Sue Etheridge grew up on a sheep and wheat property in Tara in western Queensland and moved to the Sunshine Coast in 1983. Sue holds a Diploma of Accounting and a Certificate in Financial Planning. She is a businessperson with a partnership in the specialist aviation theory school, Advanced Flight Theory based at the Sunshine Coast Airport since 1993, and in Misuda Pty Ltd, a Sunshine Coast construction enterprise.
Sue has demonstrated her commitment to protecting the local environment by serving on the committee of the peak environmental group, the Sunshine Coast Environment Council since 2012, standing as a Greens candidate for local, state and federal seats on numerous occasions, and serving on the ELF Board since 2014.
Keryn Jones became a permanent Sunshine Coast resident in 1988. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and gained awards for Distinguished Academic Record (2005) and Outstanding Alumnus (2009). She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Keryn has an administrative background and was a working partner in Accord Electrical, a local electrical contracting and solar installer, for 26 years. She also served as an elected local government representative on the Sunshine Coast Regional Council from 2008 – 2012 where she held the Environment Portfolio and oversaw the development of a suite of regional environmental strategies. Keryn was involved with the local environmental peak body, the Sunshine Coast Environment Council, in various roles for 6 years. Her community service includes volunteering with the USC Sustainability Advisory Panel, Currimundi Catchment Care, Link In Disability Services, Chair of Quad Park Corporation and as a USC student mentor. She has recently volunteered for Blaze Aid assisting with bushfire recovery efforts and with Meals on Wheels and the Queensland Care Army.
Keryn joined the ELF Board in 2017.
Natalie Frost is a qualified ecologist with over a decade of experience in threatened species assessment and monitoring.
She is an expert on vegetation clearing laws in Queensland and their impact on ecological communities.
Natalie Joined the ELF Board in 2024.
PUBLIC FUND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
All ELF Directors are also members of the Public Fund Management Committee along with: