Photograph | Rita Willaert
The Green Institute works to enhance green politics through supporting and building the capacity of Greens and like-minded people and groups, particularly in Australia and extending across Asia and the Pacific. Green politics is grounded in the principles of ecology, social justice, democracy and non-violence.
The Green Institute Inc is a non-profit organisation, based in Australia, formally established in October 2008.
Green Insitute Board
Roland Browne, Hobart. Barrister and solicitor, Principal of Fitzgerald and Browne. Twenty years’ experience as a lawyer, including with the Legal Aid Commission and the law firm he set up in partnership. He is co-founder and President of the Environmental Defenders Office (Tas) Inc.
Bob Hale, Melbourne. Senior Project Manager with IBM. He has over 20 years experience managing major international Information Technology projects. He is also the convener of his local Greens branch.
Elissa Jenkins, Brisbane. Communications and Fundraising Manager, Lifeline Community Care, Queensland where she manages public relations, marketing, advertising, event management and fundraising. She has prior experience as a journalist, writer and editor and received a Griffith Award for Academic Excellence in 2009 for her MA studies.
Sue Lewis, Melbourne. Researcher and Sustainability Catalyst at the National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University. She has extensive experience in environmental science, environmental education, cross cultural and global studies, research project and team management, and organisational change.
Nikki Mortier, Adelaide. CPA Accountant (retired) with 30 years public and private sector experience including with the Australian Tax Office, as Executive Director of Investigations with the (then) Australian Securities Commission, and running her own accountancy practice. She has served as Board member and Treasurer of many organizations.
Chris Tucker, Melbourne. He is one of the founding design partners of Chorus Studio, formed in 2006. Over the last 15 years he has headed three studios and worked as both designer and strategist with a variety of public and private sector clients.
Chris Twomey, Perth. Senior Adviser to Senator Rachel Siewert on social justice, Indigenous issues, community services, natural resource management and marine policy. He was previously Communications Manager for the CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity and has also worked in Aboriginal education and educational multi-media production.
Director
Margaret Blakers, Canberra. Experienced organiser, researcher and environmental activist. She organised the first Atlas of Australian Birds, co-founded the Victorian Greens, organised the first Global Greens conference, is an Asia Pacific representative on the Global Greens Coordination and was formerly adviser to Senator Bob Brown.
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