Our team

Our team is made up of local community members from diverse backgrounds and have a broad range of skills. Our experience as a teams spans agriculture, natural resource management, community capacity building, administration, bookkeeping, marketing and communications and more.

Roger Knight

Executive Officer & Local Landcare Coordinator

e. roger.knight@wmlig,org

Roger grew up on a citrus orchard near Barham and has worked in a range of natural resource management, agriculture and food manufacturing positions throughout his career. Roger's role as Executive Officer includes fostering our organisation relationships, collaborating with project stakeholders and partners and developing and overseeing the role out of our organisation's Strategic Plan. Roger also holds the role of Local Landcare Coordinator focusing on community capacity building and managing related projects.

Amy Lolicato

Local Landcare Coordinator

e. amy.lolicato@wmlig.org

Amy is a local farmer and has a degree in Urban Planning and Development from the University of Melbourne with a focus on social and environmental planning. She has experience in Statutory Planning and Subdivisions. Amy’s key areas of focus are in development assessment, community consultation, policy dissemination, and critical review and analysis.

Leigh Fletcher

Agrisystem Development Coordinator & Environmental Project Officer

e. leigh.fletcher@wmlig.org

A former dairy farmer, Leigh also has 25 years’ experience in roles across the agriculture, manufacturing, and project management sectors. Leigh manages our project contracts and negotiations, develops project budgets and tracks project milestones and facilitates community consultation. He also assists with applying for grant applications.

Kaitlyn Powell

Assistant Project Officer

e. kaitlyn.powell@wmlig.org

​Katie is a trained Myotherapist and Pilates Instructor from Echuca Moama and has experience working in administration for an agricultural machinery retailer. Katie assists the team with rolling out our projects including organising field days and capacity building workshops, completing in-field assessments and assisting with grant applications.

Stacey Brooke

Local Landcare Coordinator

e. stacey.brooke@wmlig,org

Stacey’s skills and experience include environmental revegetation works with Landcare Australia, strong networking capabilities, business management and administration skills gained at council and rural merchandising businesses. Stacey rolls out the Landcare Australia program, leads our revegetation projects, and provides support to our local community groups and schools including assistance with grant applications.

Kate Redfearn

Accounts

e. kate.redfearn@wmlig.org

Kate has vast experience in marketing, advertising, and business, working for over 15 years in advertising agencies based in Bendigo. She also has a strong background in bookkeeping, administration, and governance. Kate manages our accounts and bookkeeping, keeps track of project budgets, and generates financial reports for the board, Executive Officer and wider team. She is also the Treasurer and Public Officer of the WMLIG board.

Leona Chan

Media, Marketing & Brand Development Officer

e. leona.chan@wmlig,org

Leona has a Bachelor of Media & Communications from the University of Melbourne and has experience working for Australia's largest outdoor media company. Leona leads and implements our marketing strategies and manages communications across all of our projects. She maintains and develops our website, social media accounts, and rolls out all communications with our members and wider community.

Kathleen Kolden

Administrative Coordinator and Community Support Officer (Murray Connect)

e. kathleen.kolden@wmlig.org

Kath has skills and experience in executive, corporate and governance support, her experience multiple Ministerial Offices, Victorian Departments and agencies. As Administrative Coordinator Kath assists the Executive Officer with compiling reports and other administrative duties across our projects. As Community Support Officer for Murray Connect Kath manages the coworking space including welcoming community members, assists community members with services such as printing and scanning and maintains the space.