Kathryn Campbell

Victoria

Manager, Healthy Parks Healthy People
Parks Victoria, Australia
Kathryn Campbell is Manager Healthy Parks Healthy People for Parks Victoria, having recently returned to Australia from a two year term as Programme Officer for Biodiversity and Health activities at the Convention on Biological Diversity (UNEP), in Montreal, Canada. Her work with Parks Victoria focuses on integrating the health benefits of parks and nature into everyday lives of Victorians so that they can reap the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of time spent in nature; healthy parks healthy people. She partners with governments, organizations and institutions and covers aspects of policy, programs, politics and implementation. Kathryn has 20 years experience in protected areas, parks and natural resource management with local authorities, sub-national governments and as a small business owner in Australia. Kathryn holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Monash University and a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Melbourne. She likes exploring new cities, spending time in nature with her family, and developing her visual arts skills that are inspired by nature.