Meet our staff

We are open for business and here to support the region any way we can.

Please do not hesitate to give us a call or send us an e-mail based on the contact details here, and we will be happy to assist.

TeamNamePhone NumberEmail
General ManagerJodie Gregg-Smith8429 9666jodie.gregg-smith2@sa.gov.au
Pest Plant and Animal
Landscape OperationsReshnee Lalla0407 976 532reshnee.lalla@sa.gov.au
Rangelands Goat coordinatorAlex Scattergood0488 224 923alex.scattergood@sa.gov.au
BiosecurityCharlie Eager0437 795 792charlie.eager@sa.gov.au
Chris Havelberg0458 566 536chris.havelberg@sa.gov.au
WaterAaron Smith0417 643 956aaron.smith3@sa.gov.au
Julia Short0409 896 402julia.short2@sa.gov.au
Patrick Wilson0455 487 433patrick.wilson@sa.gov.au
EcologyElisa Sparrow0427 584 424elisa.sparrow2@sa.gov.au
Declan Morris0476 344 179declan.morris@sa.gov.au
Field OfficerAlana Anderson0438 913 753alana.anderson2@sa.gov.au
Partnerships and Community Engagement
ManagerCherie Gerlach0427 413 345cherie.gerlach@sa.gov.au
Gawler RangesChris Fulton0477 307 038christopher.fulton@sa.gov.au
Marree InnaminckaAlice Allington0436 403 682alice.allington@sa.gov.au
North FlindersClaire McKenry0439 051 085claire.mckenry@sa.gov.au
North East PastoralRyan Hayward0459 762 603ryan.hayward@sa.gov.au
Port Augusta-QuornBrett Devitt0409 753 495brett.devitt@sa.gov.au
Kingoonya/Marla OodnadattaTori Love0408 807 498victoria.love@sa.gov.au
PlanningKate Cornelsen0407 630 272Kate.cornelsen2@sa.gov.au
CommunicationsMichelle Murphy0497 636 177michelle.murphy@sa.gov.au
AgricultureMatthew Westover0438816 210matthew.westover@sa.gov.au
Andrea Tschirner0438 720 469andrea.tschirner@sa.gov.au
Sarah Voumard0438 846 373Sarah.Voumard2@sa.gov.au
Jade Leyden0438 990 399Jade.Leyden@sa.gov.au
Kangaroo Partnership Program contractorCassia Paragnani0428 152 631coordinator@sakangaroopartnership.com

If you are unsure who you need to speak to, our general office number of 8429 9666 will be answered and your call will be directed to the person you need.

Our staff work on projects around the region and offer advice on behalf the board.

Agriculture team

Contact us for advice on:

  • Soil
  • Carbon
  • Sustainable Agriculture

Community Engagement team

Contact us if you are not sure which team to talk to first – we provide the link between community and our on-ground teams.

  • Education
  • Volunteers
  • Regional events
  • Landscape Group support
  • Coordinating land management projects (including funding applications)
  • Aboriginal partnerships

Biosecurity team

Contact us for:

  • delivering projects to assist land managers with pest plant and animal management
  • information on wild dog management south of the dog fence, including the Biteback coordinated control program
  • information on north of the dog fence management and bait applications.

Communications team

Contact us for:

  • media enquiries
  • comments or subscriptions to the quarterly SAAL newsletter Across the Outback.

Ecology team

Contact us for:

  • flora and fauna sightings, surveys and reports
  • species and habitat assessment and monitoring
  • wildlife permits.

Water team

Contact us for:

Work with us

There is currently one employment opportunity available in the SA Arid Lands region.

The board is looking for a new manager of Landscape Operations

Leading a team of biosecurity staff, water experts, scientists and project officers, you will bring a wealth of experience and passion to the board. You have worked in the NRM sector and can demonstrate your passion for working in nature and supporting industries that value and depend on the arid lands region's natural resources. Your history in developing and maintaining partnerships will hold you in good stead to guide your team as the board develops and delivers several projects in partnership with three levels of government and its regional community stakeholders. You are able to lead technical staff with a broad range of attributes and capabilities and can oversee and guide your team through complex issues like compliance and the interpretation of legal instruments. Most of all, you want to work in one of the most iconic parts of South Australia and live where you can drive an hour in any direction to appreciate diverse land systems, communities and natural wonders, to achieve your lifestyle and professional goals.

Working in a dynamic leadership team, where we keep things real, invest heavily in workplace culture and always find fun and humour an important part of our working world, will surely mean you are about to apply for the job you have been waiting for.

Visit here for more information and to apply. Applications close Sunday 23 February.

Working with the South Australian Government

You will find other Employment opportunities here.