Our Team

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 CANA's Treasurer and is the Deputy Executive Director at Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Starting from projects in technology and social impact, Luke's leadership approach, drive, and digital acumen have found life within environmentalism, civic engagement, national politics, and a range of board and advisory positions. Based in Melbourne, he is a keen cyclist, proud father, amateur squash player and sci-fi tragic. Luke is a strategically minded technologist who believes the climate challenge is significant, immediate, surmountable, and we are playing for keeps.

is the Manager of the Climate Change and Clean Energy Program at the Australian Conservation Foundation - which he has led for the past four years. Since completing an Economics and Politics Degree at Monash University, Gavan has been an environmental and climate activist in Australia’s NGO sector for 25 years. His career includes several positions within the Australian Greens, including Director of Campaigns and Communications for then party leader Richard DiNatale, and ten years at The Wilderness Society as both Northern Australia Program Manager and Victorian Campaigns Manager. He has participated in three UNFCCC Conference Of Party (COP) meetings – Poznan (2008), Paris (2015) and Madrid (2019). In 2004 he was awarded ‘Wild’ magazine’s ‘Environmentalist of the Year Award.’ He enjoys surfing, hiking and cycling. Currently Gavan is Melbourne based.

is currently leading climate justice work at the United Workers Union. This involves co-chairing the staff climate action group, establishing the member climate action group and collaborating with senior staff of other unions on climate justice projects. Prior to joining the United Workers Union (UWU) Stephanie was the Deputy Director of CANA and before then the Manager of the CANA Organising Hub. Stephanie also leads UWU's community organising work and is also on the board of the Sydney Alliance. Prior to working at CANA Stephanie was Organising Manager at the Public Service Association of NSW and before that she was Assistant Director of the ACTU Organising Centre.

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 Director of Leaders for Global Sustainability at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this, she was 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.

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 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.