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Our Team

Building a Sustainable Future.

Australian Energy Producers has close to 30 staff working in areas such as policy, events, advocacy, administration and communications, including an Executive team.

Australian Energy Producers head office is located in Canberra and the association has offices in Perth, Brisbane, Victoria and Darwin.

Canberra

Chief Executive

Samantha McCulloch
smcculloch@energyproducers.au

General Manager External Affairs

Victor Violante
vviolante@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0421 846 201

General Manager - Corporate

Tracey Pinto
tpinto@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0411 231 148

General Manager Policy

Brendan Beck
bbeck@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0423 482 872

Principal Advisor Economic Policy

Matt Steen
msteen@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0402 136 633

Office Manager and EA to CEO

Liz Anderson
landerson@appea.com.au
Mobile: 0410 532 753

Senior Media Advisor

Dean Croker
dcroker@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0434 631 511

Finance Manager

Kate O'Meara
komeara@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0425 258 208

Office Coordinator

Shannon Nolan
snolan@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0431 588 583

General Enquiries

contact@energyproducers.au

Brisbane

General Manager Member Relations & Events

Julie Hood
jhood@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0412 998 474

General Manager States & Territories, Director Queensland

Keld Knudsen
kknudsen@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0434 123 780

Director Energy and Climate Policy

Mark Bonner
mbonner@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0439 343 117

Director Media & Communications

Brad Thompson
bthompson@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0401 839 227

QLD Policy Manager

Andrew Barger
abarger@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0417 403 822

Director Events

Jason Avery - Rossi
javery@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0417 976 083

Events Manager

Sarah Hall
shall@energyproducers.au
Mobile:0416 141 836

CRM & Membership Manager

Karen Patterson
kpatterson@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0420 453 432

Office Manager (QLD)

Kathy Crawford
kcrawford@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0420 453 432

General Enquiries

contact@appea.com.au

Perth

Director Western Australia

Richard Ellis
rellis@energyproducers.au
0417 904 826

Director Offshore & Decommissioning

Jason Medd
jmedd@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0431 277 547

WA/SA Senior Policy Advisor

Brian Pridgen
bpridgen@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0414 893 992

Digital & Campaign Manager

Alexandra Jovanovic
ajovanovic@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0417 910 101

Senior Policy Advisor

Michelle Nicholson
mnicholson@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0439 454 971

Events Manager

James Fagan
jfagan@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0439 454 971

WA Office Manager

Gabriela Spencer
gspencer@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0410 793 604

General Enquires

contact@energyproducers.au

Darwin

Director Northern Territory & South Australia

David Slama
dslama@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0417 812 160

Melbourne

Director Victoria and New South Wales

Peter Kos
pkos@energyproducers.au
Mobile: 0407 000 926