Board of Directors
WetlandCare Australia is independent of all Australian and overseas organisations. WetlandCare Australia has a board of directors who fulfill their role on a voluntary basis. WetlandCare Australia's directors have broad experience, bridging wetland management, conservation and administration. There are currently five Directors (at September 2011).
David O'Sullivan, Chairman
Director since 2001
Director of Major Projects, E & A Limited and Managing Director of QMM, both privately owned construction services companies. Before that David was General Manager of BMD Constructions and was responsible for delivery of several significant South Australian infrastructure projects. These included promoting positive environmental initiatives related to wetlands, employment of indigenous people and preservation of indigenous heritage and creation of indigenous legacy items within those projects. He lives in Adelaide and has been a Director of WetlandCare since 2001.
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Alison Crook, Deputy Chair
Director since 2010
Alison is Managing Director of Waterview Consulting, working on all aspects of organisational structure and change for a number of significant public and private sector organisations. She is Deputy Chair of Suters Architects and of Australian Volunteers International and a trustee of the Gordon Darling Foundation. Previous positions held include: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) at Monash University, including Managing Director of the University’s commercial arm; Executive Director Operations, Serco Asia Pacific; Director-General NSW State and Regional Development; and State Librarian NSW. Her career has also included positions in a variety of fields, ranging from tutor in Philosophy at Flinders University, to Teachers College art lecturer in PNG, to accounts clerk at Gunpowder Copper in Qld. She has received numerous awards and honours, now lives on the Far North Coast of NSW and has been a Director and Deputy Chair of WetlandCare since 2010.
Location: Northern NSW
Matthew Reddy
Director since 2010
CEO of International River Foundation, past Director of API, Managing Director Power Alliance and Executive Director at Carbon Advantage working in the renewable energy sector and carbon markets. Formerly Matthew held national management and director roles with Landcare Australia and Landcare CarbonSMART with a focus on private investment in natural resource management. Matthew lives in Brisbane and has been a director of WetlandCare since 2010.
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Mike Worrall
Director since 2011
Mike joined the board of WetlandCare in 2011 and shortly after was appointed Managing Director. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia with 40 years experience in the planning, design and construction of major urban infrastructure. This included 20 years on boards of consulting engineer AECOM-Maunsell, including almost 10 years on the peak policy board that saw the transformation of the company into one of the three largest of its kind in the world. Mike was their Managing Director-Asia when he retired in 2005 and now lives on the Far North Coast of NSW.
Location: Northern NSW
Brian Scarsbrick
Director since 2011
Brian is CEO of The National Trust of Australia (NSW). His background included 25 years with NSW Agriculture, starting as a District Agronomist and rising to Regional Director of Agriculture. He was inaugural CEO of Landcare Australia Ltd for 18 years and retired from the not for profit company in 2009. He was appointed Director-Natural Heritage with the National Trust of Australia (NSW) running a program to involve more of the community in native bushland management. Brian lives in Sydney and joined the board of WetlandCare in 2011.
Location: Sydney
Life Member (2010)
Craig Copeland
Craig is an active campaigner and driving force for improved wetland and fishery habitat management. He has initiated some of the major changes to coastal floodplain management in Australia with active management of floodgates. He has also developed a number of Australian 'firsts' such as programs for weir removal and road crossing remediation and initiatives such as 'Fish Friendly Farms', 'Wetlands on Farms' and 'Fishers for Fish Habitat'. As a long standing Director of WetlandCare Australia he has been responsible for leading the development of WetlandCare Australia from a small volunteer based company to a professional NGO, recognized by the Australian Government. Craig was instrumental in expanding the scale and area of activities undertaken by the company, particularly into NSW. Craig remains an avid supporter of WetlandCare Australia after his 11 years as a Director, 3 as Chairman, 3 as Deputy Chairman and 3 as Company Secretary.
We would like to welcome Craig as WetlandCare Australia's first Life Member.