Meet the Team
The people
behind the work
BMRG is made up of people who care about the environment, the communities we work with, and the future of our region. Our team brings together a range of skills, knowledge and experience to support sustainable land management, protect natural resources and deliver projects that make a difference across the Burnett Mary region.
Get to know the team behind BMRG, learn more about what they do, and discover the work they’re passionate about.
Tom Espinoza
Chief Executive Officer
Briar Daniel
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Brian Latcham
Director - Lands
David Sternberg
Director - Research
Leadership Team
John Craig
Director - Strategy & Marketing
Karen Fitzgibbons
Director - Business Operations
Matt Taylor
Director - Natural Capital
Zeke Davidson
Director - Wetlands
Laura Flack
Business Assurance Lead
Laura Matthews
Office Administration Manager
Tamara Aspery
Business Operations Lead
Business Operation
Benjamin Hoekstra
Project Manager
Jasmine Pippen
Project Support Coordinator
Jowel Hyne
Project Manager
Keira McGrath
Team Lead - Conservation & Indigenous Partnerships
Conservation & Indigenous Partnerships
Amy-Lee Provost
Reefwise Project Manager
Claire Thompson
Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator
Deborah Medhurst
Senior Project Manager
Sustainable Agriculture
Laura Davis
Reefwise Facilitator
Lucas Kerkow
Project Manager
Phoebe Holland
Project Manager
Alannah Skinner
Senior Coordinator
Conway Burns
Heavy Plant & Equipment Operator
Corey Currie
Heavy Plant & Equipment Operator
Darren Blake
Fire Practitioner
Cool Burns Squad
Desmond Purcell
Fire Practitioner
John Green
Team Lead - Cool Burns Squad
Malcolm Burns
Heavy Plant & Equipment Operator
Leesa Kelly
Senior Program Manager
Salman Sarwar
Senior Program Manager
Sophia Broese van Groenou
Senior Program Manager
Business Operation
Ashleigh Wassom
Graduate Soil Scientist
Caitlin Jones
Project Manager
Rachel Cavallo
Project Manager - Soils
Research
Renee Sternberg
GIS Lead
Shaun Sewell
GIS Analyst
Sydney Collett
Project Manager
Virginia Kelleher
Events & Partnerships Manager
Strategy & Marketing
Micaela Schagen
Project Support Coordinator
Tina Goodwin
Team Lead - Wetlands
Wetlands