Our Team
OUR PARTNERS
establishment Committee
Interim Chair ZNE-Ag CRC
Deb Cousins
Former Board member, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, WA Biodiversity Research Institute, Premiers Science Council.
Committee Member
Matthew Morell
Institute Director, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation – The University of Queensland
Committee Member
Tanya Barden
CEO – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Board Director Foodbank Australia
Committee Member
John Lloyd
Non Exec Director MLA, Wine Australia, Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council, Council Member Charles Sturt University
Committee Member
Tress Walmsley
CEO InterGrain, member of Grains Australia Barley and Oat Councils, Deputy Chair of Grains Industry Association WA, Director of Chemistry Centre WA
Committee Member
Tony Lee
Chair of Yawuru Holdings Co and Deputy Chair of Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd, Member WA Aboriginal Cultural Centre Steering Committee, Member of WA Education Dept Aboriginal Advisory Committee
Leadership Team
Interim CEO
Richard Heath
Research Director
Ben Hayes
Professor – The University of Queensland
Research Program 1 Leader
Lynne Turner
General Manager – Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Research Program 2 Leader
Phil Vercoe
Professor – The University of Western Australia
Research Program 3 Leader
Richard Eckard
Professor – The University of Melbourne
Research Program 4 Leader
Marit Kragt
Associate Professor – The University of Western Australia
Education, Training & Adoption
Program Leader
Janelle Wilkes
Associate Professor – The University of New England