Our people

We're fortunate to have a team of 30 highly qualified and motivated people working for us at Sustainable Living Tasmania.

Office staff

Todd is a humanitarian engineer turned sustainable community development leader. He's passionate about helping people to live happy, healthy and sustainable lives.

After working as a lightning protection engineer for Tassie business Novaris Pty Ltd, Todd did three years postgraduate engineering research into renewable energy systems with UTAS in Hobart and the Institute for Energy Technology in Norway.

Todd also founded the Tasmanian Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and was president of it for 2 years before moving to Melbourne to take on a paid staff role in their national office. He became fascinated by the intersection between appropriate technology and participatory, strengths-based community development.

In 2010, Todd moved back to his beloved homeland to work towards creating happy, healthy and sustainable Tasmanian communities.

Lissa Villeneuve - Food Program Manager, Festival Director, Events Manager
Lissa has worked in the community and education sectors for 15 years. Her roles have varied from teaching environmental education in Bulgaria and organisational development in Uganda to coordinating a Tasmania-wide local food advocacy and skill building campaign. The common thread is a passion for working with the community to develop positive solutions, which improve quality of life and contribute to a more sustainable society.

As Events Manager with Sustainable Living Tasmania she has organised regional, state and national events. Under her direction, the Sustainable Living Festival has grown in reach and scope, with attendance doubling to nearly 10,000 and the festival program expanding to include more than 100 interactive workshops, debates, live music, art installations, cooking demonstrations and kids' activities in 2012. 

Lissa has served as the Chair of the board of Source Community Wholefoods Cooperative for 3 years and is Convenor of the South Hobart Sustainable Community Group. Born in Detroit, Michigan in the United States, Lissa lived and travelled in Eastern Europe and Asia before settling in Adelaide, SA to do her Masters Degree in 2002. A love of the bush and Tasmania's natural beauty brought her to Hobart 7 years ago, where she lives with her son, on an urban block with a thriving veggie patch, orchard and chooks.

Janine Cooke
Finance & Administration Officer

Carl Bennett
Technology Coordinator 

Sophie Calic
Festival Officer 

Anton Vikstrom
Energy Program Manager 

Tim Bowden
Energy Project Officer 

Margaret Steadman
Energy Project Officer 

Hannah Maloney
Project Officer (Living Smart, Composting Kings & Queens) 

Lizz Smith
Energy Champions Booking Officer

Emma Westcott
Energy Champions Booking Officer

Zac Cooke
Cleaner 

Home Energy Helpers (Assessors)

Alister Mackinnon, Andrew Watson, Annette Dean, Brian Board, Gillian Newman, Glenda Hosking, Ian Turnbull, Jill Thompson, Judy Micklewright, Julie Hargreaves, Lori Puster, Mike Willson, Nigel Lockett, Rebecca Boyle, Sarah Lowe, Shayn Harkness, Thomas Webster, Tony Weaver.

Volunteers

We thank our many voluntary staff members for all the valuable tasks they do and invite you to join us if you'd like to contribute to SLT.

Patron

Duncan Kerr