ANZMAC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2026
MAREE THYNE
The University of Otago
VICE-PRESIDENT
Strategy sub-committee (chair)
Conference sub-committee
2022-2027
lARA STOCCHI
Adelaide University
PRESIDENT
Strategy sub-committee, Awards sub-committee
Education sub-committee (chair)
2023-2028
ANN-MARIE KENNEDY
The University of Canterbury
VICE-PRESIDENT
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (chair)
Education sub-committee
2024-
ANDREW MURPHY
Massey University
DEPUTY TREASURER
Conference sub-committee (chair)
Research sub-committee
2021-2026
MARIAN MAKKAR
RMIT University
SECRETARY
Awards sub-committee, Research sub-committee
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2025-
PARK THAICHON
The University of Southern Queensland
TREASURER
Conference sub-committee
HDR, ECRs and mid-career support
2025-
RICO PIEHLER
Macquarie University
Conference sub-committee
HDR, ECRs and mid-career support
2026-
X
SEAN SANDS
Swinburne University
Research sub-committee (chair)
Strategy sub-committee
Strategic engagement
2025-
ALEX BELLI
University of Melbourne
Communications sub-committee (chair)
Research sub-committee
HDR, ECRs and mid-career support
2026-
VINH LU
The Australian National University
Awards sub-committee (chair)
Education sub-committee
2026-
DREW FRANKLIN
The University of Auckland
Strategic engagement (chair)
Communications sub-committee
2025-
MEGAN PhILLIPS
(Tainui and Ngāpuhi)
Auckland University of Technology
HDR, ECRs and mid-career support (chair)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Communications sub-committee
2026-
For a history of the ANZMAC executive committee see here.
THE ANZMAC CONSTITUTION SETS OUT THE APPLICABLE CRITERIA FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
As specified in Part 3 of the ANZMAC Constitution, the Executive Committee shall control and manage the business and affairs of the Academy. It shall normally comprise no less than ten and no more than twelve members, each from different institutions from Australia and New Zealand. The Executive Committee shall also normally include at least two elected Indigenous Representative positions, with one member representing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia; and one member representing Māori. Indigenous representatives shall hold the same rights, powers and voting privileges as all other Executive members. These representatives will be elected by and from Indigenous members to ensure that Indigenous perspectives are actively integrated into Executive Committee deliberations and decisions. Only ANZMAC members who identify as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and/or Māori will be eligible for election to these positions.
Office bearers (i.e., President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary) are appointed on the first annual meeting following the Annual General Meeting (AGM). These are voluntarily roles, individual members of ANZMAC can nominate for (please note: conference registration includes individual membership). The roles are not attached to any compensation and entail primarily remote work, such as attendance to monthly online meetings aimed at managing the business and affairs of ANZMAC. Each appointed Executive Committee serves for a period of three years, extendable for a further three years. When nominations for the Executive Committee exceed the number of vacancies to be fulfilled, ballot elections are held ahead of the AGM and the results of the elections are announced at the AGM.