Our people are here to help.
- How we work:
- Our Team Model We work as project-based teams, customized to your needs.
- Leadership
- Patrick O'Callaghan Patrick O'Callaghan
- Julie Henry Julie Henry
- Associates:
- Anthony Boxshall Anthony Boxshall, PhD
- Jason Boyce Jason Boyce
- John Childers John Childers
- Lisa Keller Lisa Keller
- Jennifer Lilburn Jennifer Lilburn
- Charlene Bohanon Charlene Bohanon
- Julie Murphy Julie Murphy
- Tara Taylor Tara Taylor
Because our network includes leading practitioners on call around the world, we can put together project-specific, multi-disciplinary teams of experts in a matter of days, and complete your project to an unmatchable standard. Our collective expertise includes strategic planning, community engagement, social media strategy, brand development, programmatic design and evaluation, communication, endangered species planning and business alignment. Our structure is purposefully light and flexible to reduce unnecessary infrastructure, shrink our collective footprint, and minimise overhead costs.
Our active specialists have extensive experience in corporate, government and non-profit organizations ranging from 300 - 4,000 staff, with direct responsibility for budgets upwards of $2M. We continue to serve our local, national and professional communities on boards, executive committees and in other advisory roles.
You will find our collective fingerprints on conservation brands and highly successful programs such as Ocean Wise, Wild Futures, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, and Wild Carbon, many of which started out as collaborations between members of our current team.
Founder & Executive Director
Patrick has played key leadership roles with various conservation organisations around the world, including Parks Victoria, the Vancouver Aquarium, the Queenscliff Marine Discovery Centre and The Ocean Project, to name a few.
Patrick specialises in conservation strategy and program development and has a track record of facilitating major partnerships for high profile programs such as the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, Ocean Wise, Parks Champions and Wild Futures. Based in Australia, Patrick leads our global team in projects that range from strategic conservation planning for endangered wildlife to digital science communication architecture - and most things in between.
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Director, USA
Julie's passion for conservation of wildlife and global sustainability has taken her around the world and back. From the shores of Lake Michigan to the coast of New Zealand, Julie has held leadership roles in organizations including Shedd Aquarium, Busch Gardens, Mote Marine Laboratory, and as a TogetherGreen Fellow of the National Audubon Society. She is currently an active participant on the Green Business Leadership Committees of the Sarasota and Manatee Chambers of Commerce.
Julie's strengths in communication, messaging, education, coaching, and strategic planning are evident whether teaching a workshop in sustainability leadership or crafting messages about climate change. Julie's enthusiasm for sharing best practices among diverse organizations motivates our clients to push the boundaries of what it really means to be green.
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Associate
Dr. Anthony Boxshall possesses a sought-after combination of highly specialized scientific knowledge and the ability to make it accessible to all manner of audiences. He is marine ecologist by trade and has worked across government, academia and private industry. In past lives, he has held positions as Manager Marine Research for Parks Victoria, Senior Manager Science EPA Victoria, has held a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at UC Santa Cruz, USA, and was a lecturer at Deakin University. He is the current President of the Australian Marine Sciences Association, the largest learned society for professional marine scientists in Australia.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
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Senior Associate
Based in Vancouver, Canada, Jason is a program development specialist with experience in non-profit and for-profit project management focusing on sustainability and social marketing, with a passion for food systems and sustainability.
With an MBA in sustainable business, Jason has assisted various start-up social enterprises in establishing their operations ranging from small and local to national in scope. Jason's career has included key positions at the Centre for Community Enterprise, Local Food First, Green Table and the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
Associate
John brings great expertise in leadership development, strategic planning, coaching, and continuous process improvement. He personally studied with Dr. W. Edwards Deming, whose work founded the Total Quality Movement. As the sustainability movement is now being compared to Deming's quality revolution, John brings a unique perspective and added value to our Green Business Coaching clients. John has over 26 years experience working with 200+ organizations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and South America. He has an engineering degree from Purdue University, an MBA from Northwestern University, and spent 15 years in Fortune 100 companies in engineering, quality, and executive positions before entering the world of consulting.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
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Associate
Lisa Keller is our digital marketing guru, specializing in both social media and online marketing. She has worked for both small and large business-focused technology and marketing companies, including MonsterCommerce, Network Solutions, and NGAGE Digital. Lisa has expertise in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), online reputation management, SEO copywriting, Pay Per Click (PPC), landing page optimization, optimized online press releases and public relations, and social media. She is a member of multiple marketing organizations including Social Media Club, eMarketing Association, and Online Advertising Professionals.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
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Associate
Jen is a community engagement specialist and facilitator par excellence. She has exceptional skills in facilitation, consultation, mentoring and coaching, project management and evaluation. Jen has held key positions at many organisations including the Western Coastal Board, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Parks and Waterways, Melbourne Wine Company/Provenance Wines, Deakin University, Department of Education, and Kismet Forward. Her strategic thinking ability enables her to put specific solutions into broader frameworks, indicating desired outcomes, flow-on impacts and any needs for high-level actions and decisions.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
Associate
Charlene is a water resource professional who specializes in merging communities and businesses with their environment in order to build a foundation of sustainability. Her practical skills in design, development, implementation and evaluation of projects stem from her diverse expertise, which ranges from working with bioreactors for treating drinking water at Ben Gurion University in Israel to facilitating science education programs at Mote Marine Lab and Aquarium in Florida and the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium. She participates in the Coastal Regional Transect Group for the Texas 13-County Sustainable Communities Planning Project and coordinates the Galveston Green Drinks chapter.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialized expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
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Associate
From Queenscliff, Australia, Julie contributes an enviable depth of experience in marine and environmental education, interpretation and science. Her passion for all things marine has driven Julie's successful career at one of Australia's most prestigious marine science institutions, as a teacher and as a business owner in the surfing and import/export industries. Julie was the driving force behind the interpretive design of the highly regarded Marine Discovery Centre and has worked on numerous other interpretation, signage and exhibit projects over the past 15 years.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
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Associate
Tara's skills in creative program design and education have been shaped by her career in the worlds of environmental non-profits and small business.
As Director of Conservation Programs for the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Tara oversaw the development of several highly successful programs including Ocean Wise, the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, AquaVan and the Aquarium's internal conservation commitment via ISO14001 and its associated Environmental Management Systems. In Canada, Tara is now Conservation Enterprises Unlimited's go-to person for local project work, as well as being our creative lead for green brand development projects.
Our Associates are independent professionals that we call on and work with regularly, to provide specialised expertise that matches and strengthens the particular needs of projects. They are carefully chosen based on simple criteria: they are excellent at what they do, they deliver exceptional value to our clients, and they are great to work with.
Our team brings you the skills and experience to achieve your wildest dreams.
“At a time when our future needed guidance, Conservation Enterprises Unlimited was crucial in helping the Marine Discovery Centre launch into a new era and assisting us with planning our next steps. Innovative ideas to drive our internal content needs such as displays, media and educational content combined with sound business planning principles to give us a road map for an exciting future - a future that is now taking shape just as we had hoped.
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- Alex Giannuzzi
Manager, Marine Discovery Centre
- Alex Giannuzzi
Manager, Marine Discovery Centre
