Meet the Greenpeace Team
We work together to stop the destruction of the environment using peaceful direct action and creative communication. We don’t just identify problems, we create solutions.
Our Leadership Team
David Ritter – Chief Executive Officer
David leads the talented and determined team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific on the mission to secure an Earth capable of nurturing life in all of its magnificent diversity.
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Del Claudianos – Chief Operating Officer
Del leads organisation-wide strategy, operations, people and culture, governance, and financial stewardship to enable bold, impactful climate action across the region. With more than 17 years’ experience in complex public-purpose environments, Del is known for her strategic leadership, organisational transformation expertise, and values-led approach to culture and capability uplift.
Kate Smolski – Program Director
Kate’s responsibilities encompass the planning, design and delivery of GPAP’s program of campaigns, communications, actions, investigations and field activities.
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Luke Edwards – Fundraising and Technology Director
Luke leads our devoted Fundraising and Technology department and joined Greenpeace in 2016 after stints at Amnesty International, Fairfax Media and The Guardian. He is passionate about people working together to create positive change and make a green and peaceful future.
The Board of Directors of Greenpeace Australia Pacific consists of independent non-executive directors.
Our Campaign Team
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Glenn Walker – Head of Nature
Glenn Walker is a seasoned climate and environmental advocate, with over 15 years experience spanning the fields of the energy sector, offshore and onshore oil and gas exploitation, deforestation, land restoration, river protection, Indigenous conservation, and protected area creation and management.
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Joe Rafalowicz – Head of Climate and Energy
Joe Rafalowicz leads Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s campaigns on Climate and Energy. Joe has worked in the climate movement in Australia and globally for 9 years.
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Shiva Gounden – Head of Pacific
Shiva leads the Pacific campaign at Greenpeace Australia Pacific. He is an accomplished advocate for environmental sustainability and climate justice, with a focus on empowering communities in the Pacific region. With extensive experience in campaign strategy and community engagement, Shiva has worked with various organizations to promote initiatives that address climate change and protect natural…
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Gemma Plesman – Senior Campaigner (Forests)
Gemma has over ten years of experience in environmental and climate change advocacy.
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Sophia Fowler – Engagement Lead (Climate and Energy)
Sophia is an Engagement Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific leading the audience and engagement strategies for Greenpeace’s climate and energy campaigns.
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Geoff Bice – Western Australia (WA) Lead
Geoff is the WA Campaign Lead for GPAP and has been operating social justice and environmental advocacy campaigns for more than a decade.
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Solaye Snider – Climate and Energy Campaigner
Solaye Snider is a campaigner on the Climate and Energy team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific. She has over nine years experience working in the non-profit sector in Australia and Canada, as a campaigner, digital strategist, movement coordinator, and communicator. Her focus has spanned a range of issues, with a focus on climate change and human…
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Elle Lawless – Senior Nature Campaigner
Elle Lawless is Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Senior Nature Campaigner, with several years’ experience campaigning for ecological and climate justice nationally. Growing up in regional NSW gave Elle a deep connection to nature and a drive to protect it. She has led successful campaigns with The Wilderness Society and as Director of the Conservation Council ACT…
Our Legal Team
Brooke Dellavedova – General Counsel
Brooke has been one of our General Counsel at Greenpeace Australia Pacific for the past 2 years and shares responsibility for legal, governance and integrity functions.
Before joining Greenpeace, she spent over 20 years conducting large-scale class actions for breaches of the Corporations Law, anti-competitive conduct, negligence and product liability. She was a Partner of a major law firm for over 10 years, and has experience in audit, risk, IT and NFP governance.
Brooke is about to complete her Masters in Environmental Law, and is a graduate of the AICD directors course.
She is passionate about social justice, and particularly the protection of our environment and women’s justice. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Victoria University and University of New South Wales and has published work on class actions and environmental and competition law.
Our Investigations Team
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Jack Kerr – Senior Investigator
Since joining Greenpeace in 2023, his work has covered issues as diverse as the militarisation of deep-sea mining to the spread of disinformation about renewables.
Our Media team
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Kate O’Callaghan – Communications Manager
Kate heads up Greenpeace’s high impact media and communications team. With over a decade of experience working in the environment and human rights sectors, Kate has held a range of roles including communications, campaigns and strategy and loves brainstorming big, creative ideas and tactics to engage people in the climate crisis.
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Kimberley Bernard
Swapping the news studio for ships, former journalist Kimberley is a Senior Communications Advisor at Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Kimberley has spent more than a decade in the ocean conservation movement, both domestically and internationally, campaigning for the protection of our big blue planet. She is a former radio, TV and online journalist with a passion…
Media Enquiries
For media requests please contact [email protected] and someone from our team will respond.
Photo & Video Archive
Broadcast-ready video and high-resolution photos can be found in the Greenpeace media library. If you would like to license any images or need assistance finding something please email [email protected]
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