Amanda has worked in the conservation sector for over 20 years in a range of practice areas from community group development and management, protected area policy and planning, advocacy, fundraising and philanthropy. Amanda is the Chief Executive Officer with the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network, a group of over 100 individuals and foundations with a focus on environmental philanthropy. Amanda worked with Martin Copley and a team of other philanthropists to establish the legal and administrative operations of the organisation. Since then she has lead the AEGN to become a highly effective and widely respected philanthropic network. Before this Amanda worked with a private family foundation to assist them in distributing a significant pool of funds to environmental, climate change and Indigenous issues. Amanda has worked in a senior management role in the Victorian state government, as a CEO of the Victorian National Parks Association – a small but highly effective environmental non-government community group and as a development manager raising significant funds for conservation. She is an excellent facilitator with a passion for getting the best out of individuals working in groups in a whole range of manifestations. Amanda is grounded in good management practice after completing a graduate program course with the Ford Motor Company and working with two management mentors over fifteen years. In all Amanda’s roles she has aspired to excellence and building a community of people and activity that achieves amazing outcomes.