
ABWAK Council Members
ABWAK is managed and run by an elected Council of volunteers.
ABWAK is managed and run by an elected Council of volunteers in accordance with its Constitution and Byelaws. All are current zoo professionals and manage their ABWAK responsibilities in their own time.
Council members are elected for a term of 3 years, and are eligible for re-election.
Any Professional Member of the Association can be nominated for Council and all Professional Members may vote in elections. Council members serve as individuals not as representatives of their employing institutions.
ABWAK Council appoints a Chair and other office holders, some of whom form the Executive Committee.
Meet the Council

Co-Chair
Darren Beasley
Longleat Safari Park

Co-Chair
Sam Whitbread
Tilgate Nature Centre

Vice-Chair
Yianna Cooling
Twycross Zoo

Treasurer
Nick Davis
Chester Zoo

Secretary
Adam Douglass
Chessington Zoo

Membership Secretary
Terri Hill
Hill Livery

Maxine Bradley
Northumberland Zoo

James Cork
Hertfordshire Zoo

Georgia Gotts
Jersey Zoo

Andrew Jonas
Valley Wildlife

Michael Knight
Fife Zoo

Sophie Ryder
Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park

Hannah Slaney
Welsh Mountain Zoo

Vicky Snook
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm