Leah Feuerherdt - Regional Coordinator at Conservation Management

Based in Queensland, Leah has spent almost a decade working with remote Aboriginal communities in the beautiful desert Country of north west South Australia, and has a background in NRM, community engagement and pest management. Leah has experience working with multiple stakeholders including pastoralists, volunteers, government agencies and Indigenous groups. In 2015, Leah helped co-facilitate some Healthy Country Planning workshops and immediately saw the value in the strategic and participatory process, and is now loving supporting several Ranger teams in QLD and SA with the development and implementation of their Healthy Country Plans. 

Hao Jin Tan - Conservation Leaders Programme Manager at The Nature Conservancy 

Haojin has a background in conservation biology and experience working on sustainable commodity production and protected area management effectiveness in the non-profit sector. She currently manages the Conservation Leaders Programme at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Aotearoa New Zealand, helping build capacity and capability in Aotearoa New Zealand on the application of Conservation Standards and its equivalent. Haojin has been an avid user of the CS since 2011 when she joined WWF-Malaysia as a programme officer. Throughout the years, she has progressed from an active CS user, to leading and facilitating colleagues, partners and stakeholders to apply the CS. 

Saras Kumar - Director at Conservation Management 

Based in Adelaide, South Australia Saras has extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation, community engagement and cooperative management of protected areas. Her expertise is in bringing together local communities, governments, NGOs and corporations to wisely use natural resources and protect areas of conservation significance. She has over twenty years’ experience in South East Asia and Australia in leadership positions within NGO, private and government sectors.