About the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife
We are…
The Charity Partner of Australia’s national parks and wildlife…
a non-government organisation with a mission to safeguard our wilderness and wildlife for future generations.
Advancing Reconciliation with First Nations Peoples
We recognise that caring for nature must go hand in hand with honouring the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we work.
Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (2025–2027) is central to how we work – embedding cultural knowledge, respectful relationships, and shared decision-making across our organisation.
This formal commitment guides our actions and strengthens how we listen to, support, and uphold the voices, rights, and aspirations of First Nations peoples.
Through this plan, we’re deepening our partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and working towards a future where conservation is shaped by truth-telling, respect, and genuine collaboration.
Get to know our people
FNPW is a team passionate about safeguarding Australia’s wilderness and wildlife for future generations.
Executive Team
Chief Executive Officer
Ian Darbyshire
Ian Darbyshire was appointed CEO of FNPW in 2016. He is responsible for the implementation of the organisation’s short and long term strategic plans, as well as its day to day operations.
Prior to joining FNPW, Ian held CEO roles with Rundle Mall Management Authority, South Australian Tourism, and Toop and Toop.
Chief Operations Officer
Suzana Majstorovic
Suzana joined the FNPW in November 2019. Suzana has a background in construction, business services and not-for-profit in a range of roles including finance and administration, governance, compliance and process.
Suzana is an active member of the Australian Croatian community and is a Director of the Australian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce for NSW and Chairs the Iris Croatica Foundation.
Chief Financial Officer
Gavin Le Roux
Gavin joined in August 2026 and is responsible for overseeing FNPW’s finances, ensuring the fiscal health and transparency needed to support our mission. Previously he held senior finance roles in a variety of industries including funds management, natural capital and not-for-profit. He is currently an independent director for New Forests Asset Management Pty Ltd and associated companies.
Gavin is a member of CAANZ and the AICD and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Natal in South Africa. He is an avid runner and enjoys hitting the trails in the national parks whenever he can.
Chief Biodiversity Officer
Mark Cairns
Mark joined FNPW in September 2022. As a zoologist and conservation biologist he is responsible for FNPWs strategic and operational program delivery across Australia.
Mark has focused his work over the past 27 + years on threatened species recovery for many of Australia’s most endangered species through landscape and habitat restoration, conservation breeding, translocation, research and monitoring, and development of specialised educational training/workshops. His work has been undertaken across multiple organizational delivery models including the zoo industry, government statutory bodies, philanthropic trusts, community-based NGOs and local government, and as a consultant to government and development sector industries.
Mark is passionate about biodiversity and conservation. The opportunity provided by FNPW enables him to focus on developing and driving solutions to address the major challenge of delivering real impact and change at scale that is desperately needed to stem biodiversity decline in Australia.
Chief Commercial Officer
Ian Laing
Ian joined FNPW in May 2025. He’s held a variety of roles in commercial partnerships at organisations such as Sainsbury’s, IMG, Paralympics Australia, NSW Waratahs and Foodbank.
He is passionate about preserving Australia’s unique biodiversity in conjunction with the partners of FNPW.
Founder & Patron
Founder
Thomas (Tom) Lancelot Lewis AO was a New South Wales politician, Premier of New South Wales and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Sir Eric Willis.
As lands minister, Tom Lewis was responsible for setting up the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in 1967. He established the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife in 1970 as the fundraising arm of the NPWS. Today, the Foundation is an a-political, independent conservation organisation that operates Australia-wide.
Board of Directors
A voluntary, unremunerated President, Treasurer and Secretary, and Board of Directors is elected annually to oversee the activities of FNPW.
Chair
Elected Chair in 2026 | Appointed Director 2026
Finance & Risk Committee member
Nominations Committee member
Kelly absolutely loves nature, with wombats, towering gums and tranquil rivers being her favourites. This love of nature drove Kelly to become a distinguished and transformative leader at the forefront of nature and climate.
Kelly was the CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation and is experienced in executive roles in business, government and the community sector. She has been at the forefront of Australia’s most consequential nature and climate wins over the past two decades, and is trusted by environmental and political leaders, community, business and philanthropy.
She brings thought leadership, a ‘can do’ attitude, curiosity, kindness and fun to shape innovative, high-impact organisations to drive outcomes for people and nature.
Treasurer & Deputy Chair
Elected Treasurer and Deputy Chair in 2026 | Appointed Director 2026
Finance & Risk Committee Chair
Nominations Committee member
Mark is a Non-Executive Director of Freshmark, Blue Knot Foundation, and Afford, and chairs the Finance, Audit and Risk Committees of Blue Knot Foundation and Freshmark. He is also Chair of Afford’s Corporate Development Committee, a member of its Asset, Audit and Risk Committee, and an Advisory Director to two early-stage financial services technology businesses.
Mark is deeply committed to working with community-focused and purpose-driven organisations and is passionate about conservation and the protection of Australia’s natural environment and wildlife. He is motivated by supporting organisations that deliver positive outcomes for people and communities while stewarding natural assets responsibly for future generations, bringing a strong sense of custodianship and long-term accountability to his board roles.
Mark has over 30 years’ experience in global financial services, having held senior regional and global Chief Financial Officer roles with major UK banks, primarily based in London, with international experience in Hong Kong and New York. He later became a Partner at Deloitte in Australia and South Africa within the Transformation, Technology and Strategy consulting practice, advising boards and executives across financial services and other industries.
He specialises in financial reporting including budgeting, including governance, organisational change, and risk management, with a strong focus on financial stewardship, regulatory oversight, and technology-enabled transformation. Mark is a Fellow CPA (Australia) and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Canberra.
