Chris graduated as an EHO in 2003 and has worked in several local governments in Queensland and South Australia in many diverse EH roles. He has completed further studies in workplace training and disaster management and has spent some of his career working in developing countries. Chris has served on the EHA (QLD) and (SA) boards and the EHA National board for over 10 years in total. He is a keen gardener and has operated and run two organic farms growing culinary and medicinal herbs. Other skills and interests include sustainable development,, building human resource capacity, conflict resolution, and negotiating the path to agreement.in regulatory and hostile environments.