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Chairperson
Brenton Thomass
Manager Community & Environmental Health, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, SA
Brenton has 20 years' experience in local government including as a General Inspector for City of Salisbury, Team Leader Ranger Services at City of Burnside and Community Safety Leader and more recently Manager Community & Environmental Health at City of Port Adelaide Enfield, one of the largest metropolitan Council's in South Australia.
Brenton is a current board member of the Dog and Cat Management Board in South Australia and was previous board member and Vice-President of the Local Government Authorised Persons Association for 8 years. Breton has a Diploma of Management, Cert IV in Local Government (Regulatory Services) and completed the Executive Leadership Program with LG Professionals SA.
Brenton is passionate about animal management and more broadly the role Authorised Officers play in Councils and how they make a difference to communities across Australia.
Secretary
Nell Thompson
Coordinator Getting 2 Zero
Nell has been on the AIAM Committee since 2013 and has worked in the animal welfare, care and veterinary sectors for over 20 years.
Nell is the Coordinator of the national Getting 2 Zero program where her background in shelter/pound operations and management and animal health is a great resource for Councils, shelters and all groups and individuals involved in the program.
Nell is passionate about improving outcomes for pets who enter the shelter and pound systems and strongly believes that the best results occur when animal welfare and animal management are working together towards the same goals.
Treasurer
Dr Diana Rayment
Program Specialist, PetRescue
Dr Diana Rayment has been on the AIAM board since 2019. Diana has over 20 years' experience working with companion animals, in hands-on, research, and teaching roles. Diana spent 10 years in academia during which she completed her PhD researching applied behaviour assessments of dogs, co-supervised over 30 Honours students, and taught undergraduate animal health, welfare, and management subjects. Since then, Diana has worked in TAFE teaching, led the behaviour team at GAP Victoria, and managed operations at an animal shelter. Diana now works in program development at PetRescue and runs her own training and consulting service for animal welfare organisations and animal management teams.
Director
Dr. Brooke Rankmore
CEO, Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
Brooke took up the role of CEO with AMRRIC in February 2018. With a passion for rural and remote Australia, Brooke has lived and worked in the Northern Territory for 20 years.
Brooke has a Bachelor of Science with Honours, a Doctor of Philosophy and extensive experience in conservation and natural resources management across the Top End. She completed the Australian Rural Leadership Program in 2010 and among other roles has held the position of Manager of Regulatory Services with the City of Darwin, overseeing Council’s regulation of animal management.
Brooke is currently a Board Director of Territory Natural Resource Management and Bereaved Parent Support Northern Territory.
Director
Sharleen Jordan BSc Dip Ed Dip LGA
Lecturer, Local Govt/Animal Studies Central Regional TAFE.,WA
Sharleen is an ASL2 (Advanced Skills Lecturer) for Central Regional TAFE (WA) who has been conducting training for the Local Government and Animal Studies sectors since 1996.
Her teachings incorporate a wide scope of Nationally Accredited subjects including animal behaviour, management and control, reptile handling, livestock, emergency management, firearms, and more.
Sharleen has almost ten years of service on the WA Rangers Association committee and represents them on this AIAM committee; as well as a presence on several other committees. She has worked with Animal Control in the USA and is currently conducting training and undertaking various projects with Animal Control in Malaysia. Sharleen has a vast international network of officers and through this network is able to uphold her principles of teaching “Current International Best Practice” with a strong focus on Animal Welfare and Occupational Health and Safety
Director
Nishu Ellawala
Manager Community Education and Compliance, Isaac Regional Council
Nishu has worked in Local Government both in New Zealand and Australia for over 15 years, leading large multidisciplinary development & compliance services teams in building, planning & environment and local laws.
Nishu is passionate about animal management with a key focus on community education and community partnerships to improve responsible pet ownership, the well-being of animals and that of the community.
Director
Tina Martin
Animal Management Supervisor, Cairns Regional Council
Tina Martin has had over 25 years’ experience in the animal welfare and animal management field. Starting off her career with RSPCA,she worked in a range of positions from vet nursing to shelter manager all up and down the Queensland Coast. This diversity of positions and locations for 14 years gave Tina an immense understanding of animal management issues faced by many communities. Tina now brings her wealth of knowledge to Cairns Regional Council as their Animal Management Supervisor.
Director
Kylie Ashley BanVetbioSc(Hons), MEnv, Cert IV Proj Mgt
Regional Cat Management Coordinator, Cradle Coast Authority
Kylie joins the board from her current role as Regional Cat Management Coordinator in the beautiful northwest of Tasmania. With a career that started as an animal attendant at the Cat Protection Society of Victoria, Kylie has grown into a passionate advocate for cat welfare, and has fronted several initiatives in Tasmania, including the Cradle Coast Desexing Project and the Cradle Coast Cat Containment Subsidy Project.
She is passionate about community outreach and engagement, and has experience working with a wide range of stakeholders through managing the Cradle Coast Cat Management Working Group.