Governance

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.

The members of the Council are:

Jacquie Bay
representing: BEANZ
j.bay@auckland.ac.nz

Ian Milne
representing: Primary Science
i.milne@auckland.ac.nz

Jenny Pollock
representing: Nelson Branch
jenny.pollock@xtra.co.nz

Carolyn Haslam
representing: Auckland Science Teachers' Association
c.haslam@auckland.ac.nz

Lindsey Conner
President
lindsey.conner@canterbury.ac.nz

Beryl McKinnell
Science Technician
Papatoetoe High School
Representing: Science Technicians' Association of New Zealand
email: bemckinnell@papatoetoehigh.school.nz

David Housden
representing: New Zealand Institute of Physics
dhousden@xtra.co.nz

Suzanne Boniface
representing: New Zealand Institute of Chemistry
Suzanne.Boniface@vuw.ac.nz

Keith Hartle
representing: Northland Branch
khar@ihug.co.nz

Hazel McIntosh
representing: Central Northland Branch
Hazel.McIntosh@kamohigh.school.nz

Craig Steed
representing: CASE
SteedC@freyberg.ac.nz

Fiona Murphy
representing: Waikato Branch
fmurphy@shgcham.school.nz

Pru Casey
representing: Otago Branch
pru.casey@gmail.com

David Thrasher
representing: New Zealand Institute of Physics
island_dave2002@hotmail.com

Mark Burtt
representing: Canterbury Branch
burttmm@staff.cbhs.school.nz

Kerry Parker
representing: Capital City Branch
kerry.parker@correspondence.school.nz

Sally Willock
representing: East Coast Branch
sallywk@clear.net.nz

Tania Lineham
representing: Southland Branch
tlineham@jameshargest.school.nz

Members' Forum

At every national conference the president shall conduct a members' forum. Motions for discussion at the forum should be submitted by email to the President at least twenty-four hours before the event. All decisions of the Forum shall be in the form of recommendations to the Council which shall be obliged to consider them at its next meeting. All members of the Association or its entities are entitled to speak and vote at the Forum.

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

Lindsey Conner
School of Sciences and Physical Education
College of Education
University of Canterbury
lindsey.conner@canterbury.ac.nz
work: 03 345 8463
home: 03 529 575

Senior Vice President

Jenny Pollock
Nelson College for Girls
jenny.pollock@xtra.co.nz
Ph: 03 5483070
Mob: 021 129 3174

Carolyn Haslam
The Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland
c.haslam@auckland.ac.nz
Ph: 09 373 7999

Publications Manager

Matthew Balm
St Peter's College, Palmerston North
balmm@stpeterspn.school.nz
Ph: 06 354 4198

Treasurer
Website Manager

Robert Shaw
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Wellington
robert.shaw@openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Ph: 04 233 0252