Our Team
*Drone imagery of our fieldwork teams in forest
Executive Team
Adam Townley
Chief Executive Officer
CEO Adam Townley is a Sydney-based chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience and leadership in financial markets.
Russell Seawright
Chief Operations Officer
Russell is based in South Australia and has been working in the natural resource management sector for over 25 years.
Spatial & Remote Sensing Team
James Thiessen
Manager - Stakeholder Engagement
James Thiessen holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity and Environmental Management) and Geographical Information Systems (Arc Map).
Iain Hale
Remote Sensing Analyst
Iain Hale is a remote sensing specialist with experience in satellite imagery interpretation, model development and spectral analysis.
Dr Chris Wawryk
Remote Sensing Analyst
Chris Wawryk holds a doctorate in geochemistry and has 15 years’ experience working as a professional geologist in Western Australia and South Australia.
Benjamin Rate
Remote Sensing Analyst
Ben is a spatial/remote sensing analyst with a passion for being outdoors in the natural environment.
Matthew Shermot
Geospatial and Environmental Scientist
Matthew has conducted hydrodynamic research on the Hunter River and marine research on the Sydney Harbor and Great Barrier Reef.
Callum Price
Remote Sensing Analyst
Callum in a remote sensing analyst with a passion for conservation and environmental works that are feasible for landowners.
Enqi Wu
Remote Sensing Analyst
Enqi is a PhD student in agricultural science and remote sensing. He has research and application experience in broadacre farming industry with private and government research organisations.
Ecology Team
Hafiz Stewart
Head of Science and Strategy
Hafiz Stewart is a South Australian based ecologist with 25+ years’ experience working across the Australian rangelands for the private and public sector.
Andrew Rettig
Team Leader, Operations and Ecology
Andrew has been leading ecological restoration projects within South Australia, and Far North Queensland.
Rata Luckens
Team Leader, Operations and Ecology
Rata has diverse experience across natural resource management, forestry management and coastal ecosystem management.
Dr Kimberly McCallum
Team Leader, Operations and Ecology
Kimberly grew up on a farming property in South Australia and this led to an interest in agriculture and the environment.
Bridget Higgins
Environmental Officer
Bridget grew up on a country farm and has always been passionate about engaging community in the environment.
Natalie Brown
Junior Ecologist
Natalie has worked as an ecologist in diverse projects including wetland rehabilitation, endangered grasslands management, southern brown bandicoot recovery, and recovery from long-term grazing on Koonamore Vegetation Reserve.
Financial Team
Varis Lidums
Chief Financial Officer
Varis is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Laws degree with over 30 years of Commercial and Accounting experience gained in London and Australia.
Advisory Team
Greg Butler
Soil Carbon Advisor
Greg is a science graduate with an Honours degree in organic chemistry. He is well known for his work with the South Australian No-Till Farmers Association as the Research and Development Manager since 2006.
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Nick Bradley
Business Development
Nick Bradley was raised on and has managed cattle stations in the East Kimberley region of WA and he has been professionally engaged in agricultural sectors across Australia for 25 years.
Ross Sawers
Project Manager
Ross Sawers has a family pastoral property in the Northeast Pastoral district of SA and is well known around the region in
both pastoral and mining networks.