2023 - 2024 Council Officers
Anna Madarasz-Smith – President
Senior Scientist
Hawkes’ Bay Regional Council
Dr. Pete Wilson – Vice President
Coastal Scientist
SLR Consulting
Dr. Rob Major – Treasurer
Marine Ecologist
Cawthron Institute
Anna Madarasz-Smith – President
Senior Scientist
Hawkes’ Bay Regional Council
Dr. Pete Wilson – Vice President
Coastal Scientist
SLR Consulting
Dr. Rob Major – Treasurer
Marine Ecologist
Cawthron Institute
Dr. Jen Hillman – Secretary
Restoration Ecologist
University of Auckland
Dr. Ulla von Ammon – Treasurer-in-Training
Postdoc, Marine Biosecurity
Cawthron Institute
Kathy Walls – Immediate Past President
Senior Advisor
Ministry of Primary Industries
Dr. Hilke Giles
Coastal and Systems Scientist
Pisces Consulting
Dr. Sam Thomas – Website Coordinator
Coastal Scientist
Otago Regional Council
Georgina Flowers – Membership Secretary
Ph.D. Student, Marine Ecologist
University of Waikato
Lolita Rynkowski – Social Media & Website Coordinator
Ph.D. Student, Environmental Science
University of Waikato
Claire Shellem
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
University of Waikato
Ian Dixon-Anderson
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
University of Otago
Lizzie Harrison – Website Coordinator
Ph.D. Student, Marine Science
University of Waikato