WTA Committee

WTA Committee

Chair

Vice Chair

Pip Chalk

Ronda Green
B Sci (Hons); B App Sci (Environmental Management & Tourism); Master of Tourism Planning; PhD Candidate University of Western Sydney BSc (Hons); PhD
pip-chalk-webFrom 1985 to 2004 Pip worked as a zookeeper at Taronga Zoo in Sydney and was their Tourism Ambassador during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. From 1996 to 2003 Pip ran a range of adult education courses on wildlife for Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education. Since then she has concentrated on her academic career and has authored the NSW DECC publication ‘Wild About Sydney Harbour, A Guide to Experiencing Sydney’s Wildlife’. Her research has covered interpretation, wildlife values and human/animal interactions. Pip is currently completing her PhD titled ‘The Human Dimensions of the Kangaroo in Australia’ and has held the position of Chair of Wildlife Tourism Australia since 2007.
Email: Pip Chalk 		ronda-green-webDr. Ronda Green is a zoologist who has been involved in wildlife tourism for several decades, and runs the multi-award winning ‘Araucaria Ecotours’ specialising in wildlife tours from Brisbane. Ronda has also recently developed the Scenic Rim Wildlife Information Centre, powered by photovoltaic cells, on her family property near Rathdowney, South East Queensland. She has conducted several research projects for Sustainable Tourism CRC Griffith University as well as other ecological research and initiated wildlife workshops and the 2 day Wildlife Festival in Beaudesert in 2008 as a joint program for WTA and the Logan and Albert Conservation Association.
Email: Ronda Green

Secretary

Treasurer

Darren Green

Len Doherty
darren-green-webDarren Green has been a wildlife tour guide for Araucaria Ecotours for the past decade. He has a keen interest in wildlife and nature photography. He was secretary for the Lamington Natural History Association from 2006 to 2009, has been an active worker in WTA’s wildlife workshops and Wildlife Expo in Beaudesert 2008 and various other conservation and tourism events, and is a member of BatCare Brisbane, WildCare and the Logan and Albert Conservation Association. He has travelled in Asia, South America, Africa and most Australian states.
Email: Darren Green 		len-doherty-webLen Doherty has been involved in tourism for over thirty years and has owned and managed Mountain Valley Wilderness Holidays in north west Tasmania since 1982. The Mountain Valley property has a perpetual conservation covenant to protect the habitat and threatened species, and guests at the lodge are able to gain fascinating experiences from Len’s knowledge of the wildlife. A member of WTA since its inception, Len was a key member in the formation of the Tasmanian branch and the Tasmanian Wildlife Trail brochure. He sees the potential of WTA as a great tool for the wildlife tourism industry into the future.
Email: Len Doherty

Committee Member

Committee Member

Dr Kate Rodger

Barry Davies
BSc(Hons);PhD
kate-rodger-webThroughout the last decade Dr Kate Rodger has carried out research on various aspects of human-wildlife interactions. With a background in conservation biology and tourism Kate’s work focuses on bringing these two disciplines together. Kate’s research expertise includes the ecological and social impacts of human-wildlife interactions, marine and nature based tourism as well as environmental policy. Kate is currently employed as a Research Fellow at Murdoch University, Western Australia where she is working in the fields of visitor monitoring and the sustainable management of marine wildlife tourism.
Email: Kate Rodger 		barry-davies-webBarry Davies is an experienced Naturalist, Environmental Interpreter, Tour Guide and a Certified EcoGuide. Since 2004 he has operated Gondwana Guides, a freelance Interpretive Guiding and specialist bird watching Guiding service, and Gondwana Environmental Consulting, working with ecotourism operators, mining companies, developers, local government and educational institutions consulting on interpretation and training and wildlife and vegetation management. He spent 25 years working at ecotourism pioneer Binna Burra Mountain Lodge in Lamington NP as a Naturalist and Adventure Guide and Activities Manager and is currently on the Board of Directors. In 2005 he won the Rainforest Habitat EcoGuide Australia Award and in 1993 the prestigious Gold Coast Supreme Hospitality Award.
Email: Barry Davies