Board – Landcare ACT

Landcare ACT Board

Skills-based Board committed to Landcare ACT's vision, mission and purpose.

Behind Landcare ACT is a passionate group of seven people, each bringing their own expertise and love for this region.

With backgrounds spanning governance, finance, community engagement, and land and water sustainability, they work together to keep Landcare ACT strong, connected, and focused on what matters most – caring for the land and people of the ACT.

Ellen Buckle

Board Chair

Ellen brings extensive experience in governance and strategic leadership across Australia’s not-for-profit and agricultural sectors, having held senior roles with the Australian Veterinary Association, Agrifutures, and the Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia, where she currently serves as CEO.
A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Ellen holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and an MBA. Her collaborative style and high governance standards make her a valued leader.
“I’m passionate about supporting Landcare ACT’s mission and ensuring strong strategic oversight as we continue to grow our impact. Landcare’s values of stewardship, community, and sustainability deeply resonate with my own.”

Karen Denny

Karen is a Ngunawal woman and a member of the Buru Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporation – one of the founding member orginaisations of Landcare ACT. Karen also sits on the National Landcare Network Board, the Dhawura Caring for Country Committee and the ACT NRM Advisory Committee. Karen is committed to protecting and conserving the cultural heritage of the Ngunawal people – she mentors the ACT Landcare community to protect and care for women’s cultural places by leading womens walks on country and running children’s educational activities.

Brian Blundell

Brian is a committed community leader with an extensive background in financial oversight, strategic planning, and organisational governance. His family has farmed in the Canberra region for 200 years, and he continues to run a farming enterprise focused on regenerative practices.
Brian holds a Commerce degree, is a member of CPA Australia, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a registered wool classer.
His passion for caring for country, food security, and renewable energy transition is backed by hands-on experience, having overseen several large landcare projects on his own farm. Brian’s deep roots in the region and commitment to sustainable land use make him a valued voice on the Landcare ACT Board.

Andrew Cleary

Andrew is a scientist by training, a conservation landholder, and a board director with a strong focus on practical, evidence based decision making and community led outcomes. He is now semi retired and lives at a family property at Bawley Point on the NSW South Coast. His career spans immunology research in Australia and the United States, work at CSIRO, and many years in information technology and systems development, including leading his own consulting business supporting Defence.

He now focuses on board and advisory roles while caring for a large conservation property under a long term stewardship agreement.

Glenys Patulny OAM

Glenys is passionate about the environment and bringing the community together. She has had a long engagement in environment, community and environmental education issues, including as founding member and long-term Chair, then Vice Chair, of the Southern ACT Catchment Group.

Glenys is a member of the Landcare NSW Board and the National Landcare Network, and a founding Landcare ACT Board member. She is the former President and current Vice President of the Tuggeranong Community Council. A former teacher and Deputy Principal, Glenys now serves as Vice President of the ACT Chapter of the Australian Association of Environmental Educators (AAEE).