LIANZA EXECUTIVE
PRESIDENT
Rachel Esson
National Library of New Zealand
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Paula Eskett
Waimakariri Libraries
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Anahera Morehu
University of Auckland
TREASURER
Claire Carran
Chartered Accountant
REGIONAL COUNCILLORS
LIANZA Council is made up of regional councillors elected from each of our six regions. If you are already involved in a LIANZA region or if you are looking for a new challenge and want to make a significant contribution to the library sector at national level, then consider nomination to LIANZA Council. For more information read our Guide to LIANZA Council.
AORAKI
Rosamund Feeney
Community Programmes Coordinator at Nelson Public Libraries
TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAUI
Brigid Brammer
Coach Libraries and Community Spaces at Wellington Central Libraries
HIKUWAI
Philip Miles
Digital Solutions Lead
at Auckland Libraries
TE WHAKAKITENGA AA KAIMAI
Amanda-Jane McFadden
Team Leader Communities
at Te Puke Library
IKAROA
Maria Brewerton
Branch Librarian Opunake and Manaia LibraryPlus at South Taranaki District Libraries
TE RŌPŪ WHAKAHAU TUMUAKI
Cellia Joe-Olsen
Alexander Turnbull Library
Te Rōpū Whakahau / LIANZA Partnership
OTAGO/SOUTHLAND
Anne Buck
Information Services Supervisor and Team Leader at Dunedin Public Libraries
TE RŌPŪ WHAKAHAU REPRESENTATIVE
Carla Jeffrey
Business Librarian at Manawatū Library, Massey University
REGIONAL CHAIRS
AORAKI
Elaine Sides
Christchurch City Libraries
OTAGO/SOUTHLAND
Mark Hughes
University of Otago
HIKUWAI
Stacey Smith
Auckland Libraries
TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAUI
Stephnie Burton
Kapiti Coast District Library
IKAROA
Karen Tobin & Sharon Tristram
Central Hawkes Bay District Library
TE WHAKAKITENGA AA KAIMAI
Mohan Lal
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) CHAIRS
ACCESSIBILITY SIG
Katie Lumsden
Christchurch City Libraries
PIMN SIG
Richard Misilei
Auckland Libraries
CAT SIG
Joanne Rowan
University of Auckland
RESEARCH SIG
Sanya Baker & Annie McKillop
Auckland University of Technology
DIG SIG
Helen Brownlie
University of Otago
SLIS SIG
Jo Rusk & Hannah Russell
NZ Police Library & National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
HEALTH SIG
Raewyn Adams
Bay of Plenty District Health Board
TEL SIG
Melanie Brebner
University of Auckland