Meet our experts

Meet the passionate people who work behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Amanda Rollason is a dedicated Technical Officer.

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Dr Cathy Offord is Head of Australian PlantBank Research at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

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Professor David Mabberley AM, is an Honorary Research Associate (formerly Executive Director) of Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Ganesha S. Liyanage is a Plant Conservation Scientist.

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Karen Sommerville is a Rainforest Conservation Scientist.

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Karina Guo is a Technical Officer Biodiversity Genomics

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Katherine Thomson is a Seedbank Assistant at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Lotte oversees the maintenance and procurement of equipment used by scientists for their research.

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Nathan Emery is the Manager, Seedbank & Conservation Collections at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan. 

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Ruby Paroissien works as a Seedbank Officer at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. 

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Samuel Padgett works as a Seedbank Assistant at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. 

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Stefanie Carusi is a Technical Officer at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.