Our staff

Executive team

Chief Executive Officer – Ms Sarah Corcoran
Chief Operating Officer – Ms Jessica Arnold
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary – Mr Michael Milne
General Manager, Partnerships and Innovation – Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen
General Manager, Emergency Response – Dr Susanna Driessen
National Manager, Marketing and Communications – Mrs Amanda Yong
National Manager, Preparedness and RD&E – Mr Stuart Kearns
Manager, Surveillance (Projects) – Dr Sharyn Taylor (based in Adelaide, SA)
National Manager, Partnerships – Mr Jonathan Terlich

Program team

Manager, Bee Biosecurity and Surveillance – Dr Jenny Shanks
Manager, Digital Systems – Dr Matt Hill
Manager, Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed – Dr Felicity Andriunas
Manager, National Fruit Fly Council – Mr Stuart Burgess (based in Sydney, NSW)
Manager, Diagnostics – Dr Cheryl Grgurinovic
Manager, Animal Health Systems – Ms Emily Sears
Biosecurity Planning Manager – Mr Trevor Dunmall
Manager, Surveillance – Mr Rohan Burgess
Fruit Fly Coordinator – Mr Chris O’Connor (based in Sydney, NSW)
Biosecurity Planning Coordinator – Mr Andrew Vossen
Learning and Development Officer – Ms Naomi Wynn (based in Brisbane, QLD)
National Networks and Events Coordinator – Dr Bianca Rodrigues Jardim (based in Sydney, NSW)
Manager, Diagnostics – Dr Rachel Mann (based in Melbourne, VIC)
Training Coordinator – Ms Lorissa McCosh (based in Brisbane, QLD)

Project Officer – Dr Carolyn Blomley (based in Melbourne, VIC)
Project Officer – Ms Kathryn Pagler (based in Sydney, NSW)
Project Officer – Mr Gavin Edwards (based in Darwin, NT)
Project Officer – Mr Luke Mckee
Project Officer – Dr Harsh Garg (based in Sydney, NSW)
Project Officer – Ms Rebecca Powderly
Project Officer – Dr Yvonne Ogaji (based in Melbourne, VIC)
Project Officer – Mr Jimmy Lu
Project Officer – Dr Jaye Newman (based in Brisbane, QLD)
Project Officer – Ms Evie Kielnhofer (based in Melbourne, VIC)
Project Officer – Dr Matthias Jost
Project Officer – Dr Natalie Banks
Training Officer – Ms Niki Shepherd

Corporate team

Administrative Coordinator – Ms Angela Ditton
Management Accountant – Ms Somania Dahal
Communications Manager – Mrs Karin Steenkamp (based in Perth, WA)
Marketing and Communications Specialist – Mrs Mandy Jarvis
Finance Officer – Ms Raisa Ringo
HR Consultant – Mr Michael Miitze
Governance and Corporate Support Officer – Mr Ashley Thomson
Governance and Corporate Support Officer – Ms Kirsten Schulz