Hello! I am a wildlife ecologist with 20 years of experience and have worked as a field biologist and research scientist on projects in Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Over the past decade, I coordinated university courses, presented lectures, organised fieldtrips and supervised student projects at undergraduate and post-graduate level in my former capacity as university lecturer.

Between 2006 and 2020, I managed a captive breed-for-release programme for a native New Zealand lizard (Duvaucel’s gecko) and led five conservation translocations involving this species. I work closely with GOs and NGOs to integrate conservation research with wildlife management practice. 

I am currently taking a deliberate career break to explore my creative interests, pursue personal projects, advance my skillsets and connect with inspiring people.

I continue to support local biodiversity restoration initiatives in Auckland/ New Zealand by coordinating and implementing a wildlife monitoring programme spanning several re-introduced Duvaucel’s gecko populations.