Our Team

Josh regularly consults to West Australian state agencies such as Water Corporation, LandCorp and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority on matters relating to urban water management, environmental technology and design, and has contributed to projects around Australia.

Josh is a Research Fellow with Curtin University’s Sustainability Policy Institute and the CRC for Low Carbon Living, and an Adjunct Associate Professor with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His research activities span high performance housing, water sensitive design and sustainable urban developments.

Josh is a recipient of the Australian Water Association’s WA Water Professional of the Year Award, and Murdoch University’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Science and Engineering. He is Patron of the Conservation Council of WA and Sustainable Gardening Australia, an Advocate for the national collaborative 202020 Vision urban greening initiative and an Ambassador for the Living Smart household sustainability program and Nature Play WA.

Morgan worked on the Sustainable Landscape Management Plans for the Department of Defence, the MRA’s Perth Cultural Centre Revitalisation Project, which encompasses the Urban Orchard, the Urban Wetland and Musical Playspace, and a number of important water efficiency projects for the Water Corporation.

Morgan’s passion for bespoke nature based playspaces is evident in his work on the Kwinana Adventure Park, the Yallingup Foreshore and school nature play areas with the Department of Education.

Morgan has has specialist expertise in commercial irrigation and hydraulic systems, which ensures that JBA’s fit for purpose irrigation systems are designed for maximum efficiency, benefiting our clients and the landscapes they service.

Vincent has skills in master planning, urban and wetland design, interpretive signage and streetscape furniture design. This work integrates sustainable environment principles with urban design and landscape architecture, including WSUD principles.

Since joining JBA in 2014 Hannah has worked on several projects including the City of Kwinana’s Adventure Park, the Leap Start Child Care Centre Playspace and Shire of Kellerberrin’s Centenary Park.

Hannah graduated from RMIT University Melbourne in 2013, during which time she completed a semester abroad at Arizona State University, USA. Before joining JBA, Hannah traveled through Europe, experiencing first hand many of the cultures and landscapes she drew inspiration from throughout her studies.

Michal has a deep enjoyment and flair for research, history and imbuing design with a sense of place. She has a strong knowledge of West Australian, Australian and exotic plants and its use within the Landscape, as well as a passion for sustainable and ecologically sensitive design and their role in conserving and growing our urban, suburban and rural eco-systems. Many of Michal’s university design projects focused on developing local eco-systems, vibrant community areas and art based programs.

Mark moved to JBA after five years managing the Sustainability Group of the engineering consultancy firm Norman Disney & Young, in Perth. Mark’s work has provided built form sustainability advice to a broad range of project types throughout Australia, particularly in the Perth area and in WA’s North West. This includes work with the Perth Children’s Hospital, the Rio Tinto Office and Remote Operations Centre in Perth and the new State Netball Centre in Wembley. Since joining JBA, Mark has led the sustainability certification of several high profile residential developments including Rosehill Waters by Handle Group and WGV by LandCorp.

JBA benefits from Mark’s extensive work with the Green Building Council of Australia, not only consulting directly on Green Star Projects but also hosting and speaking at GBCA events, and sitting on the GBCA State Advisory Panel for WA. He advises on NABERS upgrades and other energy efficiency and retrofitting work. He also has project experience implementing the U.S. based LEED framework in WA.

Mel has a Graduate Certificate in Urban Design from the Australian Urban Design Research Centre at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Geography from UWA. Melissa’s focus is often on community engagement, trying to understand the barriers and drivers of behaviour change and supporting governance arrangements to better inform decision making, project implementation and policy formation.

In 2018 Tom won an Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Friendship grant to implement a sustainable water supply solution with a holistic approach of eliminating single-use plastic in a school in Indonesia. Tom is leading the project and his aim is to provide 526 students with fresh water and reusable water bottles, as well as providing waste and composting education to children.

At JBA Tom has been working on the WGV Waterwise Development Exemplar (WGV-WDE), a project that is targeting a 60% reduction in mains water consumption across its various typologies. Tom is quantifying the scheme water savings to help determine the performance of the various water-based initiatives (technical, operational and behavioural).
Tom is working on strategies and corporate carbon reduction plans to help councils reduce their carbon emissions to become carbon neutral, including the development of a carbon inventory calculator to make the process easier.

At JBA D’arcy has led high profile marketing campaigns for the likes of the Water Corporation, LandCorp, Department of Parks and Wildlife and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Stakeholder engagement and management has played a big part within each of these projects.

D’arcy is an experienced event manager and he has produced radio and television for a variety of public and commercial broadcast organisations. D’arcy is proficient in dealing with various content management systems as well as design software tools.

Gerri is a CPA with over 15 years management and financial accounting experience. Her previous roles saw her develop experience in financial modelling, business improvement processes and proficiency in a suite of various software applications.

Gerri’s career spans a diverse range of industries, working for publicly listed and private companies, which has provided her with a broad commercial foundation to complement the JBA team.