Arb Australia Board
Meg Caffin, Chair
Meg is one of Australia’s leading urban forest experts and has worked with arborists and local and state governments for over 14 years, developing policy frameworks and benchmarking urban forest management.
Simon Strauss
Simon is a senior business and technology leader with 40 years of local and international experience. Currently Chief Growth Officer at Active, he established Active Green Services and has an interest in canopy cover and tree valuation.
James Maund, Vice Chair
James is the Managing Director of the Foresite Group, including Arbortrim, the largest provider of arboriculture training nationally. He has been involved in recruitment and skills training for more than 20 years.
Carl Dalla Riva
Carl is a Director of The Tree Company based in Melbourne and has an extensive knowledge of arboriculture spanning 33 years. With expertise in operations, Carl has worked in local government and private sector and was Chair of the Board for Council Arboriculture Victoria.
Vijay Vetrivel, Treasurer
Vijay has 24 years of corporate experience, managing around $1 billion in projects across the utilities and energy infrastructure sectors. With a strong interest in arboriculture and community service, Vijay brings a wealth of diverse and dynamic knowledge to the Arb Aus Board.
Royce Turner
Royce, a Perth-based arboricultural consultant and professional climbing arborist with 35 years of expertise, trained at Merritt Wood College, UK. He holds a Dip in Arboriculture and certifications in QTRA and VALID. Royce is passionate about arboricultural education and training.
Mona Bruckhoff
Mona is a Statutory Planning Arborist and is completing a Grad Cert in Arboriculture. She has a climbing background and a passion for arb that sees her volunteer with bush regeneration groups and produce the ‘Tree Talks’ podcast.
Peter Gray
Peter is a consulting arborist based in Ballina, NSW. He started as a climbing arborist, has experience with powerline clearance and has been in the industry for over 25 years. He has completed a Dip of Hort (Arb), a Dip of Arb, and a Grad Cert in Arb at Melbourne University.