EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Duke University, North Carolina, USA. 1976 to 1980 (graduated Cum Laude)

BSc Geology, with Honours equivalent in coastal erosion

• University of Delaware, USA. 1981 to 1984

MSc in Geology (Thesis: Effect of wind waves on sediment transport in Delaware Bay)

• Recent Training

--Australian Institute of Company Directors (2016): Governance Foundations/Not-for-Profit Directors

--Various DPIPWE management modules

--First Aid – Workplace 2

EMPLOYMENT:

• Derwent Estuary Program, Hobart TAS 1999 to present

Program Director

--Raised grant funding to set up Derwent Estuary Program – a partnership between government and industry to restore the Derwent estuary, using a science-based approach. Have managed and grown the program since then, including setting it up as a non-profit business.

--Key aspects of this position include strategic planning; building collaborative relationships with partners and scientists; fund-raising; environmental monitoring and scientific investigations; project management, including on-ground works; and proactive communications.

• Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart TAS 1994 to 1999

Environmental Scientist/Project Manager

• UNESCO/Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Paris, France 1990 to 1994

Program Manager

• Coyne et Bellier, Paris, France 1990 to 1993

Environmental Consultant

• IEP Inc/Horsley, Witten & Hegeman, Cape Cod, MA, USA 1985 to 1990

Environmental Consultant

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Cape Cod, MA, USA 1983 to 1985

Research Assistant