2025 - 2026 Council Officers
Dr. Pete Wilson – President
Coastal Scientist
SLR Consulting
Dr. Rob Major – Vice President
Marine Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Ulla von Ammon – Treasurer
Postdoc, Marine Biosecurity
Cawthron Institute
Current NZMSS Council
Dr. Jen Hillman – Secretary
Restoration Ecologist
University of Auckland
Anna Madarasz-Smith – Immediate Past President
Technical Director
PDP
2025 - 2026 General Council
Dr. Hilke Giles
Coastal and Systems Scientist
Pisces Consulting
Dr. Sam Thomas
Coastal Scientist
Otago Regional Council
Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian
Fish Ecologist
Auckland University of Technology
Kathy Walls
Senior Advisor
Ministry for Primary Industries
Oonagh Daly
Coastal Management Advisor
Environment Canterbury
Laura Fayerman – Monthly update, Social Media (LinkedIn)
Dr. Hazel Needham
Senior Lecturer – Earth and Marine
University of Waikato
2025 - 2026 Student Representatives
Brooke Ellis-Smith – Membership Secretary & Listserv Coordinator
Ph.D. Student, Marine Ecologist
University of Waikato
Tara Lepine – Website & Listserv Coordinator
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
University of Auckland
Grady Petersen – Website Coordinator
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
University of Victoria Wellington
Michele Rogalin Henderson – Social Media
Ph.D. Student
University of Auckland
Brandy Biggar – Monthly update
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
University of Auckland
Alexandre Che – Social media & Website Coordinator
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
AUT | Cawthron Institute