Our Committee

Chair

David trained in forestry and forest ecosystem science and practiced in industrial forestry for 50 years.  Now semi-retirement provides opportunities to contribute to the conservation of local fauna.  He enjoys supporting the Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group and especially participating in the direct conservation work monitoring the Potoroo populations.  David says that the local conservation groups are aware of the critical conservation issues affecting local species and this is where he likes to direct his energy. David was elected to the Committee in 2022.

Vice Chair

Javier was born in Madrid, Spain where he studied fine arts and film-making during the early 1980s. After a career in fashion photography, Javier moved to the UK and earned a BSc (Hons) in Biological Imaging working on various projects for the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the European Union. He served as the New Media Manager for the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research for nearly 20 years where he was responsible for knowledge dissemination and new media outputs. Javier’s unique fusion of visual storytelling and a love for natural history is captured through his photography and filming. His journeys into wildlife, ecological processes, and environmental conservation have earned him recognition as a multi-award-winning photographer.

Secretary/Treasurer

Jen is retired after a career in Business Administration and Accounting. She joined GPAG around 2006 and has been on the Committee in various roles since 2015. Since September 2019 she has been focusing on compliance and legislative requirements and as of June 2020 she has also taken on the Secretary role.

Ordinary Committee Member

Val is partially retired after a long and varied career as a receptionist/secretary, enrolled nurse, businesswoman and disability support worker and coordinator. Australian flora and fauna have been dear to her heart for a lot of her life, especially threatened species, and her working life included 4 years of part-time feeding of captive Gilbert's and Long-nosed Potoroos. She has also done a lot of volunteer work for both the Gilbert's Potoroo and Numbat recovery programs. She was a founding member of GPAG and has been Treasurer since the group was incorporated in 2001.

Ordinary Committee Member

Ken retired from a career, mainly in administration, with the Post Office and, with a love of the outdoors, bush walking and the natural environment he soon after moved to Albany and joined GPAG in 2006. Ken has since thoroughly enjoyed his time helping out with field work, fundraising and time on the GPAG Committee. Ken served as Deputy Chair and then Chair of GPAG for a number of years before taking a break from the Committee in 2020. The Committee were very pleased to welcome him back in 2022 and in 2026.