Our Team

is CANA's Treasurer. He is the head of Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Energy, Equity and Climate Change program, which works towards justice for people and planet. His work includes innovative pilots, policy focused research, and advocacy in the areas of energy poverty, energy efficiency and low income households, as well as the social impacts of climate change.

Prior to joining the Brotherhood of St Laurence he worked with Friends of the Earth International’s Trade, Environment and Sustainability program. 

is the Australia and Pacific lead for Climate Reality, Al Gore’s leadership program. In the past decade, she has worked on energy efficiency with the United Nations Environment Programme, international policy communication around the Paris Agreement with Climate Action Network (CAN) International and The Verb, and on community organising at the Australian Conservation Foundation. Linh has been recognised as Australian Geographic’s Young Conservationist of the Year. Outside of thinking about social movements, she can be found at a music festival or practicing yoga. She is based in Melbourne.

Kate Smolski is an environmental advocate with over 18 years of experience in grassroots organizing, campaign strategy, media relations, policy and lobbying. As a grassroots organiser, campaigner and director Kate has worked for several leading US environmental non-profits including Green Corps, the Sierra Club, USCAN and Greenpeace.

Through innovation campaigns she has worked with a range of groups to effectively advocate for action on climate change, clean energy and lands and wildlife protection.

Kate moved to Sydney in 2012 and after working for two years as the Campaigns Director at the Nature Conservation Council of NSW she led the organisation as the Chief Executive Officer for five years. NCC campaigns for protect our forests, woodlands and oceans and for strong action on climate change. During this time, she also co-founded the Community Organising Fellowship, an initiative that gives community leaders the skills needed to be successful in grassroots organising.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Rhode Island.

Simon Bradshaw is a Researcher on climate science and impacts with the Climate Council. He has been a policy advisor, writer and campaigner for climate action for over a decade and was formerly the Climate Change Advocacy Lead for Oxfam Australia. Simon’s work has taken him to many countries of the region and to successive rounds of international climate negotiations. He has authored reports on international climate finance, climate change and the Pacific, the role of renewable energy in reducing poverty, and how Australia is measuring up against its international responsibilities on climate change. Simon joined the CANA Board in 2015.

Louise Tarrant is a lifelong unionist and passionately committed to a just and sustainable future for our people and planet. She is Chair of the Australia reMADE Secretariat, a vision based project working to put people and planet at the heart of all that we do. Louise is also Deputy Chair of the Greenpeace Australia Pacific Board. Most of her working life has been spent working with workers campaigning for a better future.

is the secretary of the CANA Board. Moira has been actively involved in grassroots campaigns fighting coal and gas projects across the country for a decade. She co-founded Tipping Point, an organisation that is currently supporting the amazing network of groups working on the #StopAdani campaign. In her spare time she enjoys getting out for overnight hikes and bashing out a tune at Karaoke. She lives and works on Jagera and Turrbal land in so-called Brisbane.

Victoria has been Chair of the CANA board since October 2015, and is passionate about the power of collaborative leadership to create systemic social change. In late 2017, Victoria joined Bank Australia as Manager of Strategy and Planning. Prior to this Victoria has worked as the Climate Campaign Manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation, and at Environment Victoria. In 2012, Victoria was listed as one of The Age Melbourne Magazine’s top 100 most influential, inspirational, provocative and creative Victorians for her work leading a legal and community campaign against a proposed new coal­fired power station – a campaign that ultimately won.

is the Interim Chief Executive at CARE Australia and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

He was previously the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, a member of the Secretary General’s Senior Management Group and of the Deputy Secretary General’s Climate Principals Group. He was also formerly Secretary General of CARE International, a director of the Global Call for Climate Action and a member of the Advisory Panel for the Climate Vulnerability Monitor.

Based in Canberra, Robert’s hobbies include bushwalking and bike riding.