Meet our experts
Meet the passionate people who work behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Lesley Elkan is a talented Botanical Illustrator based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Lotte oversees the maintenance and procurement of equipment used by scientists for their research.

Marco Duretto is the Science, Education and Conservation (SEC) Operations Manager.

Margaret Heslewood is a Project Officer (Plant Molecular) at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
Mark Kilpatrick is the Senior Horticulturalist responsible for overseeing the Middle Gardens Precinct at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Marlien van der Merwe is a Senior Scientific Officer specialising in restoration and conservation genomics.
Matt Coyne is the Senior Arborist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Mathew Laurence is PlantClinic Manager at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Head of the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience
Melissa Wong is a Digital Curator at the National Herbarium of New South Wales, based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Michael Elgey is Curator Manager at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Miguel Garcia is a Librarian at the Daniel Solander Library