Advisory Board

Our advisors are an esteemed, experienced, and dynamic brains trust spanning a multitude of industries and disciplines. They serve as the UTRC’s external advisors, interface, and as intermediaries between the Centre, policymakers, NGOs, and the private sector. Offering industry expertise.

Advisory Board
	Monica Richter — Chair of External Advisory Board Monica Richter is a Western Sydney University Alumnus and the Senior Manager at Low Carbon Futures, WWF Australia. She is an economist and social ecologist, strategic collaborator, and problem solver. Monica has extensive experience working across business, government and the NGO sector pursuing ambitious zero carbon and circular economy solutions.
	Richa Sud Richa Sud is Senior Sustainability Consultant at Taylor Thomson Whitting and an alumnus of Cambridge University’s Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment, UCL and USYD. With postgraduate qualifications and ample professional experience, Richa’s areas of expertise include structural engineering, statistical modelling and data analytics, and theoretical perspectives on economics, policy and governance.
	Christopher Lee Christopher Lee is CEO of Climate-KIC Australia, and an Alumnus of UNSW and Macquarie University. Christopher as extensive background across many diverse sectors, including leading the team at NSW Office of Environment and Heritage’s Climate Change Impacts and Adaption in developing policy. Christopher leads Climate-KIC Australia’s innovation through harnessing systems thinking in response to climate change, incorporating a vast network of collaborators and delivery partners to realise transformative action.
	Greg Woodhams Greg Woodhams is a seasoned industry professional with an extensive background in urban planning across both council and private sector, most recently as Executive Director of City Planning for the Greater Sydney Commission. Greg has a demonstrated track record of working collaboratively across multiple sectors to realise growth on a metropolitan scale.
	Barbara Dent née Kelly Barbara co-owns and serves as the Executive Director of Modern Indigenous Group. The business is driven by passion and commitment, with an emphasis on advocating for equity, community empowerment, generational change, cultural respect, wisdom, and knowledge sharing. Modern Indigenous’ mission is to promote economic participation and enable Aboriginal wealth and prosperity. Through the business Barraba supports employment, and amplifies the talent of her people - First Nations communities. "Giinagay, I am a proud Gumbaynggirr woman, mother of 5, grandmother of 7, and business owner, deeply connected to my culture and committed to creating opportunities for my people. My journey is about breaking cycles, reclaiming space, and showing the next generation what’s possible. Through my work, I strive to empower Aboriginal people, especially women to take up space, back themselves, and step into their potential. I share my journey openly because representation matters. When one of us moves forward, we create space for many more. I stand as proof that we belong in business, in leadership, and in success.”