Kathy Walls – President
Senior advisor, Ministry of Primary Industries

Dr. Nick Shears – Outgoing president
Marine ecologist, University of Auckland

Anna Madarasz-Smith – Vice President 
Senior scientist
Hawkes’ Bay Regional Council

Dr. Rob Major – Treasurer
Marine ecologist
Cawthron Institute

Dr. Emily Mcgrath – Joint secretary 
Marine ecologist
Cawthron Institute

Dr. Hilke Giles
Coastal and systems scientist
Pisces Consulting

Dr. Bridie Allan – Webinar, website & social media coordinator 
Behavioral ecologist
University of Otago

Natalie Prinz – Student representative
PhD student Marine ecologist
University of Waikato

Dr. Sam Thomas – Website coordinator
Coastal Scientist
Otago regional council

Georgina Flowers – Membership secretary and student representative
Marine Ecologist
University of Waikato