Staff of The Institute of Environmental Studies

Sarah Terkes

Research Officer & Project Manager, IES Marketing Officer, Faculty of Science Admin & Operations Manager, BMWHI Room 137, Building H22: Vallentine Annexe Phone: (+61 2) 9385 5653 Email: s.terkes@unsw.edu.au Websites: www.bmwhi.org.au | www.en.unsw.edu.au www.ies.unsw.edu.au | www.science.unsw.edu.au | www.lnccexchange.org

Sarah Terkes was the Research & Communications Coordinator for the Institute of Environmental Studies until January 2012, when she was lucky enough to be allowed to more fully embrace her passion for research in her transition to an independent research role. Sarah now works as an independent researcher, project manager and research assistant on a variety of research & teaching projects run through the Institute.

Sarah also works part time for the Faculty of Science at UNSW in a web development, events and promotions role, a job that involves managing the advertising, marketing and web promotions of the Institute of Environmental Studies. Sarah also maintains this website.

Sarah's research work through the IES comprises:

• Financial and operational management of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, an independent research & education organisation that operates as a centre under the auspices of the Institute of Environmental Studies & The Faculty of Science @ UNSW
• Research assistance on & financial management of all BMWHI projects, including the Central Tablelands Bioenergy Assessment project
• Supervision & management of research interns & assistants
• Managing the Leadership Network for Climate Change Project @ UNSW
• Running the Box Gum Grassy Woodlands Stewardship Program at the Wellington Field Station owned by UNSW.
• Running the Alternative Learning Teaching Community project
• Management and promotion of the Environmental Network in conjunction with the UNSW Sustainability office.
• Maintaining environmental networks on campus
  

Sarah's diverse background includes commercial business management, events planning and promotions, business and information systems analysis, computer programming and web design.

In her own time Sarah runs a small-scale Production company focusing on promoting artists and venues in the Blue Mountains of NSW, and a Pro Bono Web Designs service providing eligible charitable and not-for-profit organisations with free websites - the aim being to help them help others.

Sarah is also an active national leader in Adbusters 'mental environment' campaigns like Buy Nothing Day, and likes to get involved with community events that support arts, heritage, culture, welfare and of course, the environment.

Current Research Projects

• Alternative Learning & Teaching Community
• Central Tablelands Bioenergy Assessment
• Leadership Network for Climate Change
• Box Gum Grassy Woodland Stewardship Program (UNSW Wellington property)
• Conservation through Sustainable Use Workshop & Publication
• NCCARF Climate Change Adaptation & Governance Workshop & Publication