ENRiT-10: CV

ANN MILLIGAN Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications BSc(Ag) Hons (2A), UWA, 1969–1973

Grad. Dip. Professional Communication, UC, 1993–94

Grad. Dip. NRM Policy and Planning, UWA, 2009–10

ChemCert Accreditation 2012–2017, 2017–2021

Advanced Communicator Bronze (Toastmasters International)

Specialisations Natural resources and environmental science

Communication, especially writing and editing

Project management, especially for communication and publishing

Summary

Ann Milligan has worked continuously on aspects of natural resources management (NRM) since 1974. After graduating with BSc(Ag) Hons at the end of 1973, she joined CSIRO in Western Australia in 1974 as a professional researcher and project manager. During 11 years with CSIRO, she worked first on crop and pasture nutrition; later, on groundwater hydrology in relation to salinity control.

Since moving to Canberra in 1985 Ann has focused on communicating science and NRM. During 1986–2002 she was a freelance communicator/editor/writer as ‘Science Text Processors Canberra’. Since 2011 she has freelanced as ‘ENRiT: Environment & Natural Resources in Text’.

During 2002–2005, Ann worked full-time at the CRC for Freshwater Ecology (CRCFE): as Communication Manager. Then, for eWater CRC, which succeeded CRCFE immediately, she was science editor/writer (and manager of public communication, 2007–08) till December 2011. During 2010 Ann was also seconded part-time to the Peter Cullen Water & Environment Trust as Administrative Officer.

As ENRiT, Ann works for a range of clients in natural resources. As well as editing many individual publications (including interview transcripts), she regularly produces the proceedings of the Crawford Fund annual conferences, and the newsletter ‘Bridging’ of the Peter Cullen Water & Environment Trust.

Ann also volunteers with the community groups Friends of Grasslands Inc. (FOG) and Ginninderra Catchment Group Inc. (GCG), in on-ground landcare work and as newsletter editor for both groups.

Job history

Employer	Years	Role or responsibilities
CSIRO, WA	1974–1985	Experimental Officer (Div. ‘Land Resources Management’, and later ‘Groundwater’): · researcher and project manager, field experiments on crops and pastures · coordinator of the Agricultural Land Resources research team · hydrologist studying groundwater movement to salt seeps as affected by tree plantations.
CSIRO, ACT	1985–1986	Assistant Communication Officer (Div. ‘Land Use Research’)
ANU	1985–1986	Copy editor and maths typesetter (Statistics Research Section, Institute for Advanced Studies)
Science Text Processors Canberra	1986–2002	Own business, writing and editing, typesetting
CSIRO (on contract)	1997–1999	Editor (Environmental Projects Office, National Pulp Mills Research Program)
CRC for Freshwater Ecology	2002–2005	Communication manager
eWater CRC	2005–2011	Communication manager, science editor/writer
Peter Cullen Water & Environment Trust	2010	Administrative officer
ENRiT: Environment & Natural Resources in Text	2011– continuing	Own business, writing and editing (with production when required). Currently also compiling/publishing ~22 newsletters (in total) each year for 3 environment groups.

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