Meet our experts

Meet the passionate people who work behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Librarian with an old book, bookshelves behind

Miguel Garcia is a Librarian at the Daniel Solander Library

Scientist Nathan Emery examines seeds in a research lab

Nathan Emery is the Manager, Seedbank & Conservation Collections at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan. 

Patricia Lu Irving

Patricia Lu-Irving is a Scientific Officer.

Patrick Fahey

Visiting Scientist, Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience

Paul Nicholson - Manager of Volunteer Programs

Paul Nicholson is the Manager of Volunteer Programs at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Peter Dawe Horticulture Therapy

Peter Dawe is the Lead - Youth Community Greening, based at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Peter Jobson

Peter Jobson is an Information Botanist.

Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson, a Systematic Botanist at the National Herbarium of NSW.

Phil Pettitt Horticulture Therapy

Phil has over 20 years’ experience as a horticulturalist and is passionate about community outreach.

Randy Sing Horticultural Supervisor

Randy Sing has over 33 years’ experience and is currently the Nursery Supervisor.

Richard Dimon

An accomplished PhD candidate and Technical Officer.

Dr. Richard Jobson

Richard Jobson is a research scientist and systematic botanist based at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.