Council

Council

Meet our Council

If you are already involved with LIANZA 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.

President-elect

Laura Caygill

Selwyn District Council

President

Mark Crookston

Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa
National Library of New Zealand

Past President

Ivy Guo

Te Herenga Waka
Victoria University of Wellington

Treasurer

Lydia Tsen

Chartered Accountant

Council member

Siobhan Smith

Otago University Library

Council member

Maia Bennett

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Council member

Jo Cocker

Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Council

Council member

Hana Whaanga

Te Herenga Waka
Victoria University of Wellington

Appointed Council member

Rangitihi Pene

Tikanga and Mātauranga Māori

Appointed Council member

Denise Wilson

MortonPrescott Ltd

President-elect

Laura Caygill

Selwyn District Council

President

Mark Crookston

Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa
National Library of New Zealand

Immediate Past President

Ivy Guo

Te Herenga Waka
Victoria University of Wellington

Treasurer

Lydia Tsen

Chartered Accountant

National Council member

Siobhan Smith

Otago University Library

National Council member

Maia Bennett

Queenstown Lakes District Council

National Council member

Jo Cocker

Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Council

National Council member

Hana Whaanga

Hastings District Libraries

Appointed Council member

Rangitihi Pene

Tikanga and Mātauranga Māori

Appointed Council member

Denise Wilson

MortonPrescott Ltd

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