Caroline Cordonis (Phd) Email and Phone Number

• Contributed to management planning through environmental data provision and comprehensive inventories of plants, animals, and culturally significant items• Conducted efforts to mitigate invasive plant species, safeguarding and revitalizing native ecosystems• Played an integral role in the revitalization of natural habitats by selecting and planting native trees and shrubs in designated zones• Conducted field assessments to identify prior site activities and potential contamination• Executed bushland management plans and conservation strategies, prioritizing the preservation of our natural environment• Collaborated closely with a team to implement environmental strategies, encompassing ecosystem restoration measures such as erosion control, water resource management, wetland restoration, and habitat improvement projects

• Contribute to the ESA establishing connections with their local MPs, and communicate ecological knowledge and experience that can support evidence-based policy- and decision-making. • Supporting early career ecologists to the exciting array of roles ecologists play in our society, be it in land management, policy, science communication, education and beyond• Annual conference workshop organisation• Working with the Bulletin team to develop a series of articles and editorials relevant for ECEs.

• Provide professional services to implement a plan which aims to protect, monitor, and conserve threatened species and vegetation communities in Sydney Region· Ecological restoration/ rehabilitation · Erosion Control · Asset Protection Zone Maintenance · Weed Management · Flora and Fauna Identification · Tree Planting · Brush-Cutting · Seed Collection

• Teaching, delivery of tutorials and practical classes in multiple subjects for first, second, and third- year Undergraduate Biological Sciences• Laboratory demonstrator supervising and mentoring undergraduate group research projects heavily focused on behavioural ecology and community ecology• Leading and delivering content on zoology, ecology, behavioural ecology, conservation biology, and field biology skills

• Assisted with a variety of data collection activities at the Laboratório at the Marine Genetics Laboratory (LGMar)•Provided field and technical support work as a research assistant for scientific postgraduate researchers •Supervised research activities (field and lab) for taxonomic description of species of algae and marine sponges. Some samples of sponges from the digestive tract of turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) were identified and contributed to the project "PorTaL Brazil: Tree of life of Brazilian marine sponges.

• Lead practical-based activities to improve first grade to high-school students' performance within the relevant discipline experiences • Supervised an environmental conservation program to develop the eco-engagement of the community.

• Provided laboratory and field work support to scientific postgraduate researchers at the Porifera Laboratory of the National Museum• Collected samples and provide taxonomic descriptions of marine sponge species