Meet our experts

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

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

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

Marco Duretto

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

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Margaret Heslewood is a Project Officer (Plant Molecular) at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Mark Kilpatrick is the Senior Horticulturalist responsible for overseeing the Middle Gardens Precinct at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. 

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Marlien van der Merwe is a Senior Scientific Officer specialising in restoration and conservation genomics.

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Matt Coyne is the Senior Arborist at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. 

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Mathew Laurence is PlantClinic Manager at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

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Head of the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience

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Melissa Wong is a Digital Curator at the National Herbarium of New South Wales, based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

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

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Miguel Garcia is a Librarian at the Daniel Solander Library