Albany Office Staff
Penni Hewett
State Manager
Bachelor of Science (Forestry) ANU, Diploma Project Management and Cert IV Training and Assessment
Penni is passionate about regional Western Australia and the people, communities, environment and industries that live and grow here. Her considerable experience over more than 30 years in managing projects, building great teams and working with the community to protect and restore the environment and agricultural landscapes gives her the skills and confidence to manage the many different components of Green Skills.
Penni has extensive experience in strategic planning, natural resource management, forestry, agriculture and people management.
Jason Balhorn
Albany Office Manager
Jason has a background in engineering and management and has a great passion for the work that Green Skills undertakes to benefit our local communities.
Anne Sparrow
Albany Project Officer
Diploma Project Management, Cert IV Training & Assessment, Business and Management
Anne joined Green Skills March 2016 and was previously engaged as the CEO for the Fitzgerald Biosphere Group for 9 years whilst farming at Jerramungup.
Anne’s ultimate inspiration is to leave the world better than the way she found it by contributing to improving the bigger environmental picture of our planet.
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Anne contributed to developing community and environmental awareness in regional Western Australia largely via her work with the Bremer Bay community. Anne also achieved State recognition for the Wellstead Estuary project, and has brought together 30 Years of Landcare celebrations for the Fitzgerald Biosphere Group.
David McNamara
Project Manager
Completed Permaculture Design Course
David has extensive experience with local flora & fauna surveying after almost two decades with Green Skills.
David has a high level of experience in vegetation assessment, identification of high conservation value forest, fauna monitoring, bushland regeneration, revegetation planning & implementation. He’s also done trail design and timber construction with Green Corps teams. David values working at Green Skills for the ability to make a difference and achieve positive environmental outcomes of the region
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David has mainly worked in the viticulturist and winemaking industry, as well as permaculture design and fauna surveying.
Bernard de Bunnetat
Ecojobs Team Supervisor
Bernard has a Cert IV Conservation and Land Management and has been employed with Green Skills since 2010. Bernard is passionate about natural resource management and building a positive team environment. He has keen focus on community engagement and education. He has learnt that working in the bush is great for physical and mental health. His vision is to empower young people to appreciate and care for their environment.
Mat Kirkman
Ecojobs Team Supervisor
Mat has a background in heavy machinery including driving a grader in Frankland, tree lopping with several Albany companies, and extensive work in the local blue gum industry – plant, spray, coppice, prune and thin.
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Rachel has run Plastic Free July events for the last two years, started the Create No Waste Festival at Green Skills in Albany in 2016, and presented at the inaugural Introduction to Permaculture course with Permaculture Albany in 2015.
Rachel also operates a small soap-making business, runs plastic free living, soap-making and NVC workshops. Her vision is a thriving community full of robust networks for swapping local food, skills and goods, to increase regional resilience and empower people to care for the earth and each other.
Jasmyn Kirkman
Ecojobs Supervisor and Payroll Officer
Jasmyn has worked for Green Skills for several years, and at the end of 2016 began work in the office as well as on-ground works.
Kate Ryan-Taylor
Project Manager
Kate is running the Green Skills Albany Container Deposit Scheme at 93 Stead Road in Albany. Kate has been involved in many community and business management roles, and has a Diploma of Management and Cert IV Training and Assessment.
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She can think of no better way to spend the day than working outdoors alongside her husband and a great team of enthusiastic people.
James Gentle
Project Manager Denmark Tip Shop Manager
James is committed to the reduction of landfill and the reuse, recycling or upcycling of everyday items. James, a lateral thinker, actively promotes the Tip Shop philosophy through creative arts projects and collaborative ventures with community and school groups in the area.
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Jasmyn Kirkman
Payroll Officer
Jasmyn has been working for many years with Green Skills Albany Ecojobs and has recently expanded her employment role with Green Skills to become our new Payroll Officer. Jasmyn will be sharing her working time between the Green Skills Denmark and Albany offices. Her role of payroll officer will be mostly undertaken from the Denmark office.
Nicole Robinson
Finance Manager
Nicole has recently joined Green Skills as our new finance manager. Her organisation-wide role of managing the Green Skills finances is delivered from the Denmark office. Nicole is warmly welcomed into the Denmark office team.
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Perth
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(08) 9360 6667 |
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Campus Drive, Environmental Technology Centre (ETC), Murdoch University, Murdoch WA 6150 |
Albany
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(08) 9842 1334 |
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38 Graham Street, (cnr Barker Road) Centennial Park, Albany WA 6330 |
Denmark
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(08) 9848 3310 |
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PO Box 577 Denmark WA 6333 |
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