Our people
There have been countless contributors who have brought their time, commitment, generosity and expertise across many fields to the Tropical Permaculture Guidebook. This support has helped shape the establishment of Permatil Global. We sincerely thank them all.
Permatil Global – Board of governance
Eugenio (Ego) Lemos – Co-founder and Director
Lachlan McKenzie – Co-founder and Director
Lyn Jenkin – Co-founder and Director
Herminia De Jesus Pinto – Director
Julianne Hartmann – Director
Tanya Heaton – Director
Emily Gray – Public Officer
Project team

Eugenio (Ego) Lemos
Co-author, editor, translator and program designer

Lachlan McKenzie
Co-Author, editor, illustrator and project management

Lyn Jenkin
Design production and project management

Emily Gray
Marketing communications and membership coordinator

Herminia De Jesus Pinto
Content contributor, translator, project management

Jenny Byrne
Administrator and book keeper

Karen McDonald
Website designer and manager

Tanya Heaton
Strategist, copywriter and editor

Luke Sharrock
Production support

Gibrael ‘Aziby’ Dias Soares Carocho
Lead illustrator

Simao ‘Mong’ Cardoso Pereira
Lead illustrator

Emma Coupland
Grammar, language and technical editor

Jules Hartmann
Contributing writer, technical and grammar editor

Rosemary Morrow
Content Advisor

Rob Swain
(1955 - 2017) Contributing writer, technical editor