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People
Introducing some of the faces involved in making ecocities happen...
Urban Ecology Australia relies on volunteer contributions. Many people have contributed time and expertise to Urban Ecology Australia to help make ecocities happen.
UEA is run by a member-elected board, which varies between 4 and 8 members, with assistance from other members.
UEA's internship program has attracted many interns from Australia and abroad.
Many other volunteers have contributed to UEA over the years.
Board
Board Members
The UEA board currently consists of: Wayne Anthoney (Convenor), Eric Constantin (Secretary), Anne Hamilton (Treasurer), Michael Robertson (Website Developer), and Sophia van Ruth.
Board Helpers
Others working with the Board include Joan Carlin (Newsletter Editor), Margaret Rohde (site tours and book-keeping), Norm Rohde, Sharon Ede, Andrew Tidswell and Paul Downton (research). Plus Chérie Hoyle, Julia Winefield, Effie Best, Roman Orzanski and Brian Forte.
Profiles
Wayne Anthoney
Wayne became involved through his interest in renewable energy and his desire
to be a resident in the Halifax EcoCity Project. Wayne has organised UEA fund
raisers, such as Quiz Nights and Film Nights, and produced the first UEA Web
page.
He is currently helping to develop the new Centre for Urban Ecology at Christie Walk.
Sophia van Ruth
Interior Designer - BA (Interior Design), University of South Australia.
Sophia was involved with the EcoCity Whyalla Community Participation Program,
and was primarily responsible for a 1:20 scale model of the Symonds Place
townhouses and apartments for the Halifax EcoCity Project.
Michael Robertson
Trained as a visual artist, philosopher and software writer, Michael became involved in eco-politics at the end of the 20th century. He is aware that the behavior of communities (and entire civilizations) is the result of continuous debate, assertion and counter-assertion, some of it explicit, much of it tendentious. He believes that human activities can result in good outcomes in both the short and long term, for both people and nature, but only if we are creative and rigorous in developing - and questioning - ideas, assumptions, solutions.
Joan Carlin
B.Sc(Agric)
UEA Board Member, Wirranendi Board member
Joan became involved through her interest in residing in the Halifax EcoCity Project. She is now living in a townhouse in Christie Walk. Joan uses her desktop publishing skills to produce the Urban Ecology Newsletter, with editorial assistance from Chérie Hoyle, Paul Downton and Sharon Ede. Joan worked for more than 20 years with Community Aid Abroad (now Oxfam Community Aid Abroad) in WA and then in SA. She is co-treasurer of the Global Education Centre, and treasurer of Friends of Community Aid Abroad Freedom from Hunger (SA/NT)Inc
Margaret Rohde
Margaret has worked for Oxfam Community Aid Abroad for the past ten years, in the area of sustainable tourism to developing countries. She is also co-treasurer of the Global Education Centre and has just graduated from Adelaide University with a Bachelor of Social Sciences, majoring in Environmental Studies. As a volunteer for Urban Ecology Margaret conducts tours of the Christie Walk sustainable housing development in Adelaide.
Julia Winefield
Julia
Winefield has a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies.
She has been involved in the Christie Walk project since November 2000, managing
the community developer Wirranendi Inc. She has now joined the Board of UEA
as Secretary. Julia is passionately committed to the principles of urban sustainability,
and to promoting Australia as a world leader in the field through the education
and empowerment of its communities.
Sharon Ede
Grad
Dip, Regional & Urban Planning - University of South Australia Bachelor
of Arts - University of South Australia Certificate in Freelance Writing -
Adelaide Institute of TAFE
Sharon has been involved with Urban Ecology Australia since the launch of the Centre for Urban Ecology in 1993, and has been on the Board almost as long! While volunteering at the Centre during her University years, Sharon participated in a range of activities, including developing UEA's web site, liaising with visitors and contacts, producing promotional materials and fact sheets and giving numerous talks and presentations on urban ecology and ecocity projects. She also represented Urban Ecology Australia at the 1994 Cities and Sustainable Development conference in Manchester and the 1996 United Nations City Summit in Istanbul.
Sharon joined the public service as an Environmental Planner in 1999 and now works as a Greening Project Officer with the South Australian Department for Environment & Heritage. In 2001, she had the opportunity to travel to the United States and undertake work-related study on Ecological Footprint, a concept closely related to the ethos and goals of urban ecology and ecological cities, which - among other things - are about reducing the 'footprint' of human settlements on the planet.
Andrew Tidswell
Andrew works as an architect in the SA Education Department and has been involved with the design of schools and other public infrastructure for many years. In 1977 he designed the Campbelltown Junior Primary School which incorporated a range of environmental features, and has continued to promote the design of schools along ecologically sustainable development lines.
He has been a long standing supporter of Urban Ecology, but has become a member only in recent years, and is currently Convenor of the Board.
Andrew is a member of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Sustainable Built Environment Committee, the Green Building Council Education Sub-Committee, and has written various guide documents for the environmental design of public buildings.
Chérie Hoyle
Activist and Urban Ecologist
Founding Secretary of Urban Ecology Australia; Co-ordinator of the Centre for Urban Ecology; Trustee of the EcoCity Foundation Fund; Director of Ecopolis Pty Ltd; Director of Ecocity PL; Vice President of Ecocity International.
Chérie convened and organised the Second International EcoCity Conference (EcoCity 2) in Adelaide in 1992. Chérie is an experienced public speaker at the international level, and has given countless public talks and presentations in South Australia and around Australia.
Paul F Downton
Recently completed PhD in Environmental Studies. Architect and Urban Ecologist
- B Sc (Hons); B Arch (Wales); ARAIA
UEA Board Member. UEA Founding Convener and Public Officer. Architect of the Christie Walk EcoCity Project. Director of Ecopolis Pty Ltd, the ecological architecture, design and planning practice which co-initiated both the Halifax and Christie Walk Projects with UEA. Wirranendi Board Member.
An award winning architect and designer for nearly 20 years, Paul has been interviewed hundreds of times about architecture, eco-city and environmental issues and is a seasoned public speaker, having been a keynote speaker or major presenter at conferences in Malaysia, India, England, United States, Italy and Australia. He has attended and spoken at all five Ecocity Conferences. His work on eco-city theory & design is internationally recognised.
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