WWF Spokespeople
Dermot O'Gorman
WWF-Australia CEO
Dermot joined WWF's UK office in 1998. He has since worked with WWF in the South Pacific, at the WWF International office in Switzerland and most recently as the Country Representative of WWF in China. Dermot has worked with leading conservationists, members of governments and industry leaders to promote the role of WWF.
Ghislaine Llewellyn
WWF-Australia Conservation Manager
Gilly has an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, a PhD in Earth Sciences from Harvard University, and more than ten years scientific research and on-the-ground conservation experience. Gilly has been responsible for identifying and analysing current and future trends in conservation in Australia to ensure WWF remains at the forefront of research, advocacy and policy.
Nick Heath
WWF Program Leader for Water
For almost two decades, Nick was an adviser to Australia’s top executives and Queensland State politicians. But after witnessing the destruction of the parts of the Great Barrier Reef where he grew up, Nick focused his formidable experience to fight for its survival, helping WWF secure hundreds of millions dollars of government investment to protect the reef for future generations.
Lydia Gibson
WWF-Australia Policy Manager Tropical Marine & Coasts
Lydia, a Master of Marine Mammal Science, works on WWF's campaign to protect the Coral Sea and create the world's largest marine protected area, as well as working on research, policy and advocacy with marine species such as sharks, turtles and whales.
Rob Nicoll
WWF-Australia Antarctic and Southern Oceans Initiative Manager.
Rob's role at WWF-Australia as Antarctic and Southern Ocean Manager engages the wider WWF network with the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) and the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCMALR) ensuring that these bodies are practicing ecosystem based management in their responsibility for the Antarctic environment.
