NZARH Council
The NZARH is run by a Council consisting of up to nine members who are elected at the Association's Annual General Meeting. The Council meets monthly to conduct the Association's administrative affairs.
President: Andrew Geard
Andrew is a Embedded Software Engineer who has been a heathen since his primary school days. He has been on the council of the NZARH since 1999 and is also the NZARH Electronic Media Editor. His interests include model trains, playing european-style board games and tramping.
Vice President: John Murphy
John has been a member of the NZARH since 1992. He is passionate about science, and physics in particular. John is interested in debunking many religious and pseudo-science interpretations of quantum theory, and was once labelled "a Jesuit for science" by a frustrated proponent of "spiritual implications" in quantum theory.
Secretary: Judith de Leeuwe
Judith joined the Association in 1999. Rationalism, humanism, and atheism were some of the first words she understood in her early childhood as both parents were active members for many years. Judith has worked for over 20 years in the motor industry. Her interests include running, tramping, motorsport, and motorcycling.
Treasurer: John Shaw
John was a civil engineer in local government in England for 32 years. The work involved designing, building and maintaining roads, waste disposal and various management roles. He and his wife emigrated to NZ in 1996 to join two daughters, and now, 4 grandchildren, leaving two sons in England. He joined the NZARH in May 2007.
Toby Ricketts
Toby Ricketts is a Cantabrian and has been an NZARH member for a relatively short time, and the newest member of the council. He formed a group of active atheists in Christchurch in 2008 and began running movie nights in 2009, and runs an aggregate blog site at www.canterburyatheists.org.nz. Toby is married with two children and lives in Christchurch.
Phil Berghan-Whyman
Philip lives in Wellington with his wife and daughter. He has only been a member since 2008, but would have joined earlier if only he'd known about the Association. He has a philosophy degree, focused primarily on ethics and politics theory. Philip works in the public service, where his speciality is plain English writing.
Peter Harrison
Peter joined the Association in 2009 seeking other rationalists. Peter founded the New Zealand Open Source Society in 2002, and was President of the Society until 2007. Peter wants to be active in promoting a secular New Zealand, and to promote open, rational and objective policy in Government. In joining the NZARH Council he brings his skills, knowledge and values to the Association to further this objective.
Shabbir Wasiullah
Shabbir was originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He lived and studied in Kentucky, USA for 7 years. After graduating with a degree in Economics from the University of Kentucky he moved to NZ in 1999 with his wife. He washed his hands of religion around 2005 and now a proud father of 3 young rationalists.
Board of Trustees
The Trustees have the responsibility of safeguarding the interests of the Association in the event of the Council becoming unable to carry out its normal duties.
Elaine Cooper
Peter Hansen
Conrad Inskip
Ngaire McCarthy
Bruce Oldfield