People For Nature

Category: Our Ambassadors

  • Meet our ambassadors: Oscar D’Silva

    Meet our ambassadors: Oscar D’Silva

    Climate Fresk, Biodiversity Collage, and Circular Economy Collage Facilitator, NSW

    Oscar is an experienced sustainability educator, passionate about demystifying the science behind climate change through gamification.

    He is a Climate Fresk, Biodiversity Collage, and Circular Economy Collage Facilitator, based in Sydney, NSW. 

    Oscar believes education is key to driving real change in the way we treat our only home.

    “I love the energy of being among people keen on protecting our earth. At People For Nature I see the passion and creativity required to make an impact using education. It’s why I love being here.”

    🤝 Connect with Oscar on LinkedIn 💚

  • Meet our ambassadors: Carole Defago

    Meet our ambassadors: Carole Defago

    Climate Fresk & Biodiversity Collage Facilitator, NSW

    Carole is an experienced Climate Fresk and Biodiversity Collage Facilitator based in Sydney, NSW.

    With over 15 years of experience driving improvement and leading high-performing teams across diverse sectors, Carole brings a deep understanding of what it takes to create meaningful change. Her climate journey is rooted in a belief that education is the first step towards action.

    Carole channels her passion for learning into empowering individuals and organisations to take informed climate action. Whether she’s delivering workshops or mentoring others, Carole is helping build a future where climate knowledge leads to confident, collective action.

    🤝 Connect with Carole on LinkedIn 💚

  • Meet our ambassadors: Jenni Philippe

    Meet our ambassadors: Jenni Philippe

    Circular Economy Collage Facilitator, NSW

    Jenni is an experienced circular economy collage facilitator, who believes in the power of collective intelligence and action.

    Day to day, she works on changing the overall economic system with government and private organisations where she co-develops and implements circular economy initiatives. She also volunteers as Co-Chair of the Infrastructure & Precincts Taskforce at Circular Australia bringing industry, government and academia together to advocate and activate place-based circularity.

    Her focus is on educating and enabling circular economy actions from the ground up, at a community level.

    We need to transform our mindset and systems, and it will take all of us to move toward a regenerative, life-centered society. I joined People For Nature as an Ambassador to contribute to grass-roots citizen change, which is another critical part of the ecosystem.

    In her personal time, Jenni loves being in nature and meditating. She also dedicates a lot of time researching, volunteering and attending events about regeneration, first nations knowledge, decolonisation and community engagement.

    The three pillars that are core to People For Nature, “learn, act, impact” totally resonate with me. To make changes we need to gain knowledge on the climate and biodiversity crisis that we are in. But, also, it is essential to harness our strength and identify how / where we can take action so we can truly make an impact. People For Nature does exactly that, translating science-based knowledge into accessible and engaging learning experiences and offering tangible actions that we can all make a difference.

    🤝 Connect with Jenni on LinkedIn 💚

  • Meet our ambassadors: Virginie Rubio

    Meet our ambassadors: Virginie Rubio

    Climate Fresk Facilitator, NSW

    Virginie is a Climate Fresk facilitator in NSW. She joined the Fresking community a few years ago and has loved being a part of it ever since.

    “I’m passionate about how climate education can spark change even for those who already have a strong knowledge of climate science. There’s always another layer to uncover. Every workshop leaves me inspired by the rich, honest conversations that unfold. They help all of us (me included) see more clearly the paths we’re on, and the choices we can make, together or individually, for a more sustainable future.”

    “I’m genuinely excited to guide others through these workshops and share what I’ve learned, so they leave feeling empowered, just as I do after every single session, to take on more climate action.

    I’m equally excited to keep learning alongside this caring community, who bring such a wealth of ideas and perspectives. It’s a powerful group from all over Australia, with different mindsets and backgrounds, coming together to turn knowledge into meaningful action, one step at a time” 

    🤝 Connect with Virginie on LinkedIn 💚

  • Meet our ambassadors: Tom Foster

    Meet our ambassadors: Tom Foster

    Climate Fresk facilitator, NSW

    Tom is a seasoned, pro-trained Climate Fresk facilitator for business, based in Sydney.

    He also volunteers as an ambassador with People for Nature, supporting climate education and engagement across the community.

    Through his firm, EcoProsper Consulting, Tom helps leaders navigate the converging crises of climate, ecology, and economic disruption, transforming uncertainty into strategic clarity and action.

    He supports businesses and mission-led organisations across Australia to become more regenerative, resilient, and future-fit, using globally recognised tools like Climate Fresk, the Doughnut Economics Design for Business tool, and the En-ROADS climate simulator.

    “Fresking is one of the most effective ways to build shared understanding and motivation for action, whether in the community or inside an organisation. It’s fun, team-building, and evidence-based. Action on climate is urgent, and helping more people experience a workshop like Climate Fresk is part of how we scale awareness and action.”

    Tom is available to deliver Climate Fresk workshops for organisations during business hours, Australia-wide.

     🤝 Connect with Tom on LinkedIn 💚

  • Meet our ambassadors: Melissa Packham

    Meet our ambassadors: Melissa Packham

    Climate Fresk, Biodiversity Collage & Circular Economy Collage Facilitator, Tasmania

    Melissa is a Climate Fresk, Biodiversity Collage and Circular Economy Collage facilitator based in Tasmania.

    She joined People For Nature as an Ambassador because she firmly believes in our mission to empower citizens through engaging educational experiences.

    Melissa is the founder of Wild-Built, a boutique consultancy offering strategic, cross-disciplinary expertise to help businesses align with future, real-world challenges. Melissa blends 20 years of marketing, brand, business and sustainability skills to help business leaders activate their strategic imagination and their humanity, in service of a liveable future. 

    “Participating in the workshops offered by People For Nature has changed the trajectory of my life, and I’m inspired to be part of the movement to make that happen for others. We have a rapidly closing window to act on the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis – which are symptoms of our consumerist, extractive way of life.”

    “We simply will not see this action from governments and businesses alone – we need to come together, form community and create a shared vision of the future – with a revived reverence for nature – if we’re to create a liveable future for all. People For Nature provides the ideal platform to engage and empower citizens to do just that.”

    🤝 Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn 💚