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Our people
The NZVA is governed by a Board and managed by a Chief Executive Officer, and we have offices in Wellington and Palmerston North
Our Board
- Dr Gavin Sinclair, President
- Dr Steve Merchant, Vice-President
- Dr Richard Wild, Immediate Past President
- Prof Frazer Allan, Board Member
- Dr Caroline Robertson, Board Member
- Dr Pieter Verhoek, Board Member
- Dr Debra Gates, Board Member
- Dr Stu Hutchings, Board Member
- Dr Andrea Murray, Board Member
- Ms Julie Hood, Ex-Officio Member
- Ms Samantha Bridge, Group PA
Our Management
- julie [dot] hood [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Julie Hood) - Chief Executive Officer
- margaret [dot] carter [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Margaret Carter) - Finance and Administration Manager
- leanne [dot] fecser [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Leanne Fecser) - Operations Manager
- petra [dot] muellner [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Dr Petra Muellner) - NZVJ Editor-in-Chief
- wayne [dot] ricketts [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Dr Wayne Ricketts )- Veterinary Resources Manager
- jacqui [dot] sadler [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Jacqui Sadler )- Marketing Communications Manager
- phil [at] wordpict [dot] co [dot] nz (Phil Stewart) - Vetscript Editor
Our Staff
- samantha [dot] bridge [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Samantha Bridge) - EA to Julie Hood
- tylee [dot] byrne [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Tylee Byrne) - Subscriptions Administrator
- robyn [dot] forrester [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Robyn Forrester) - Member Services Administrator
- kelly [dot] francis [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Kelly Francis) - Communications and Web Coordinator
- aaron [dot] fulton [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Aaron Fulton )- Information Technologist
- yen [dot] jong [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Yen Jong) - Senior Assistant Accountant
- Nikki [dot] Kells [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Nikki Kells) - NZVJ Assistant Editor
- shannon [dot] leader [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Shannon Leader) - Event & VetScholar Coordinator
- roger [dot] marchant [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Dr Roger Marchant) - Veterinary Advisor
- sarah [dot] olson [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Sarah Olson) - NZVJ Assistant Editor
- eve [dot] pleydell [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Eve Pleydell) - NZVJ Scientific Editor
- myra [dot] spowart [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Myra Spowart) - Receptionist/Administrator
- chris [dot] thomson [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Chris Thomson) - CPD Academic Director
- trish [dot] thorpe [at] vets [dot] org [dot] nz (Trish Thorpe) - Resources Administrator
