Pulse Council

Pulse Council members include:

• Chair: Peter Wilson– Experienced in pulse trading, exports, market access and classification including for lentils, chickpeas, faba beans, lupins, broadens and peas. Peter is based in Queensland.

• William Alexander – Experienced in pulse trading experience across lentils, faba beans, chickpeas, lupins and broad beans. Willam is based in South Australia.

• Julia Hausler – Victorian grower with experience growing field peas, faba beans, chickpeas, lentils and vetch hay, and experience in the sale and marketing of pulses.

• Kathi Hertel – Technical specialist in pulses with extensive experience in R&D and extension. Kathi is based in New South Wales.

• Sam Holmes – Experienced in agronomy, including in the production of pulses throughout the Yorke Peninsula region of South Australia.

• Julie O’Dea – Quality expert with experience in pulse classification, storage, receival and export. Julie is based in South Australia. 

• Kathy La Macchia – Experienced in nutrition and the food industry experience and is the General Manager of the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council. Kathy is based in New South Wales. 

• Nick Poutney – Experienced grain trading executive,
  specialising in sourcing grains and pulses from Australia, the Black
  Sea and North America.  Nick is based in New South Wales. 

• Mark Schilling – South Australian grower with experience across lentils, mungbeans, faba beans, field peas and chickpeas, and experience in exporting lentils to South Asia.

• Janine Sounness – Experienced in pulse R&D including breeding, across faba beans, lentils, chickpeas, lupins and field peas. Janine is based in Victoria. 

• Anne Wilkins – Western Australian grower of lupins, with experience in grains industry development and agronomy with experience including mung beans, faba beans and chickpeas.