About our team2 - Scientell

Simon Torok

CEO, Co-Founder, Co-Director

Simon has worked in communication for more than 25 years, including as communication manager for CSIRO in Melbourne and Canberra, as communication manager for the Tyndall Centre in England, and as editor of science magazines for young people in Australia. He has worked in Australia and overseas helping researchers, research agencies, governments and other organizations increase the impact of their science

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Paul Holper

CO-FOUNDER, CO-DIRECTOR

Paul has decades of experience in science communication. For more than a decade he managed CSRIO’s involvement in the Australian Climate Change Science Program, the nation’s largest such research activity. He has written more than 25 books– many co-authored with Scientell co-Director, Simon Torok – on science, environment and technology

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Sonia Bluhm

Senior science communicator

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Alysha Huxley

Science communicator

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Our collaborators

Lea Walpole

Soggy Brolly Design

Lea Walpole

Soggy Brolly Design

Lea Walpole is a freelance graphic designer with more than 25 years of experience and five Printing Industry Craftmanship Awards. She designs magazines, promotional kits, and is most passionate about book design. She originally trained as a finished artist, with Neville Jeffress Advertising and has also worked for CSRIO.

www.facebook.com/soggybrolly/

Jerome Pelletier

Stepping Stone Films

Jerome Pelletier

Stepping Stone Films

Jerome Pelletier has over 30 years’ experience in the video film industry and established Stepping Stone Films Pty Ltd in 1999. He uses documentaries as an authentic and powerful way to communicate stories for both local and international clients. His quality work has been acknowledged with over 20 awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society.

www.steppingstone.com.au/

Anthony Boxshall

Science into Action

Anthony Boxshall

Science into Action

Dr Anthony Boxshall is the Founder and Principal of Science into Action, a science impact company whose mission is to improve the use, understanding and uptake of science and technology, especially to grow public value. Science into Action works with you to increase the return on your investment into science. From strategies and solutions, to capability building, to facilitation and moderation, we help you find the signal in the noise.

www.scienceintoaction.com/

Kelly Eijdenberg

Poco People Design

Kelly Eijdenberg

Poco People Design

Kelly Eijdenberg has been working full-time in the creative industries in Tasmania since 2005. She specialises in graphic design for print, and works for a variety of government clients as well as not-for-profits and small businesses producing reports, brochures, displays and posters. She is passionate about arts and community, and enjoys helping to communicate science to a broader audience.

www.pocopeople.com.au

Dr Jill Cainey

Erne Energy

Dr Jill Cainey

Erne Energy

Dr Jill Cainey, Director of Erne Energy, has 30 years’ experience internationally in energy and climate change. She has a particular focus on the interaction of extreme weather and electricity networks, and is actively working with electricity networks and customers to transform the energy system so that infrastructure and approaches deliver sustainable, reliable and resilient electricity to customers.

www.erne-energy.com/

Molly Patton

Miscible Design

Molly Patton

Miscible Design

Molly is a creative problem solver and leads a dynamic design team brimming with incredible talent, including illustrators, animators, designers and developers. Together, they create media that distils content into captivating visuals that tell the right story, to the right people, in the right medium and see today’s great ideas transformed into tomorrow’s solutions.

https://miscible.co/

Kate Hodge

Hodge Environmental

Kate Hodge

Hodge Environmental

Kate Hodge has been designing and developing science communication products for over 15 years. She established her own consultancy, Hodge Environmental, in 2010, through which she has accumulated a substantial portfolio with documents, websites, conceptual diagrams and infographics, having designed countless graphics for a range of ecosystems, concepts and messages.

hodgeenvironmental.com.au/

Dr Tullio Rossi

Animate Your Science

Dr Tullio Rossi

Animate Your Science

Animate Your Science was founded by Dr Tullio Rossi to make a positive impact on society through science. His company empowers scientists to change the world by communicating in an effective and accessible way. They turn what the public sees as “obscure” science into compelling, beautifully designed, easy-to-understand animations and graphics.

MosaicLab

Engagement and Facilitation

MosaicLab

Engagement and Facilitation

MosaicLab works with government agencies, community groups, industry and commercial organisations seeking to invest in quality engagement processes. They specialise in high-influence and deliberative engagement processes. Their focus is on long term outcomes and tangible results.

https://www.mosaiclab.com.au/