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BMWHI Staff 2010

	Dr Rosalie Chapple Executive Director  Contact Rosalie: r.chapple@bmwhi.org.au (+61 2) 9385 5653
Rosalie Chapple (BSc, PhD) was a co-founder (with John Merson) of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute in 2004, Executive Officer until 2007 and Company Secretary until 2008 when she took on the roles of Research Director and Acting Executive Director. She also undertakes part-time teaching and research in environmental studies at the University of NSW. For several years she was a senior manager with the Australian Conservation Training Institute of the Zoological Parks Board of NSW. Rosalie’s personal research interests are in wildlife and their conservation, including a PhD on chital deer biology and behaviour, a review of feral animal management in NSW national parks, and other consultancies involving native wildlife conservation. Over time, Rosalie has become increasingly involved with the broader policy and social aspects of environmental management and conservation.
	Peter Shadie Research Manager Contact Peter: p.shadie@bmwhi.org.au (+61 2) 9385 5728
Peter Shadie is Research Manager (part time) for the Institute. The first 20 years of his career was spent with the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) working in the field as a Ranger, Park Superintendent & Research Manager. Since 1999 he has been working with IUCN – The International Union for the Conservation of Nature - at international and regional levels. His initial posting was in IUCN’s Global Headquarters with the Union’s Global Programme on Protected Areas. As Executive Director of the IUCN 5th World Parks Congress he planned and staged the Parks Congress in Durban in 2003. In 2006 he moved to IUCN’s Asia Region where he was head of IUCN’s Regional Protected Areas Programme across 23 countries in Asia until 2010. Peter is also a Senior Advisor, World Heritage, for IUCN globally and a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas.
	Cheryle Yin-Lo Community Engagement Manager Community Cultural Development Contact Cheryle: c.yin-lo@bmwhi.org.au (+61 2) 4758 7193
Cheryle has a BA in Visual Arts from Sydney College of the Arts and broad experience in arts education, teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and arts management. She has worked in cultural development projects overseas and in Australia, in artistic, cultural, educational, health and environmental contexts. Community projects have involved working with a range of diverse groups and communities with a cross-cultural, intergenerational and interdisciplinary approach using arts and cultural expression to explore environmental issues. Cheryle currently coordinates the Institute’s Community Engagement Program. She is also undertaking a workplace-based Doctorate in Cultural Research at the Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney.
	Sarah Terkes Administration, Information, Research & I.T. Support  Contact Sarah: s.terkes@bmwhi.org.au (+61 2) 9385 5759
Sarah's educational background is in IT Systems Analysis and Design and she came to the Institute from a diverse work background comprising commercial business management, information systems analysis, events production and web design. She provides high-level administrative and IT training and support to staff, visitors and volunteers. Sarah designed and maintains this website and is responsible for the administration of the Sydney office. In her spare time, Sarah runs a pro-bono web design service and an events production company, both focusing on the promotion of Blue Mountains artists and community organisations.