Executive Team

Meet the Council's committed team...

The GBCA is run by an Executive team. The Executive team is suported by:

i. Green Star Team
ii. Marketing, Events & Membership Team
iii. Education Team
iv. Operations Team

Executive Team

Chief Executive - Romilly Madew
Romilly Madew is the Chief Executive of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), a position she has held since February 2005.

Launched in 2002, the GBCA is a national, not-for-profit organisation that is uniquely supported by both industry and government across the country. The GBCA's mission is to develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.

Romilly is an experienced property advocate, a board member for the ACT Government's Land Development Agency and previously Executive Director of the ACT Division of the Property Council of Australia, as well as the Council's National Executive Director of Sustainability.

Romilly's achievements include:

• Representing the GBCA on the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) and ASBEC's Climate Change and Business Case task groups.
• Steering committee member on the Built Environment Meets Parliament (BEMP) initiative and the Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development.
• Board member of the ACT Government's Land Development Agency.
• Representing the GBCA at the Australia 2020 Summit in the Population, Sustainability, Climate Change and Water discussion stream.
• Involved in the development of the Sustainable Building Pathways report.
• Committee member of the World Green Building Council - the international umbrella organisation of green building councils.
• Author of The Dollars and Sense of Green Buildings 2006 - Building the Business Case for Green Commercial Buildings in Australia.
• Closely involved with the establishment and development of green building councils in New Zealand and South Africa.

Romilly has a Bachelor of Agriculture Economics from the University of Sydney, and is currently completing her MBA.

Executive Director - Suzie Barnett
Suzie has been involved with the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) since its inception in 2002. Suzie was a founding member of the Marketing Committee and after two years volunteering her time, she was appointed as the first GBCA Business Development and Marketing Manager. In 2006 she was promoted to Executive Director.

In her role as Executive Director Suzie is responsible for all GBCA activities in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. She assists members, Green Star project teams, as well as local and state Government, to adopt green building practices and policies. She is also responsible for all GBCA marketing and communication strategies nationally. Her passion, enthusiasm and commitment to green building is regularly displayed when she presents to audiences on the latest green building initiatives both in Australia and globally.

Suzie also plays an active part in supporting the emergence of green building councils around the world. She was the Global Communications Manager for the World Green Building Council from 2004-2006 and now volunteers her time.

Originally from Western Australia, Suzie moved to Sydney in 2001 while in the role of National Marketing Manager for one of Australia's largest accounting firms. She graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Public Relations) in 1995.

Green Star Executive Director - Robin Mellon
Robin is Green Star Executive Director at the Green Building Council of Australia, supervising the Green Star team in the development and operation of rating tools and the certification of Green Star projects. Robin joined the technical team as a Technical Manager, and was then acting in the Executive Director role before being formally appointed in May 2008.

Robin was born and raised in London and after completing an honours degree in Valuation & Estate Management at Bristol, worked within the property sector around London specialising in heritage property and the environment. Always a passionate gardener, he then worked with a London-based landscape designer before moving to Sydney to undertake a Masters in Real Estate at UNSW, concentrating on sustainable development. After several years running a landscape management, horticulture and greenkeeping business around Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, he joined the GBCA in January 2007.

Robin is currently steering the production of rating tools for existing commercial office buildings, multi-unit residential, education, healthcare and industrial property. He teaches the Green Star Accredited Professional courses held around Australia, represents the GBCA on sustainability committees, and regularly presents at conferences to encourage the industry towards better practice. He brings to the GBCA a broad knowledge of the international property market, a passion for sustainability and extensive experience of working in landscape management within Australia.

Honorary Chief Finance Officer - Paul Crapper