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

Phil has over 20 years’ experience as a horticulturalist and is passionate about community outreach.

An accomplished PhD candidate and Technical Officer.

Richard Jobson is a research scientist and systematic botanist based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

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

Russell Barrett is a Senior Research Scientist and Systematic Botanist.

Ryan Newett is the Supervisor of Production Horticulture and is based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Samantha Yap is a Conservation Genomics Coordinator in the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience.

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

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

Terra-Nova Sadowski is the Senior Horticulturist at The Calyx, located within the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Trevor Wilson is a Systematic Botanist based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Tricia Hogbin is the Restoration Genomics Outreach Coordinator at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.