Our Team

We have handpicked some of the best in the business and provided an ecosystem that supports everyone one of us to thrive. We have adopted new and innovative ways of working to play to our strengths and promote creativity.

We have cultivated a culture where everyone has a voice and collective wisdom finds better solutions and drives greater impact. Below, you’ll meet a few of our team.

Amy Gason
Environmental Planning and Approvals

I bring my compass for positive social and environmental outcomes to environmental impact assessment, strategy, planning, approvals, and compliance programs. I love working in areas where I can meaningfully influence development and delivery outcomes for transformative water, transport, and renewables projects.
Michelle Bruce
Environmental Management and Compliance

I love the challenge of helping clients develop solutions to mitigate contamination risks while also supporting healthy environments and healthy communities.
Annie Ayres
Heritage Advisory

Guiding clients through legislative obligations is incredibly rewarding, particularly when it offers the chance to preserve the environment and safeguard our heritage. This not only strengthens communities but also fosters enduring legacies for future generations.
Robert Turk
Climate and Sustainability Advisory

Growing up in bushland and by the sea, I developed a deep appreciation for nature. As I learned about the challenges facing these assets, I quickly realised the best way to help is by influencing the strategic direction of government and organisations. This insight shaped my career and led me to advise globally on sustainability and climate change.
Kieran Power
Climate and Nature Advisory

I’m passionate about big transitions – building resilience to climate change, regenerating natural systems, and ensuring a just low carbon future. Core to all of these is people. I draw on a background in environmental science, communications, policy, and behavioural economics to bring together disparate stakeholders and chart shared pathways forward.
Justine Smith
Program Evaluation

I enjoy helping teams grow a deeper understanding of policy, strategy and programs- including discovering intention, and what is and isn't working in delivery. I’m a skilled facilitator known for engaging clients and communities with creative techniques, distilling complex information into clear insights, and helping teams drive meaningful change.
Jenni Forrester
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

Jenni is known for pragmatic stakeholder relations and bespoke strategies that build enduring
relationships and reduce approvals risks to high-profile infrastructure projects.
Chris Duesterberg
Contaminated Land

The environment has an incredible natural resiliency to it. Nothing is more rewarding than working with like-minded people to build that resiliency for our kids, our planet, and future
generations.
Jonathan Thom
Contaminated Land

It’s the breadth and depth of problem solving that keeps me engaged. Each day presents a new challenge or a new context and an opportunity for learning.
Georgie Davie
Climate and Sustainability Advisory

It’s really important to me that my work generates positive social and environmental outcomes, and makes an impact on our planet. That’s why working at Nation Partners is such a good fit. I’ve been supporting clients to calculate and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, enhance their resilience to climate change, and develop sustainability strategies.
Luke Speechley
Investment and Program Advisory

I enjoy the challenge in developing great solutions for contaminated land that integrate with broader corporate perspectives on risk, cost, compliance, and stakeholder relationships.
Cameron Howie
Investment and Program Advisory

I’m driven by opportunities to optimise customer value through purposeful client and stakeholder partnerships. I have experience spanning agency engagement, strategy development and review, optioneering, governance and risk management, and thrive on collaboration that turns ideas into impact.
Matthew Nation
Founder and Director

I founded Nation Partners as a purpose-driven, B Corp certified business that places people and planet before profit. I love sharing what I’ve learnt and collaborating across industry to build stronger, resilient organisations. Lately, I’ve led a climate accelerator helping others drive progress toward a net zero, nature-positive future.
Nelson Phillips
Contaminated Land

I strive to create positive outcomes for both clients and the environment. With prior experience in the engineering and construction industry, I provide holistic insights into multi-disciplinary contaminated land projects of various size and complexity.
Hannah Littejohn
Environmental Planning

I’m energised by the role of environmental and planning legislation in protecting natural landscapes and shaping liveability. I enjoy working with clients to deliver pragmatic advice that optimises environmental outcomes and to see ideas come to life.