MERC's Board of Trustees

MERC's Board benefits from having the services of committed community members who draw on a broad range of skills and experience to ensure MERC is appropriately guided and directed.

Name:	Maurice W. Gray
Position on Board:	Chairman	Sub-committee membership:	Building and Works
Qualifications:	NZCE (Civil), REA (Civil), TM IPENZ, Engineering Associate IPENZ, Engineering Technologist IPENZ.
Professional background:	Retired Civil Engineer / Retired Company Director
Date of appointment	1992	To read more

Name:	David Gray
Position on Board:	Patron, Founding Trustee	Sub-committee membership:	Building & Works
Qualifications:	M.B.Ch.B., M.R.N.Z.C.G.P., C.N.Z.M
Professional background:	Medical Practitioner (Retired).
Date of appointment	1978	To read more

Name:	Ross Garrett
Position on Board:	Secretary	Sub-committee membership:	-
Qualifications:	B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professional background:	32 years on the academic staff of the Physics Department of the University of Auckland teaching and researching
Date of appointment	1979	To read more

Name:	Professor Mark Orams
Position on Board:	Trustee	Sub-committee membership:	Human Resources Committee
Qualifications:	JP, PhD, MSc, BRP(Hons)
Professional background:	Professor in Coastal and Marine Tourism and Associate Director of the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute at AUT University.
Date of appointment	1996	To read more

Name:	Naomi Cowan
Position on Board:	Trustee	Sub-committee membership:	Human Resources Committee
Qualifications:	Currently completing a Graduate Diploma of Business (Management)
Professional background:	CEO of Equip, a mental health trust that employs 60 staff who provide support services for over 220 individuals in the community who experience major mental health issues.
Date of appointment	March 2008	To read more

Name:	Councillor Joy Brett JP
Position on Board:	Appointee to MERC Board from North Shore City Council	Sub-committee membership:	-
Qualifications:
Professional background:	Floristry and Horticulture
Date of appointment	November 2007	To read more

Name:	Anita Bilby			photo follows
Position on Board:	Treasurer & Trustee	Sub-committee membership:	Finance
Qualifications:	BCom CA
Professional background:	Chartered Accountant
Date of appointment	Feb 2010	To read more

Name:	Alick Wilson
Position on Board:	Member	Sub-committee membership:	-
Qualifications:	Master Mariner(ForeignGoing)
Professional background:	Master Mariner
Date of appointment	1991	To read more

Name:	Christine Rankin
Position on Board:	ARC Representative	Sub-committee membership:	Media and Business Planning
Professional background:	Corporate Management, Public Service, Government Liason
Date of appointment	2008	To read more

Name:	Ian Bradley
Position on Board:	Trustee	Sub-committee membership:	-
Qualifications:	B.C.A., M.P.P
Professional background:	Former ARC Member. Retired Navy Captain. Company Director.
Date of appointment	2002	To read more

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