Team
Katie Stubley
Katie specialises in social design & systems change. She is passionate about ecosystem practices and combining systems thinking with design-led approaches to create impact. She is currently the Interim Learning Lead for Commonland. She has worked between several organisations to drive positive change including Griffith University Centre for Systems Innovation (Executive-in-Residence/ Systems Innocation Action Researcher), the Presencing Institute (Senior Faculty), Commonland (Ecosystem Innovator Asia-Pacific Region), United in Diversity (MIT IDEAS Asia-Pacific Faculty) and UWA. More…
John Stubley PhD
John is a creative action researcher and narrative designer for awareness-based systems change processes. He currently works with the Presencing Institute, Commonland, and the Centre for Dialogue at ANU. He has worked on systems change labs and programs with MIT, the UN and UWA, in places such as WA, Cambodia, Nepal, Kenya, as well as on the regional level in the Asia Pacific, and globally. More…
Ezra Jacobs-Smith
Ezra Jacobs-Smith is a Nyoongar, English and Irish man with connections to the Whadjuk, Yued, Ballardong and Wagyl Kaip sub-clans of the Nyoongar nation. An environmental engineer, Ezra has worked on the Wadjemup Rottnest Island healing journey, on the board at Reconciliation WA, as part of a walking together process at UWA, and is currently senior project officer in the design of WA’s Aboriginal Cultural Cente.
Shenali Perera
Shenali is an artist, visual scribe and creative facilitator who supports community movements and systems transformation through art. Shenali has a background in human rights and community development. In addition to her work with Commonland, Shenali works with local community groups and government agencies in Western Australia, in the Asia Pacific region and internationally. More…
Sol Slattery
In his current role with Commonland and Noongar Land Enterprise Group (NLE), Sol’s strong interpersonal skills and creativity provide the basis to form connections and produce innovative outcomes at the intersection of social and environmental systems. Whether it’s through an ecosystem of partners at Commonland or NLE’s First Nations member base across Noongar Boodja, he works to strengthen and support relationships and networks in the landscape restoration and healing Country movements. More…
Jim Mackintosh PhD
Jim is Commonland's Director of Landscape Development & Support, and supports a team of more than 30 people that works with organisations across the world engaged in holistic landscape and community restoration. Born in Aotearoa New Zealand and based in Amsterdam, Jim has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Otago. Jim worked in finance in New Zealand, London and Amsterdam for 10 years before joining Commonland in 2015 when it was just a start up. Jim has been working with, and learning alongside, Commonland's partners in WA for more than 10 years. More…
Guest facilitators,
contributors & hosts
Oral McGuire
Oral McGuire is a Noongar leader and landholder who is strongly skilled at cross cultural mentoring and education. Oral has extensive experience in traditional land and fire management practices, as well as 20 years’ experience running his consulting business. He has worked across government, private enterprise and the not-for-profit sector bridging the divide between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. More…
Stuart Clarke
Manager Environmental Policy at Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. As he says I'm a reformer, an innovator, a change agent. Yes, bold claims from this 'public servant', but who else can change the world for the better than those with the privilege, skills and responsibility to make it happen. More…
Heidi Mippy
Heidi Mippy is a Noongar and Thiin-Mah Warriyangka women with cultural ties to the South West and Upper Gascoyne regions of WA. Heidi has worked in community development for over 26 years. She has extensive experience with Indigenous communities and has held roles within local government, the WA Police, Child Protection, Education and Training, and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. More…
Stuart McAlpine
Stuart and Leanne McAlpine are broadacre farmers near the northern wheatbelt town of Buntine, where they grow lupins, wheat, canola and graze cattle. Stuart has 40 years’ experience in agriculture and has long been committed to the environmental and social restoration of his region. Co-founder and inaugural president of the Liebe Group, he also instigated the Regional Repopulation Plan with the Wheatbelt’s Dalwallinu Shire and Chaired the Regional Repopulation Advisory Committee. He is Chair of RegenWA, and a 2025 Bob Hawke Landcare Award finalist. More…
Keith Bradby OAM
Keith is the Chief Executive Officer of Gondwana Link. He has worked directly for two State Cabinet Ministers and indirectly for a third – across the political divide. This included representing the WA Minister in development of the initial National Landcare Program. As a public servant in the 1990s he managed and reformed the Peel-Harvey catchment program and then drove the process that ended large scale land clearing in south-western Australia. Keith was instrumental in establishing Gondwana Link in 2002 and has led the program since. More…
Wiyi Yani U Thangani Team
The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute, based at the Australian National University is Australia's first Institute dedicated to advancing the rights, knowledges, and leadership of First Nations women, girls and gender-diverse peoples as catalysts for systemic change. The Institute is founded by June Oscar AO, who led the landmark Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) project as former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. More…
