OUR TEAM
Grover
President, Manager
Hello! I'm Grover, really I'm just your friendly local rat nerd. I've always been an animal lover. I've had pet mice since I was five and rats since I was twelve, and I've never stopped learning about them. As far as community involvement, I'm a former management member of the Queensland Rodent Fanciers Society, where I was proud to write new ethics and animal welfare standards and help set up a system for Approved Rescues, bridging the breeder/rescue divide. I recently graduated a Bachelor of Advanced Science, my major is biology (plant science) and before my rescue days I was heading into research science as a career.
My role here at the rescue used to be "everything", but functions now as more of a manager and advisor to the team.
On a personal level, I'm still a nerd. I love books and games, I play Dungeons and Dragons, I love making things, I love learning. Rescue work is fulfilling on so many levels. What was once a well meaning hobby has evolved into a really important job, one that I can still do alongside chronic health conditions that don't mesh with many traditional job structures. It's an outlet for empathy and my "mum friend" desire to nurture everything, it's a target for creativity and a great way to satisfy my need be challenged academically. It constantly pushes me out of my comfort zone and prompts me to grow, and it's led to me being surrounded by the most incredible, passionate people I could ask for. At the end of the day I'm just a person who loves rats a lot, and my way of sharing that passion is by making their lives better, by direct action and by educating people! Come and love rats with me. <3
Rowan
Secretary, Resident Rat Sniffer
Hey everyone! I'm Rowan, rescue secretary and big fan of saving little lives. I’ve done everything from cage cleans to emails, and now I have the honour of being the rescue’s secretary. My role is to help manage the governance side of things and ensure communication with our lovely members.
You can find me at the function picking up tasks and fawning over the nearest creature.
Chris
Treasurer, Rescue Maintenance, Transport and Rat Carer
Chris takes care of transport, helps with a lot of behind the scenes tasks, and generally shares his life with the rescues. Long before the rescue evolved into what it was, Chris was part of its backbone - cleaning cages when Grover was too sick, loving and handling the rats and always helping wherever he was needed.
He's now filling the role of treasurer, and is responsible for tracking and analysing our finances so we can best achieve our goals, a vital part of keeping the lights on!
Steve
Executive Team
Steve is part of our RRH Executive team providing expertise in supporting community organisations to manage their operational and strategic objections whilst maintaining their focus on the primary community objectives - rats! Steve has at many points been a rat parent, a rat foster guardian and a trusted guardian of the Rescue and what we are trying to achieve here.