THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Dr Brittany "Brit" Finucci
President
Fisheries Scientist
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand
"OCS has always been a great introduction to the chondrichthyan community regionally and globally, particularly when you’re stuck in a more isolated part of the world. I’m excited to help the society continue to grow and look forward to connecting more shark-loving researchers across Southeast Asia and the Pacific."

Helen Armstrong
Treasurer
PhD Candidate (Marine Parasitology)
Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
"I joined OCS while completing my masters during covid. It was a great way to remain involved with current researchers and other students even though the world had shut down. I wanted a way to be more involved with the team and so joined the council as a general team member in 2021 and joined the executive council as Treasurer in 2022."

Dr Samantha Sherman
Vice-President
Senior Lecturer in Fisheries Science
Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
"OCS was the first conference I went to during my Masters and I met a great group of impressive and welcoming people. Being involved in OCS I am looking forward to being part of a community of shark scientists that I can learn from and collaborate with."

Dr Victoria Camilieri-Asch
Secretary
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
"OCS was the first professional society I joined, and the first conference I attended and presented at (Gold Coast, 2011). My Honours adviser, Dr Susan Theiss, kindly introduced me to the community then and I shall never forget the warm welcome from everyone, and the genuine support from more established members, many of whom are now long-term colleagues and friends, like Susie. Joining the committee after my studies was following a wish to give back as much as I can, while keeping in touch with like-minded researchers.” "
THE GENERAL COUNCIL


Cassie Rigby
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
James Cook University
Red List Authority Coordinator
IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group


Charlotte Birkmanis
Neil Hutchinson


Asia Haines
Research Fellow
Project Manta / Leaf to Reef
University of the Sunshine Coast


Michael Grant
Adjunct Research Fellow
Fish & Fisheries Lab
Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture
James Cook University


Madeline Green
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Marine Monitoring & Surveillance
Oceans & Atmosphere | CSIRO
Adjunct Researcher
University of Tasmania


Richard Reina
Professor and Head of the Ecophysiology and Conservation lab
School of Biological Sciences
Monash University


Carolyn Wheeler
PhD Candidate
ARC Centre of Excellence for
Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University


Adrienne Gooden
PhD Candidate
Southern Cross University
THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM


Ana Barbosa Martins
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biology
Dalhousie University
Adjunct Research Fellow
Centre of Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture
James Cook University
Newsletter Editor
Florencia Cerutti
Social Media
Website Editor


Darren Wong
PhD Student
Fisheries Ecology
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Deakin University


Sushmita Mukherji
Research Technician
University of Tasmania


Lachlan George
PhD Student
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
University of Tasmania