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Damon
Young - Financial Advisor to
the group
Damon
is a Chartered Accountant and principal at AllState Partners with over fifteen
years experience in accounting and business in both Australia and Asia.
Based on the Gold Coast
in Queensland, Australia, Damon has extensive experience in property developments
and in the tourist and hospitality industries. He also has an extensive
client list in the surfing industry, covering manufacture, clothing, accessories
and boardriding professionals.
Rob
Wuillemin - Marine Logistics
As owner operator of Sanssouci II, Rob has operated more charters in Mentawai
than any other expatriate skipper. Rob owns a fleet of live lobster boats
in West Australia and he pioneered whale shark tours in Exmouth and Kimberley
coast cruises before bringing his purpose built charter boat to the Mentawais.
Chris
Willcox - Willcox & Associates
- Architects
Chris runs the one of Australia's leading Architectural practices
based in Margaret River, West Australia.
Vance
& Nancy Burrows - Production Advisors
Vance is a talented chamber
musician and live performer. Nancy specializes in filming
wild dolphins and under water life. Both are core investors with a keen
interest in a hands-on role as the project reaches operational status.
John DeJose - The Nature Consultancy,
Managing Director
John's
specialty skills include; Consulting in nature-based tourism and nature conservation;
Client acquisition and liaison; Project management; conceptual exhibition
design; Strategic and corporate planning; Business development and fundraising;
Stakeholder consultation; Program review and evaluation.
His career path led to
taking over as Chief Executive Officer of the Zoological Gardens Board of
WA from 1984 to 1995. John found himself in
charge of 107 staff, a $7.5 million operational budget and a $2-4 million
capital works budget. Over a 9 year period John & his team transformed
the institution from public liability to a community asset and:
- Established 25 year
strategic Master Plan setting a shared vision for the institution.
Initiated the Perth Zoo Society, a voluntary fundraising support organization.
- Doubled visitor numbers,
creating Australia's most popular Zoo.
- Forged an institutional
reputation as a leader in conservation, research and education excellence.
- Heightened public
awareness of conservation issues & motivated people to conservation
action.
- Attained senior offices
in international conservation organizations.
- Founded, with Queensland
DPI, Menaki Whenua (NZ CSIR), Sydney and Macquarie Universities, Australia's
first international Cooperative Research Centre (CRC for Marsupial
Biology).
- Won institutional awards for design, conservation,
landcare, education, corporate reporting.
Peter Rigby - Electric
Cicada Productions
Marketing
and trans-media consultancy. Specializing in strategic
marketing plans, print, electronic media and video production, copywriting,
media liaison and national and international media placement. Other areas
of operation: Corporate marketing strategies, development of partnership
alliances and corporate profile enhancement.
Marketing Manager, Margaret River Tourism Association
Current duties include management
of all regional promotions and marketing activities for the Margaret River
Wine Region; strategic planning; staff management; design and writing of
all publications and media material; media liaison and familiarization; developing
strategic alliances; on-line marketing, events conceptualization management;
report writing; tourism feasibility consulting; prom &mark strategy advising
and implementation; budgeting; public & corporate liaison; and other
relevant activities
Media
Contributions
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Staff
Positions
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News Ltd of Australia
(Australia)
News Group (U.S., U.K.)
Murdoch Magazines (U.S.,
U.K.)
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Globe Communications
(Canada, U.S.)
News Limited, New York
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Freelance
Work (Contacts)
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Sunday Times (London)
Wine Magazine (Australia)
Gong Publications (Frankfurt)
New York Post (New York)
National Enquirer (Florida)
Herald & Weekly Times (Melbourne)
Mirror Group Newspapers (London)
The Sun (London)
Time-Life (New York)
News Group of Aust. (New
York & London)
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Murdoch Magazines
(New York & London)
Western Contractor
(Perth)
Countrywide
Publications
Gourmet
Traveler
Conde
Naste Traveler
Business
Directions
Getaway
Channel
10, Australia
Sundella
Travel, Australia/South Africa
ABC
Radio, Australia
Globe Communications (Montreal)
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David
Willcox - Film-maker
& Web Page development
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