Ecocentrix Team
Our Team is made up of knowledge holders and experts across a range of fields.
We create teams of experts for each training course, mentoring experience or Ecocentrix project, based on your needs.
Michelle Maloney
Earth laws, ecocentrism and nature based governance
Dr Michelle Maloney
Founder and Director
Dr Michelle Maloney is an Earth lawyer and advocate for ecocentric and nature based governance. She is recognised internationally and in Australia for her work advocating for Earth centred law and governance, including Earth laws and Rights of Nature. Michelle is Co-Founder and Director of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), and Co-Founder and Director of Future Dreaming, an Indigenous led organisation that works to share Indigenous ecological and governance knowledge with non-Indigenous people and organisations in Australia. She is the Director of Ecocentrix Training and Advisory, which offers unique training and personal development opportunities for individuals and organisations.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and History) and Laws (Honours) from the Australian National University and a PhD in Law from Griffith University. Michelle’s PhD analysed how regulation can be used to reduce unsustainable consumption. Her other affiliations can be seen on this webpage, including: Adjunct Senior Fellow, Law Futures Centre, Griffith University; Steering Group Member for the Earth Trusteeship Initiative, Advisory Council Member for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), and Co-Founder and Director of the New Economy Network Australia (NENA). More information about Michelle’s and her work can be found here – https://michellemaloney.au/
Mary Graham
Aboriginal culture, philosophy and the Relationalist Ethos
Mary Graham
Dr Mary Graham is an Adjunct Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Queensland. She grew up in South-East Queensland, and is a Kombu-merri person through her father’s heritage and a Wakka Wakka clan through her mother’s heritage. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Mary has worked across several government agencies, community organisations and universities. Mary has been a dedicated lecturer with the University of Queensland, teaching Aboriginal history, politics and comparative philosophy. Mary has written and published many prominent works, including – publications in the Aboriginal Encyclopaedia, training modules for Cross Cultural Awareness and a host of academic papers.
Edward Morgan
Climate change adaptation and nature based governance
Edward Morgan
Dr Edward Morgan PhD (Natural Resource Management) (GU), MSc (Environmental Science), MSci (Chemistry). Edward is a Research Fellow at Griffith University Edward’s research interests include the interaction between science and society for sustainability; governance and planning for water sensitive cities and adapting to climate change; environmental justice and the role of communities in transforming governance.
Jannine Barron
Business development and nature based governance
Jannine Barron
Jannine Barron is a regenerative business mentor, educator and historian working at the intersection of nature inclusive governance, leadership and business across Australia and the UK. Through nature immersive experiences and mentoring, she helps leaders make better decisions, lead sustainably and grow from the inside out, building the inner capacity for a future-fit organisation.
Over three decades, Jannine has founded and led four businesses grounded in organic and regenerative principles, giving her the business acumen to understand the real pressures leaders face. She has been involved in nature governance since the first organisation in the UK appointed Nature to its board, and as a steward of Voices of Nature UK, she brings lived experience of the earliest models, the lessons learned, and the emerging frameworks, speaking and writing regularly on nature inclusive governance and regenerative leadership.
The creator of Nature’s Boardroom and the Grass Tree Fellowship, Jannine guides leaders and organisations to move from stewardship to kinship and become a genuine voice for nature in how they live, lead and do business. A Kincentric Leadership Fellow and Dandelion Fellow, these global fellowships have helped shape this work for the Australian context, guided by local ecologies, cultures and Indigenous wisdom. More information about Jannine and her work can be found here – https://janninebarron.com/
James Lee
Bioregional governance
James Lee
Bioregional Governance
James holds a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and has a background in art, music (BMus) and film studies (GradDip Film & TV). James has expertise in interdisciplinary approaches to addressing ecological challenges and his work explores the role that cultural practices can play in informing and supporting Earth-centred governance. James provides technical and geospatial mapping support to the Ecocentrix program, and also oversees the Ecocentrix operational systems.
Sarah Bashforth
Community engagement and bioregional governance
Sarah Bashforth
Community engagement and bioregional governance
Morag Gamble
Permaculture and Regenerative Design
Morag Gamble
Permaculture and Regenerative Design
A globally recognised permaculture educator, designer, and founder of the Permaculture Education Institute, Morag has led programs in more than 22 countries and is a prominent voice in the international permaculture movement.
https://permacultureeducationinstitute.org
Leila Alem
Systems Change
Leila Alem
Systems Change
My journey began as a scientist in Artificial Intelligence and Human–Computer Interaction, where for over 25 years I partnered with industry to create meaningful impact. Early on, I learned that complex challenges are rarely just technical—they are deeply human and systemic. This insight shaped my approach: engaging stakeholders to co-create pathways for change rather than imposing solutions.
Over time, my focus expanded to the grand challenges of our era—climate change, inequality, and biodiversity loss—and to understanding how these are profoundly interconnected. I became fascinated by how systems evolve and the role we play within them: how shifting our mindsets and behaviours is essential if we wish to shift the systems themselves.
This has led me to dedicate my work to responsible innovation and systems change—helping individuals and organisations see the bigger picture, question assumptions, and design catalytic interventions that move us toward a more sustainable and equitable future. I am also part of the Organising Committees for Climate Action Week Sydney and AlterCOP30 Sydney, where I co-design and deliver sessions and programs that connect thought leaders and changemakers driving climate action and systems transformation.
I bring over 25 years of experience in designing award-winning digital products and services across sectors including health, aviation, mining, and manufacturing, with clients such as Boeing, Rio Tinto, DoHA, and 3M. As a research leader at CSIRO—Australia’s national science agency—I led teams whose work resulted in two successful commercialisations and three State Innovation Awards.
In the past decade, I have combined practice with teaching, delivering programs in responsible innovation, systems change, and entrepreneurship across Australia, France, Italy, and Morocco.
Currently, I am a Director Climate Innovation for Women Climate Congress , Adjunct Professor at UTS and hold a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. I deliver programs and master classes nationally and internationally on how we can design systems, technologies that enable both people and the planet to thrive. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leilaalem/
Kiran Kashyap
Regenerative Design
Kiran Kashyap
Regenerative Design
Dr Kiran Kashyap is a systemic designer, researcher and activist with over 15 years of co-design experience on Gadigal Country. As Executive Director of Regen Sydney, they use design-led approaches to embed relational ontologies, foster cross-sector alliances and identify structural leverage in the formation of new civic infrastructures. Kiran’s work is primarily focused on encouraging system-level transitions towards regenerative economics and bioregionally-adapted governance.
Larelle Bossi
Ocean governance and ethics
Larelle Bossi
Earth Ethics
Larelle Bossi is an Australian philosopher, ocean ethicist, and governance specialist whose work focuses on values-led ocean governance, regenerative blue economies, and ethical frameworks for marine decision-making. Drawing on expertise across academia, government, and community engagement, her research explores how ethics can strengthen the integrity of blue economies, blue finance, ocean policy, and environmental governance.
As one of the world’s few ocean ethicists, Larelle works at the intersection of philosophy, governance, and sustainability, helping organisations navigate complex social, cultural, and environmental challenges. She has advised governments, industry, and communities on issues including social and cultural licence, marine conservation, offshore energy, and ocean guardianship, and is committed to bridging the gap between ethics, policy, finance, and practice to support more just, regenerative, and resilient ocean futures.
