Current NZMSS Council

2026 - 2027 Council Officers

Dr. Rob Major – President
Marine Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy

 

Dr. Armagan Sabetian – Vice President
Associate Professor, Earth and Life Sciences
Auckland University of Technology

Dr. Pete Wilson – Immediate Past President
Coastal Scientist
SLR Consulting

Dr. Jen Hillman – Secretary
Restoration Ecologist
University of Auckland

Dr. Ulla von Ammon – Treasurer
Marine Biosecurity
Cawthron Institute

Mel Hayden – Membership secretary
Marine Scientist
Earth Sciences New Zealand

Dr. Dan Breen – Monthly Updates
Senior Lecturer, Earth & Life Sciences
Otago Regional Council

2026 - 2027 General Council

Anna Madarasz-Smith
Technical Director
PDP

Dr. Sam Thomas
Coastal Scientist
Otago Regional Council

Dr. Hazel Needham
Senior Lecturer, Marine Science and Aquaculture
University of Waikato

Kathy Walls
Senior Advisor
Ministry for Primary Industries
Oonagh Daly
Coastal Management Advisor
Environment Canterbury

Dr. Josie Crawshaw
Senior Environmental Scientist (Coastal)
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Dr. Jenni Stanley
Senior Lecturer, Marine Science and Aquaculture
University of Waikato

2026 - 2027 Student Representatives

Caitlyn Grosvenor – Monthly Update
M.Sc. student
University of Otago

Kathryn Scafidi – Listserv Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
University of Otago

 

Grady Petersen – Website Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
University of Victoria Wellington | ESNZ

Michele Rogalin Henderson – Social Media
Ph.D. Student
University of Auckland

Logan Kallum – Listserv Coordinator
Ph.D. student
University of Waikato

Alexandre Che – Social media & Website Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
AUT | Cawthron Institute