Director
Appointed Director 2020
Jane is the Managing Director of CustomerX and Chief Transformation Officer at Woolworths Group where she leads customer insights, brand & marketing, loyalty, digital, customer hub, privacy, strategy and transformation. She is a proven leader in driving growth through customer centricity, agile and data & analytics.
Prior to Woolworths Jane spent 20+ years with the Boston Consulting Group, where her experience includes incubating and launching innovative new digital businesses, working cross functionally with large teams to develop and implement machine learning personalisation tools, launching new products and brands, identifying growth opportunities and optimising brand portfolio positioning in airline, travel and consumer facing industries. Jane is passionate about building high performance cross functional teams. She is also passionate about increasing the representation of women in Digital. At BCG she led GAMMA, BCGs data and analytics business, in Australia and also led Gamma’s global women’s initiative. Over 10 years she shifted the dial on diversity in BCG ANZ.Jane loves the outdoors (hiking, kayaking, skiing) and has been actively involved with the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife for several years.
Director
Appointed Director 2023
Projects Committee member
Environmental scientist, author, adventurer and public speaker Tim Jarvis AM is committed to finding pragmatic solutions to major environmental issues related to climate change and biodiversity loss and uses his public speaking engagements, films and books to progress thinking in these areas. He has worked in the environmental field for over 30 years both in an environmental advocacy capacity as well as providing strategic and practical environmental advice to both government and corporate organisations..
Tim is well known for his historically authentic recreations of the Antarctic survival journeys of Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton and campaigns actively for better protection of Antarctica. He is founder and leader of The Forktree Project, a native revegetation project on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, Global Ambassador and Governor of WWF, Vice President of conservation NGO Flora and Fauna and was made Australian of the Year 2024 for South Australia.
Director
Appointed Director 2024
Fundraising & Marketing Committee Chair
Natalie is an award-winning environmentalist, presenter, and charity director on a mission to spark curiosity about the natural world. She is the author of Nature’s Last Dance: Tales of Wonder in an Age of Extinction.
Natalie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia and the Forbes 30 Under 30 Honour for her services to wildlife and environmental conservation in 2018. She was a United Nations Environment Programme Young Champion of the Earth Finalist. She is one of LinkedIn’s 2022 ‘Top Green Voices’ and named as one of The Australian’s 2022 ‘Top Innovators’. In 2025, she was named as a Marie Claire “Women of the Year” nominee.
Natalie is the Founder and Chair of My Green World, a Board Director at Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, a former Board Director at CARE Australia, a W20 Delegate (official G20 engagement group), a UNESCO Green Citizens Pathfinder. She sits on the XPRIZE Global Brain Trust for Biodiversity and Conservation. She is a National Ambassador for the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Director
Appointed Director 2025
Fundraising & Marketing Committee member
Leisa has over 25 years of strategy, marketing and partnerships experience, spanning both Corporate and Government. Leisa is passionate about the Arts, Culture and the Environment, and has just commenced as Executive Director Partnerships and Development at Creative Australia, after a decade at the ABC.
Prior to that, Leisa predominantly worked for large, global organisations at a Director level, from P&G to the Coca-Cola Company. She was ranked #1 CMO in Australia in 2020, is a fellow of The Marketing Academy and has a Degree and Masters in Business from the Queensland University of Technology. Leisa has also completed Executive studies in design thinking at Stanford, and Leading Change at Harvard, and currently sits on the Boards of the AANA and Legs on the Wall.
Director
Appointed Director 2025
Projects Committee Chair
Finance & Risk Committee member
Dr. Lucas Carmody is a environmental economist and sustainability leader. Lucas is committed to helping organisations better understand the ways in which they rely on health of our natural environment and the risks posed by further degradation.
As Executive Director of PwC’s Global Centre for Nature Positive Business, he has guided organisations worldwide in understanding and managing the financial and economic impacts of climate change, and of nature and biodiversity loss. Lucas has played a key role in driving the development and adoption of frameworks, standards and methodologies essential for addressing the private sector’s role in halting and reversing nature loss. This includes partnerships with leading initiatives such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).
Lucas’ commitment is rooted in the view that our economic prosperity and societal well‐being depend on the sound management of natural systems that sustain all life.
Director
Appointed Director 2026
Projects Committee member
Kinjia Munkara-Murray is an Indigenous scientist with a strong commitment to integrating Western and First Nations knowledge systems to drive lasting environmental, biodiversity and community outcomes. She has experience across government, corporate and research contexts. She works at Melbourne Water, amplifying Indigenous-led perspectives in land and water management and statutory decision-making.
Kinjia is a Graduate of the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute’s Emerging Directors Program, and is a Non-Executive Director of Watertrust Australia. She is also an Ambassador for DeadlyScience and holds a Master of Science (Bioscience).
Kinjia has expertise in environmental policy, waterway and catchment management, and science-informed community engagement processes. She also has a particular interest in biodiversity conservation and environmental stewardship.
Director
Appointed Director 2026
Fundraising & Marketing Committee member
Nick Tubb is Head of Financial Services & Travel for Australia and New Zealand at Meta, where over 11 years he has led strategic partnerships with major Australian organisations.
His passion for conservation was shaped growing up in the English countryside, where his father worked for the National Trust, experiences that fostered a deep respect for preserving natural landscapes. Now based in Australia, Nick is committed to ensuring his own children maintain a strong connection to nature.
Nick has been involved with FNPW since 2020, initially as an observer and contributing through the Marketing Sub-Committee for over five years. He brings commercial insight, experience operating at scale, and a focus on measurable, data-informed strategy to support the Foundation’s mission.
