About

Jane French is the CLLMM Research Centre Manager, based in Goolwa, South Australia. Jane is a talented, results-focused leader with a proven record in business analytics and systems development. She is deeply passionate about developing strong professional relationships to drive best practice in partnership with highly motivated practitioners to create a high-performance culture. With qualifications in Communications, Training and Assessment and International and Community Development, Jane has worked in the Not-for-Profit sector for many years, primarily within Community Centres at Management Level, and more recently with one of Australia’s largest NFP organisations. Jane has also served on a number of Boards in the NFP sector. Previous to that Jane has lectured at TAFE, teaching Communications. Growing up on a multi-generational family farm in the south-east of SA, but now living in Goolwa, Jane is a passionate community member and volunteers on committees for local sporting clubs that her children are engaged with.

Dr Tiffany Nay is the Communications and Engagement Coordinator at the CLLMM Research Centre based in Goolwa, South Australia. Tiffany has an academic background with a PhD in fish physiology from James Cook University. For the past 2 years, she has worked in managing wetland ecosystems throughout the CLLMM region. Throughout both roles, Tiffany focused on creating innovative science communication materials and engaging public outreach for communities. She is excited to join the CLLMM Research Centre.

Tiffany is currently on maternity leave. Please contact Sue Ellison for any enquires.

ue is the Engagement Officer at the CLLMM Research Centre located in Goolwa. Sue leads community and First Nations engagement across the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region and coordinates the CLLMM Research Centre’s volunteer group.

Sue has a background in land management as a field and interpretation Ranger with various agencies in Australia and NZ.

Sue has most recently worked in aboriginal land management and Joint Management with the Central Land Council based out of Alice Springs for 10+ years.

Sue has also worked as a PBC Coordinator working with Native Tile and small developing Aboriginal Corporations in the CLC region in the Northern Territory.

Dr Nick Whiterod is the CLLMM Research Centre Science Program Manager based in Goolwa, South Australia. Nick is an ecologist with more than two decades experience, working broadly conserving and researching freshwater species and ecosystems across South Australia and Australia. He has conducted several successful reintroduction projects, contributed to the national listing of more than 50 freshwater fish and crayfish, and actively worked to understand and conserve freshwater fish across Australia, including in the Mt Lofty Ranges and the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region. Nick was a 2018 Churchill Fellow and recently received the 2023 Unsung Hero of South Australian Science.

Fiona has joined the Goyder Institute on secondment from Institute partner Flinders University where she has been providing administrative and strategic support for the past twelve years in her role as Centre Manager of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. She has actively cultivated a strong network of contacts in the water industry over this time. Fiona has qualifications in Project Administration, Management and Leadership.

Alec Rolston joined the Institute in 2021 as Research Program Manager of the Goyder Institute’s research projects in the Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin program. He has extensive experience in integrated water resource management, integrated catchment management, drinking water source protection and wetland ecology, conservation and management across Europe and Australia.

Alec holds a PhD from the National University of Ireland Maynooth and has worked with An Fóram Uisce|The Water Forum and the Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland as well as the MANTEL Innovative Training Network across Europe.

Alec spent his early career in Adelaide working with Flinders University through the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Ecology Research Cluster and within the Department for Environment and Water.