Staff Contacts
Gemma Walker
- Executive Officer
- Ph: 9083 1134
- Mob: 0447 908311
Nigel Metz
- Project Officer
- Ph: 9083 1115
- Mob: 0447 631115
Kelly Guest
- Pasture Research Officer
- Ph: 9083 1141
- Mob: 0428 758001
Julia Ashby
- Media Officer
- Ph: 9079 2179
- Mob: 0427 792179
Jan Clawson
- Bookkeeper
- Mob: 0407 990497
Our Mission
"Promoting Profitable, Sustainable and Quality Grain Production in the Esperance Port Zone"
SEPWA Staff Members
SEPWA is based at the Department of Agriculture office at Esperance
Postal Address - PO Box 365 Esperance WA 6450
Gemma Walker
Executive Officer
Gemma graduated from Muresk Institute of Agriculture, a branch of Curtin University of Technology, with a Bachelor of Agribusiness (1st class hons). Gemma commenced employment with SEPWA as its Executive Officer in November 2006.
Her role includes managing the SEPWA staff, negotiating sponsorship deals, arranging events and liaising with industry and SEPWA members. Gemma also enjoys working on the family farm at Munglinup and trekking in remote overseas destinations.
Nigel Metz
Project Officer
Nigel graduated from Muresk Institute of Agriculture, a branch of Curtin University of Technology, with a Bachelor of Agribusiness marketing.
Nigel is currently focusing on the Precision Agriculture project as well as the barley Variety Purity project. In the past Nigel specialised in harvest management for maximising grain quality and has also run the SEPWA trials program.
Kelly Guest
Pasture Research Officer
Kelly grew up on a farm in Salmon Gums and completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University of WA in 2005. Her studies mainly focused on animal production and rain fed pasture systems.
Kelly manages the Pasture Phase farming project and joined SEPWA in 2006. She is also on the SEPWA Ladies Committee.
Julia Ashby
Media Officer
Raised on a sheep station in the Goldfields, Julia went on to complete a Bachelor of Business in Agriculture at Muresk Institute of Agriculture before working with ABC Radio as a Rural Reporter for 6 years.
Julia works part time as the SEPWA Media Officer, juggling parenthood and life on the farm. Julia was SEPWA's first employee when she took on the role as the Group Development Officer in 2002.
Jan Clawson
Bookkeeper
Jan has recently joined the SEPWA team as the part time Bookkeeper. She is also mother to 3 beautiful school aged children and when not working as a parent and a bookkeeper, enjoys teaching Games at the local Pony Club.
In the past, Jan has done the bookkeeping for a local livestock and grain transport company. Jan has also been a truckie helping her husband cart livestock around the Esperance region and around Australia.