Ashleigh Carden

Ashleigh Carden is currently serving as the Natural Areas Engagement Officer at Glenorchy City Council since October 2022. Prior experience includes roles at Conservation Volunteers Australia as a Project Officer and Regional Coordinator from February 2020 to October 2022, and as a Volunteer Team Leader at Canal & River Trust from September 2016 to July 2019, where oversight of various volunteer groups on the Macclesfield and Trent & Mersey Canals was a key responsibility. Previous positions also include serving as an Emergency Medical Technician with St John Ambulance, a Reserves Officer at Alderney Wildlife Trust, a Team Leader for Conservation Volunteers New Zealand, and a Conservation Worker at Te Ngahere. Ashleigh holds a Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Biosecurity, and Conservation from The University of Auckland, completed in 2012.