designer/TV Presenter (Sky News Real Estate)
Anita Vandyke
Scientist/Author
dirtgirl
Family Entertainer/Educator (dirtgirlworld)