Sam grew up on Kirrae Whurrung Country on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria and moved to Naarm on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country to complete a BSc and a Masters of Environment. Sam recently completed a yearlong research project looking at the effects changing fire regimes can have on the temperate rainforests in the central highlands of Victoria. Sam first joined EK as an intern to help conduct research into how fires and fire regimes are affecting the savannahs and woodlands of the Dampier Peninsula, including looking at the individual species responses of plants. Sam is now employed at EK to support the development of new projects and implementation of current projects including the Dampier Peninsula Fire Working Groups, Gooniyandi Healthy Country and the Kimberley Wetland Projects.