Invasive Species Council
Amber Sprunt is a highly experienced marketing and development professional with a strong background in strategic planning and fundraising within the environmental sector. Currently serving as the Director of Marketing and Development at the Invasive Species Council, Amber has successfully led the organization in increasing revenue from $600K in 2021 to nearly $3M by 2024. Previous roles include Head of Philanthropy and Development at the Environmental Defenders Office and Fundraising Manager at both the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Environment Victoria, where substantial growth in supporter bases and income was achieved. Amber also has consulting experience through Plan [A]wesome, developing marketing strategies and organizational growth plans, and has held various marketing and advertising roles at Swinburne University, where teaching responsibilities included services marketing and management. Amber holds an Honours degree in Marketing and a Bachelor’s degree in Business (Marketing) from Swinburne University of Technology.
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Invasive Species Council
In Australia we’ve learned the hard way that once a powerful new invader like the fox, rabbit or cane toad enters the country it is nearly always impossible to eradicate. The cost of this lesson has been enormous – invasive species are primarily to blame for Australia having the worst mammal extinction rate in the world. Feral cats alone kill an estimated 75 million native animals across the country every night, and have become our number one predator. Invasive weeds are also taking an enormous toll on our natural environment. They radically alter ecosystems and threaten the survival of Australian native plants and animals. As a result many of our endangered native animals are now in a race for survival as governments and conservation organisations struggle to keep them from becoming yet another statistic on the global extinction list. That’s why we are focusing our energies on preventing new invasive species from entering and becoming established in Australia. We can’t turn the clock back and eliminate harmful weeds, the fox, cat or cane toad, but with your help we can pressure state and federal governments into stopping dangerous new species from entering and becoming established in Australia.