Ronnie Duncan
I enjoy life more with a sense of mission. Mine? To help good companies and causes gain a greater share of the future. I love working with clients who believe in themselves and have something that makes our everyday lives better. Specialties: Brand meaning, strategy & development; Communications planning; Market research; Systems thinking; Corporate strategy. Committee member RegenWA, ex-Non-Executive Board Member Wide Open Agriculture. Director InBetter Company. More…
Kaitlyn Scannell
Systems Thinker, Wayfinder, Connector. I have a strong track record of developing creative and imaginative solutions to measurement and learning challenges, combining in-depth knowledge, understanding and experience in financial, economic, and social analyses. I enjoy working in uncertainty and delight in bringing diverse groups together. I am passionate about leveraging my skills and experience to help create a sustainable and just future. Lead Principal Consultant Clear Horizon. More…
Emma Tomkinson
Mapping data for better decision making. I am enjoying projects where I'm using mapped data to tell stories of life in Australia. Recently, these stories included the analysis of disadvantage across Australia and how different aspects of disadvantage affect different communities- some experiencing multiple disadvantages. I also told the story of liveability in WA wheatbelt towns, including forecasting which ones would by likely to survive into the future. Director Community Insight Australia. More…
Joni Sercombe
(Re)designing systems for human flourishing. A visionary leader with a track record delivering results across a portfolio of social value projects, I have led change work ranging from design of new service models and community place based initiatives to delivering grants programs, advocacy, policy and strategic planning in Government and non-profit organisations both in Western Australia and overseas. Specialties: Social Impact Leadership-Systems and Transition Design - Environmental Scanning. More…
Barb Howard
Passionate about cultivating leaders who make a positive impact on the planet. I help leaders grow and thrive through regenerative practices. I specialise in nurturing individuals and teams to reach their full potential while leaving a positive mark on the world. Certified Holistic Management Educator: I bring a holistic approach to my coaching and consulting, empowering clients to consider the bigger picture and make decisions that benefit not only themselves but also their communities and the environment. Firm Believer in the Power of Healthy Soil. More…
Hanabeth Luke PhD
Associate Professor Hanabeth Luke is deeply motivated by helping regional communities and farmers to build adaptive capacity in times of transition, bringing communities to science, and vice versa. With a particular interest in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, she founded world-first University courses in Regenerative Agriculture. Her current roles at Murdoch University involve sustainable and strategic development of University farming systems, alongside ongoing research leadership. More…
Ben Cole PhD
Founder & Business Development Manager I Selling Delicious, Sustainable Plant Proteins I Championing Regenerative Agriculture & Food System Transformation I PhD Environmental Engineering. With over 30 years of experience in building new businesses that offer profit and purpose, I have dedicated my career to offering new products that provide health & environmental benefits to consumers across the globe.Co-Founder Wide Open Agriculture. More…
Impact Seed Team (Steph & Chuck)
Founded in 2015, Perth based Impact Seed is Western Australia's leading impact advisory. Our vision is to catalyse systems-change across finance, business and entrepreneurship by integrating social, cultural and environmental impact as key outcomes alongside financial metric for organisations, and to support ventures and investment. More on Impact Seed. More on Steph Shorter. More on Chuck Berger.
Mulloon Institute Team
Rehydrating and regenerating Australian landscapes for environment, farming and society. Our globally recognised property and catchment scale landscape rehydration and restoration research is used by farmers across Australia to create resilient, productive and profitable farms, where agriculture and the environment are working in unison. Our goal is to rehydrate and rehabilitate 2.5 million hectares of agricultural land. More…
Anthony James
Anthony is a fifth generation West Australian man living on ancient lands amongst the oldest continuous cultures on earth. He is creator and host of The RegenNarration podcast, a Prime Ministerial award winner for service to the international community, sought after MC, facilitator and educator, widely published writer, Honorary Research Fellow at UWA, and a Warm Data Lab Host Certified by the International Bateson Institute. Anthony has over 20 years experience as a facilitator and educator in ‘sustainability’, or what has become known in more explicitly life-centred terms as regeneration. More…
Nick Rose PhD
Thought leader | Change maker | Keynote speaker | Supporting the transformation of Australia's food system. I believe in the power of relationships and networks to move mountains, transform societies and change the course of history. My goal: to work collaboratively with individuals and organisations who share the vision of fair, sustainable and resilient food systems. Executive Director Sustain The Australian Food Network; Principal Founder and National Co-ordinator Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance; Project Coordinator Food Alliance. More…
And More…
We have a variety of guest faculty and facilitators. These include some of the
people here, with others to be added later…