Meet the Australia and New Zealand Team
FSC Australia and New Zealand is a National Office of FSC International. Our dedicated team are passionate about ensuring that the voice of Australian and New Zealand stakeholders are heard internationally through our membership in creating the standards and promoting responsible forest management.
Melanie Robertson
Chief Executive Officer
Melanie's extensive corporate leadership experience spans not-for-profit membership-based organisations, government, and for-profit organisations in the health and renewable energy sector. She is known for her ability to build collaboration across traditional boundaries, working with a wide range of corporate, community, and government stakeholders.
In her role as CEO of FSC ANZ, Melanie will lead the team's focus on implementing our five-year strategic plan, which aims to enhance FSC's reach and strengthen its impact across Australia and New Zealand.
Stefan Jensen
Senior Policy Manager
Stefan manages FSC Australia and New Zealand’s policy work. The main focus of his work is forest management certification, including the maintenance of our Forest Stewardship Standards for Australia and New Zealand. Stefan is also responsible for the National Risk Assessments for Australia and New Zealand as well as chain of custody certification.
Jennifer Nicita
Trademarks and Partnerships Manager
Jennifer is an environmental engagement and education professional who is skilled at building communities around sustainability and environmental issues. Jen is focused on assisting businesses to build their capacity to achieve positive environmental outcomes through collaborative approaches to stakeholder management. Her work on the FSC trademark program includes strengthening the business networks of FSC and promoting the protection of forest ecosystems.
Sarah Day
Communications and Engagement Manager
Sarah leads FSC Australia and New Zealand’s marketing and communications, seeking out creative and innovative ways to bring our company voice and vision to life. Tailoring FSC's company purpose to Australian and New Zealand audiences is Sarah's initiative, focussing primarily on expanding FSC ANZ's reach by building collaborative marketing campaigns with stakeholders and creating engaging social media content that speaks to our mission of Forests for All, Forever.
Ashleigh Connery
Finance & Administration
Ashleigh is our Finance and Administration Officer responsible for driving best practices in finance and administration management within our organisation, to maximise efficiency and growth. Throughout her years working in office and finance administration, Ashleigh has developed sharp analytical and organisational skills structured with an eye for detail. Originally from New Zealand, she moved over to Australia roughly 20 years ago and has been living in Queensland up until November 2021 when she made the move to Melbourne where she currently studies Psychological Science at La Trobe University.
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