Executive Team

  • Professor Matthew Morell

    Institute Director
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Dr Michael O'Shea

    Dr Michael O'Shea

    Director, Institute Operations
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Professor Ian Godwin

    Professor and Director, Centre for Crop Science & Professor and Academic Centre Director
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Centre Director of Centre for Crop Science
    Centre for Crop Science

    Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa

    Professor and Director, Centre for Nutrition & Food Science & Centre Director, Nutrition & Food Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate & Affiliate of Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry
    Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry
    Centre Director of Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

    Professor Timothy Mahony

    Professor and Director, Centre for Animal Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Centre Director of Centre for Animal Science
    Centre for Animal Science

    Professor Christine Beveridge

    Director, Centre for Horticultural Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    UQ Laureate Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

    Professor Heather Smyth

    Professor and Deputy Director of Research,
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mr Oliver Frith

    Mr Oliver Frith

    Head of Business Development
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mrs Vanessa Stott

    Mrs Vanessa Stott

    Senior Commercial Manager, QAAFI
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Operations Management Team

  • Dr Michael O'Shea

    Dr Michael O'Shea

    Director, Institute Operations
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mr Oliver Frith

    Mr Oliver Frith

    Head of Business Development
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Dr Rona Barugahare

    Dr Rona Barugahare

    Operations Manager & Senior Manager, Operations
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Ms Kerry Russell

    Ms Kerry Russell

    Senior Manager, Indigenous Engagement
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Carolyn Martin

    Ms Carolyn Martin

    Marketing and Communication Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mrs Vanessa Stott

    Mrs Vanessa Stott

    Senior Commercial Manager, QAAFI
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Dr Kristie Barclay

    Dr Kristie Barclay

    Facilities and Infrastructure Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mr Olivier Cheneval

    Mr Olivier Cheneval

    Health, Safety and Wellness Manager, QAAFI
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation