Dr Kate Rickersey

Managing Director of LEI with over 17 years’ experience across the full lifecycle of land administration projects, Dr Kate Rickersey is a driven and energetic leader with a passion for translating policy into action. Kate grew with LEI’s multi-functional service areas from research, project design, and consulting through to project management. Prior to taking on […]

Dr Tony Burns

An expert in all aspects of land administration systems with 30 years of international experience, Tony Burns is renowned for his work ethic and quality outputs.  Tony’s land administration expertise is routinely sought after, whether it’s providing technical assistance for land institution modernisation, business process and land policy formulation, or streamlining national cadastres or land […]

Nicole Nicholson

An exceptional and exacting Operations and Finance Director, Nicole Nicholson is a mainstay of LEI managing the financial and administrative aspects of a broad range of projects from numerous countries.  Nicole has over 25 years of accounting and finance experience, and her extensive knowledge of project setup and operational requirements enables her to provide invaluable […]

Renee Chartres

Senior Land and Legal Advisor with 13 years’ experience working on governance, climate change, land rights and gender equality, Renée is passionate about supporting land systems that help to address the challenges of our time – including action on climate change, inequality, and poverty. Renée has recently joined the LEI team from Tetra Tech, Europe […]

Kate Fairlie

A land administration specialist with expertise that combines urban land issues, technology, youth and environment, Kate Fairlie brings a dynamic, interdisciplinary perspective to LEI’s projects. Kate is the Project Director for the FCDO UKCCU Papua Spatial Planning project. She frequently provides strategic institutional and systems-level advice to governments through projects for the World Bank, UK […]

Rebecca Palmer

A dedicated organiser and administrator, Rebecca Palmer is the backbone of LEI’s ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System. With 13 years at LEI, Rebecca understands very well the wide-ranging needs of newly commencing through to established projects, facilitating QMS development and adherence, and project auditing. Rebecca has expanded her skills over the years with LEI […]

Naia Webb

As a Research and Communications Officer at LEI, Naia Webb plays a key role in advancing our mission through strategic research and effective communications. With a focus on land rights and sustainable land use, Naia contributes to producing insightful research and engaging content that supports our advocacy efforts and informs policy discussions. Naia completed her […]

Louise Meyrick

Chair of the LEI Board since 2012, Louise Meyrick is an accomplished business development leader and mentor. Louise has held many corporate leadership roles in her career spanning 40+ years, contributing to the business development of companies in sectors such as transport, mining and manufacturing, land management, health insurance and early child education and care. […]

John Meadows

With 40 years of land administration business experience, John Meadows is a details-oriented, experienced Team Leader with a strong background in organisational reform processes, training and capacity building.  Most recently, John undertook the leadership of the Mekong Region Land Governance Project, where he led a multi-disciplinary team working on a range of land governance policy […]

Imelda Sihombing

Imelda is an Indonesian national and has supported 3 recent LEI projects in a Stakeholder Engagement and Policy advisory role. Imelda has a Bachelor of Science degree, forestry major and brings 15 years of experience working on multi-stakeholder engagements at national and sub-national governments, multi-donors, international and national NGOs/CSOs, private sectors and universities, in the […]