Our People
National Executive
The Executive Committee leads and manages the New Zealand Association of Science Educators (Incorporated) in accordance with the constitution and the policy set by the Council. Please feel free to contact any of these people to ask about the Association, the benefits of membership, or our conferences:
President
Doug Walker
St Patrick’s College, Wellington
Email Doug at [email protected]
Immediate Past President
Sam York
James Hargest College, Invercargill
Email Sam at [email protected]
Treasurer and Website Manager
Colin North
Waiuku College, Waiuku
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Special Project Executive Positions
Publications Manager
Sam York
James Hargest College, Invercargill
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Regional Liaison
Catherine Hunter
Mission Heights Junior High
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Health and Safety representative
Sarah Hay
Iona College, Havelock North
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NZASE Administrator
Donna Sellers
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NZASE Science Communicators
Mike Stone
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Jenny Rankine
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The Council
The Council governs the Association. The annual meeting of the Council is held to:
- Receive and consider the annual report of the Executive for the preceding financial year.
- Receive and consider the audited financial report and accounts for the preceding financial year.
- Receive reports on membership, finance, and their activities from Branches.
- Fix the membership subscription fee for the following financial year.
- Appoint an auditor.
- Transact any other business of which due notice has been given.
Standing Committees
Biology Educators’ Association of New Zealand (BEANZ) Chantal Hillier [email protected], [email protected]
Earth and Space Science (ESSE) Jenny Pollock [email protected]
Secondary Chemistry Educators of NZ (SCENZ) Murray Thompson and Ian Torrie [email protected]
New Zealand Institute of Physics (NZIP) David Housden [email protected]
Primary Science (NZAPSE) Sandy Jackson [email protected]
Science Technicians’ Association of New Zealand (STANZ) Arwen Heyworth, President STANZ [email protected]