Staff members

Amy Dyer

Administration Officer
Phone: (03) 9347 5188 Email: amyd@vnpa.org.au
Amy Dyer takes care of member services and provides administrative support for volunteers, staff and council. "I really enjoy being the first point of contact for VNPA members and the public as I'm constantly reminded of the wonderful people out there that share in and support the VNPA's vision for Victoria."

Anne-Maree Wheeler

Fundraising and Development Manager
(03) 9341 6501

Caitlin

Nature Watch Co-ordinator
Phone: (03) 9341 6513 Email: caitling@vnpa.org.au
Caitlin has worked as a committed environmentalist for a number of years and has a passionate interest in community and personal relationships to the natural environment. Caitlin has worked as an Ecological Consultant at Practical Ecology and as an Environmental Educator with the Gould League of Victoria. Caitlin has a Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology and Ecology and is currently doing her Masters in Social Ecology.

Carrie Deutsch

Victoria Naturally Project Leader
Phone: (03) 9341 6512 Email: carried@vnpa.org.au
Carrie Deutsch is the Project Leader of Victoria Naturally, an alliance of eight environment groups led by the VNPA to protect and restore biodiversity in Victoria. It is exciting being part of such a new group working with the community to achieve our vision of flourishing biodiversity in Victoria.

Jenny Barnett

Research Officer
Phone: (03) 9341 6505 Email: jennyb@vnpa.org.au
Jenny Barnett researches issues that affect nature conservation. She prepares submissions and letters as required including comments on proposed developments and changes to laws and regulations that may impact on flora and fauna.

John Sampson

Victoria Naturally Communications Adviser
Phone: (03) 9341 6508 Mobile: 0421 633 299 Email: johns@vnpa.org.au
John Sampson is putting more than 10 years experience working on newspapers to good use, combining his love of words and images with a love of Victoria natural world. When you start looking at the land clearance maps of Victoria it really hits home how much habitat has been lost, especially in our grassland regions. There's a lot of work to be done to make Victoria a safe place for our native species to live.

Karen Alexander

Victoria Naturally Biodiversity Campaigner
Phone: (03) 9341 6511 Mobile: 0439 306 829 Email: karena@vnpa.org.au
Karen Alexander cut her teeth trying to stop the damming of Lake Pedder in Tasmania and is now working hard to make Victoria's biodiversity crisis a BBQ stopper. If we keep clearing what is left of our native vegetation and with the climate crisis bearing down then our kids, let alone our grandchildren, just won't see the Victorian landscapes that we do.

Matt Ruchel

Executive Director
Phone: (03) 9347 5188
Matt Ruchel coordinates campaigns, liases with government, parliamentarians and a range of interest groups.

Megan Clinton

Marine & Coastal Project Officer
Phone: (03) 9341 6510 Email: meganc@vnpa.org.au
Megan Clinton's work helps to ensure the health and diversity of the marine, coastal and estuarine environment by facilitating effective and informed community engagement in marine planning, management and conservation while also developing and promoting policy solutions for marine and coastal conservation.

Michael Howes

Publications/ Update & ParkWatch Editor
Email: michaelh@vnpa.org.au
Michael Howes oversees the VNPA's book publishing, marketing and sales, and edits our quarterly ParkWatch magazine, Update newsletter and Annual Report.

Nick Roberts

Red Gum Icons Project Co-ordinator
Email: gveg@shepparton.net.au
Nick Roberts seeks to increase the area of protected habitat and improve conservation management of the Barmah-Millewa Red-gum forests.

Phil Ingamells

Park Protection
Phone: (03) 9341 6506
Email: philipi@vnpa.org.au
Phil Ingamells runs the VNPA's Park Protection Project, aimed at radically improving management of Victoria's national parks and reserves, particularly in the face of climate change. He has a special interest in environmental education, and national park management issues.

Sue Hayman-Fox

Finance & Operations Manager
Phone: (03) 9341 6503 Email: suehf@vnpa.org.au
Sue Hayman-Fox oversees the day to day financial matters for the organisation as well as participating in longer term budgeting and financial planning. She also oversees the general operations including HR for volunteers & staff, office management & IT. Having volunteered for VNPA in some of these areas in the past it is a wonderful opportunity to now be directly responsible for the operational arm of this great organisation.

Wendy Roberts

Reef Watch Co-ordinator
Phone: (03) 8341 7446 Email: wrobert@museum.vic.gov.au
Wendy Roberts oversees this program which aims to increase our knowledge of Victoria's reef ecosystems by assisting Victorian divers and snorkellers to identify, record and share their observations about the marine life they see at their favorite reefs. Few Victorians realise that 85% of our marine species are found no where else in the world. Divers can play an important role in monitoring and caring for the reefs they survey.