Geoff Brown

Geoff Brown, Director of Tangent Consulting, specialises in group facilitation, community engagement and in the design and delivery of community change programs. Geoff’s passion for community development and environmental sustainability has inspired him to work as a facilitator in the natural resource management, community development and sustainability arenas over the past 4 years…more


Rick Davies

Rick Davies is an Australian, based in Cambridge, UK. He has worked with international development aid programmes since 1983, and has specialised in monitoring and evaluation since the early 1990s. His PhD thesis was on organisational learning in non-government aid organisations, with field work in Bangladesh…more



Viv McWaters

Viv McWaters, Director of Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd, runs a facilitation business that specialises in human and organisational development through communication, facilitation and learning. She designs and conducts individual workshops and training with groups to help with strategic thinking and planning, organisational change and effectiveness, leadership, communication… more.


Theo Nabben

Theo Nabben has over 13 years of experience working in the field of NRM and participatory approaches . In the early 1990s Theo worked as a Rural Liaison Officer for the Australian Conservation Foundation. He then worked for the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food as a community landcare facilitator and as team leader/project manager for several projects related to sustainable rural development…more


Patrick O’Connor

Dr Patrick O’Connor is a monitoring and evaluation consultant who deals with bringing best available science to evaluation in the natural resource management field. Patrick is a recognized expert in biodiversity conservation projects with extensive experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of market-based…more


Andrew Rixon

Andrew Rixon completed his PhD in mathematics and community ecology at the University of Queensland in June 1999 Andrew and has gained global experience in working with organisations, within Australia and internationally in the USA, the Netherlands and the UK. Today Andrew is Director of Babel Fish Group …more


Leah Saltner

Leah Saltner is a Traditional Owner from the Birri-gubba Juru tribe in the Burdekin region, North Queensland. She has over ten years experience in Indigenous engagement and capacity building Traditional Owners in land and sea management, she also has experience in policy positions in both State and Commonwealth government…more