Lian is the General Manager of Community Conservation for Zoos Victoria and passionate about harnessing the power of people to secure a sustainable future for all. Lian leads a team of conservation specialists that work to foster emotional connections with nature, create advocates for wildlife, and facilitate pro conservation behaviours delivered through award winning campaigns and education programs. Lian is committed to growing the potential of young people, to ensure our future has leaders that champion wildlife conservation. Lian is dedicated to supporting organisational change to secure a future for wildlife, and has designed and ran behaviour change training courses for industry professionals and community groups. Lian has a Bachelor of Science (Marine Zoology) from University of Melbourne and Graduate Diploma of Education from Monash University.

Lian currently sits on the International Zoo Educators Board as Journal Editor, contributing to building the international zoo and aquarium conservation education profession, and is Chair of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (Australasia) Conservation Engagement Committee. Lian is also a member of the Victorian Department of Education Strategic Partnerships Program Advisory Group and contributes to various Victorian government expert groups and panels that foster collaboration and connecting the Victorian community to nature.