Meet our experts
Meet the passionate people who work behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
Monica Fahey is a Scientific Officer at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Nathan Emery is the Manager, Seedbank & Conservation Collections at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Patricia Lu-Irving is a Scientific Officer.

Paul Nicholson is the Manager of Volunteer Programs at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Peter Dawe is the Lead - Youth Community Greening, based at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Peter Jobson is an Information Botanist.

Peter Wilson, a Systematic Botanist at the National Herbarium of NSW.

Phil has over 20 years’ experience as a horticulturalist and is passionate about community outreach.

An accomplished PhD candidate and Technical Officer.

Richard Jobson is a research scientist and systematic botanist based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.
Ruby Paroissien works as a Seedbank Officer at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Russell Barrett is a Senior Research Scientist and Systematic Botanist.