OUR PEOPLE

Meet the Odonata team

THE BOARD

Nigel Sharp

Chairman & Founder
Nigel is one of Australia’s leading innovators of biodiversity conservation. He is an environmental impact investor, conservationist, and business innovator.

Stephanie Swann

Board Director
Stephanie is a chartered accountant with  experience across advisory and delivering professional services. She has held positions at PWC and Deloitte and is currently an advisor for the Siegfried Group in New York.

Don Macleod

Board Director
With over 20 years of Board experience in the not-for-profit area, Don has an established career in banking and financial services working with the likes of NAB and Bank of Queensland.

Magnus Nilsson

Board Director
Magnus is the Marketing & Strategy Director AusWalk. He has extensive experience in marketing management and strategy development across various industries.

THE TEAM

Sam Marwood

Chief Executive Officer

Sam has been part of the Odonata team since inception and...

Annette Rypalski

Biodiversity Director & Mt Rothwell General Manager
Annette has been working in conservation since 2003...

Eamon Walmsley

Commercial Operations Director
Eamon has over 12 years’ experience in operations and...

Matt Singleton

Strategy Director

The focus of Matt’s role at Odonata is to coordinate stakeholders...

Hilary Van Leeuwen

Communications Manager

Hilary is a qualified communications professional with experience across...

Dale Crisp

Species Program Manager

Dale delivers on-ground results across Odonata’s sanctuary...

Sam Lancaster

Sanctuary Operations Manager

Based predominantly at Mt Rothwell, Sam supports the delivery of...

Sheryl Nettleton

Field Officer

Sheryl is a qualified horticulturalist with over 17 years’ experience in...

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Join the team

We are always on the lookout for people who share our passion for enhancing nature and are excited about our work.