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Gerry Morvell - Chairman

Gerry is a consultant on energy and environment issues, and currently advising on a range of renewable energy, low emission technologies and waste management. He was a senior executive in the Australian government where he was responsible for high level policy and program advice to Ministers on a range of environmental issues including environmental assessment, coastal and marine policies, climate change and energy. He has extensive high level experience in international organisations, including work at the United Nations Headquarters. He is also Chairman of the Board of Brown Coal Innovation Australia.

David Clark

David has qualifications in agriculture and rural development and is the self-employed owner/manager of a 500 hectare farm in central Victoria and project manager for several landcare groups. David completed the Williamson Community Leadership Program in 1992, a Churchill Fellowship in 1994 and the Australian Rural Leadership program in 1997. David is currently a Pyrenees Shire Councillor, having served in the same role from 1996-2004, and as Mayor in 2003-04 and 2009-10. He is also an inaugural member and Chair of the North Central CMA Board, a member of the Victorian Catchment Management Council, and has been a Board Member at Conservation Volunteers since 1984..

Andrew Baird

Andrew is a Director of Ballarat legal firm Baird and McGregor which has provided honorary legal services to a number of not for profit organisations over many years. A committed conservationist, he complements his work on the Board with a passionate personal approach which takes recycling, sustainability and energy conservation to the extreme. Andrew is also a Director of Webster Dolilta Finance, a Ballarat-based finance company.

Susan Campbell

Susan Campbell is a qualified Landscape Architect and Director of Susan Campbell Landscape Architects since 1964; she was the Chief of the L.A. Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation for 15 years. Projects Susan has completed include farm planning, urban design, large scale landscape projects and urban forestry. Susan has been an environmental farmer for 45 years, having won among others the Victorian Press Club Landcare award and the Victorian Sustainable Farm award. Susan has served on a number of government and NGO boards involved with landcare and sustainable development. Susan has taken part on volunteer projects in China, Uganda, America and Australia, and has been a Board Member of Conservation Volunteers Australia since 1984.


Colin Jackson OAM - C.E.O.

Colin joined CVA in 1985 after 13 years in the Insurance industry. He believes in conservation volunteering and the strength of community /business partnerships.   Colin was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for service to conservation, and the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005 for service to conservation and the environment through Conservation Volunteers Australia.

Eddie Morrow

Eddie lives in the Coromandel region of New Zealand and holds the position of Chief Executive for the Vision Waihi Trust.  The Trust plays a key role in ensuring the community of Waihi has a viable, vibrant and economically sustainable future.  He has a strong understanding of the merits of developing private/public partnerships that deliver mutually beneficial outcomes and wider community benefits.  His commercial background includes; business management, business ownership and regional economic development & tourism project management. Eddie has been a Board Member of Conservation Volunteers since 2010.

Jonathan Chew

Jonathan is an economic and public policy consultant at the Allen Consulting Group, working in the education and training, environment and health sectors. He was an economist at the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet until 2009. In 2008 and again in 2011, Jonathan was seconded to assist Professor Ross Garnaut on the Garnaut Climate Change Review, where he worked on innovation, energy and adaptation policy. Jonathan joined the Conservation Volunteers Board in 2011.

Darryl Argall

Darryl Argall farmed for 40 years, retiring from active farming in 2010. Elected inaugural Mayor of Hindmarsh Shire Council in 1997, Darryl spent 12 years on council. He was board member and rural vice president of the Municipal Association of Victoria for 8 years, served 2 years on the Australian Local Government Board and 12 years on the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority. Darryl helped establish the Hindmarsh Landcare Network in 1997 and is currently chair. He joined the Little Desert Flora and Fauna Foundation and Little Desert Lodge’s board for 10 years until gifting it to Conservation Volunteers Australia in 2012. Darryl was inducted into Swinburne University’s Hall of Fame in 2008, and was awarded an Australia Medal in 2010 for work in community development, environmental management and the water industry. 

Geoff Gay

Geoff Gay is a senior manager in EnergyAustralia’s business development team, with a focus on a sustainable future for Yallourn power station and mine. Utilising Victoria’s coal resource in a sustainable manner is a key challenge for EnergyAustralia, and Geoff is responsible for assessing a range of technologies and projects to achieve EnergyAustralia's objectives. Prior to working for EnergyAustralia, Geoff spent 7 years at UBS Investment Bank, working in mergers and acquisitions in Australia and the United States, followed by 3 years in the Victorian Government in commercial roles. Geoff joined the Conservation Volunteers Australia board in 2012. 

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