Meet the Team
Meet the Team – Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Project Officer | James Peebles |
| Finance Officer | Leona Murray |
Meet the Team – Management Committee
| Position | Name | Bio |
|---|---|---|
| President | James Monaghan | I have spent most of the last 20 years working in the field on the development of local community capacity for conservation management of Indigenous lands across North Australia. Prior to that I was program leader in GIS/ Spatial Analysis with Tropical Environment Studies and Geography at JCU. My current interests are in cultural heritage on pastoral properties (cattle yards, wells, bores, fence posts ..) in North Queensland (https://stockroute.org/Cattle/); helping establish a community cultural centre in Kowanyama; and, in assisting ranger programs in the North. I love the ‘dry’ country. |
| Secretary | Nichola Borrelini | |
| Treasurer | Margaret Winter | |
| General Member | Troy Johnson | I’ve acquired over 18years experience in NRM and CALM project work experience beginning with working for the Tropics Weeds Research Centre in Charters Towers in 1995 on and off for roughly 8 years. I worked with Landcare organizations such as Australia Trust for Volunteers (ATCV) and Greencorps. 8 years experience as a Marine Parks Ranger (QPWS) based on Magnetic Island. I left as an Acting 005 Supervisor in charge of operational weekly rosters. I’ve acquired extensive experience in stakeholder engagement throughout Queensland’s Indigenous Ranger networks since 2013. |
| General Member | Greg Calvert | I’m a Townsville-based botanist, with a doctorate in botany and 30 years professional experience. I’m a founding member of Landcare in Townsville, helping establish TUPALG and the Bush Garden nursery in 1994, and assisting with the formation of CDTLI in 2004. I have been managing the Ross River Bush Garden site since 1994, and also assists managing the Goondaloo Creek site. I have spent more than 25 years on the Landcare committee and am a regular volunteer at the nursery. |
| General Member | Mei Akiba | I am originally from Japan and moved to Australia to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science. After graduating, I was fortunate to work at CDTLI, first as a Team Leader and then as a Project Officer for 15 months. Currently, I work as an environmental consultant, traveling across states to conduct surveys and monitoring. Although I’m relatively new to this industry, I am passionate about understanding the dynamics of environmental management and deepening my knowledge of biodiversity. |
| General Member | Chris Kahler | I am originally from SEQ and moved to Townsville while working as a botanist for the Queensland Herbarium in 2001. Since then I have worked as a botanist and ecologist around Townsville and various parts of North Queensland for State agencies, NQ Dry Tropics NRM, JCU and private consulting firms. I am interested in Black Throated Finches and their habitat, ecological burning and wetlands. |
| General Member | Beth Ballment |
I’m a Townsville-born resident with a degree in botany and 8 years’ experience as a botany tutor at the University of Qld. After returning to Townsville and working at AIMS for 35 years, I became a regular volunteer at the nursery when I retired in 2017. My work at AIMS rarely involved plants and it’s been a joy to get back to working with plants regularly. |
| General Member | Val Colquhoun |