Program Team

Meet the team of staff supporting the Landcare Enabling Program across the partnership between Landcare NSW and Local Land Services.

Please note: The preference for all Local Land Services communications is via landcare.admin@lls.nsw.gov.au , rather than to personal emails. This ensures that correspondence is replied to during absence. 

      

Jodie Lovell

Program Manager (Landcare NSW)

jlovell@landcarensw.org.au

Available Monday to Friday

Vanessa Keyzer 

vanessa.keyzer@lls.nsw.gov.au

Vanessa will be stepping into the Landcare Business Partner role.

Vanessa has come from Greater Sydney Local Land Services where she is a Manager heading up the Enabling, Aboriginal Communities and Orchard Hills Biodiversity Offset teams. 

 Available: Monday - Friday 

David Banham

Shared Services Coordinator (Landcare NSW)

dbanham@landcarensw.org.au

sharedserviceshub@landcarensw.org.au

Contact re: Shared Services.

Available: Monday to Friday

Marien Stark 

Team Leader Delivery (Local Land Services)

marien.stark@lls.nsw.gov.au

Available: Monday to Friday

Peter Pigott

State Community of Practice and Event Manager (Landcare NSW)

ppigott@landcarensw.org.au

Contact re: State Conferences, Gatherings, Regional Community of Practice.

Available: Monday to Friday

Brenda Piper - on leave until September 2026

Program Administration Officer (Local Land Services)- Job sharing with Erin Mendygral 

landcare.admin@lls.nsw.gov.au

Den Barber

Aboriginal Partnerships Manager (Landcare NSW)

dbarber@landcarensw.org.au

M: 0401 442 232

Contact re: Aboriginal Partnerships Program

Available: Tuesday and Wednesday

Kimberly Omodei

Communications Coordinator (Landcare NSW)

komodei@landcare.nsw.org.au

Contact re: Communications templates and resources, newsletters, funding acknowledgement and branding for the LEP.

Available: Tuesday and Thursday

Jasmin Rea

Finance Representative (Landcare NSW)

jrae@landcarensw.org.au

Contact re: support for Landcare NSW in financial reporting for Landcare Enabling Program components.

Available: Monday to Wednesday

Susie Dunn

General Administration Officer (Landcare NSW)

sdunn@landcarensw.org.au

Contact re: support with administration, Gateway and inductions.

Available: Monday to Friday

Amaan Ahmed 

Digital Landcare Coordinator (Landcare NSW)

aahmed@landcarensw.org.au

Contact re: Digital Landcare solution

Available: Monday to Friday

Jenny Schabel 

Landcare LEP Support (LLS)

jenny.schabel@lls.nsw.gov.au

Available: Mon, Tues, Thursday & Friday. 

Contact re: CAT tracker reporting 

Erin Mendygral 

Administration support (LLS)- Job Sharing with Brenda Piper 

landcare.admin@lls.nsw.gov.au 

Available: Wednesday afternoon and Thursdays

Mel Ireland

Team Leader Strategy & Governance (LLS) 

 mel.ireland@lls.nsw.gov.au

Available: Monday-Friday

Natasha Singh Projects & Programs Officer (Local Land Services) - on parental leave until 30 September 2026

Susanne Watkins (SLSO Grant Delivery) Local Land Services 

susanne.watkins@lls.nsw.gov.au 

Available: Monday - Friday

Kate Wood-Pahuru 

Aboriginal Partnerships Manager (Job Share) 

Monday, Half day Tuesday (morning) and Thursday

kwood-pahuru@landcarensw.org.au

 Photo to be provided 

 Ainslie Dykie

Programs & Projects Officer in the Strategy & Governance team to 30 September 2026 

ainslie.dyki@lls.nsw.gov.au