Appointed member - Engineering New Zealand (formerly IPENZ) 21 December 2014 until 31 January 2020

Chris Harrison is a Tauranga-based Professional Engineer and a Fellow of Engineering NZ. His background is in civil and marine structures engineering and he has over 35 years' professional experience which has spanned both the public and private sectors. He has held senior engineering/business management positions in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Canada. He is familiar with the multi-disciplinary elements of infrastructure development projects, large and small in developed and developing countries - including capacity development, community development and environmental facets.

Appointed member - Engineering New Zealand (formerly IPENZ) nominee 30 October 2016 until 31 July 2022

Sandra is a director and consulting structural engineer of a Tauranga based consulting engineering firm. She has worked in the construction industry for over 30 years, and has been involved in a wide range of projects for individuals, local government, the energy, paper and food industries, including being a member of the board of inquiry for the Waterview Connection Roading Project in 2010.

Engineering New Zealand nominee, appointed 1 February 2018 until 31 January 2020

Rebecca became Renewable Development Manager for Meridian Energy in November 2019. Prior to this, Rebecca was the founding General Manager of Dam Safety Intelligence Ltd, a subsidiary of Meridian Energy formed in 2016. She has been part of the dam industry for over 20 years, since starting with the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand (ECNZ). Rebecca is the immediate past Chair of the New Zealand Society on Large dams (NZSOLD), a Technical Interest Group within Engineering New Zealand actively involved with technical, environmental, social, economic, regulatory and administrative aspects of dams and their safety. She has represented New Zealand on the International Commission on Large dams. Rebecca has also worked in not for-profit organisations for 3 years, both in New Zealand and Guatemala, and project managed an NZ Aid funded dam safety project in Viet Nam.

Appointed member and Consumer Representative 1 December 2015 until 31 January 2020

For more than 25 years, Sue Simons has been at the forefront of Environmental and Resource Management Law, working in every aspect of the speciality. Sue Simons is co -owner and Partner in a specialist Environmental Law firm. Sue is an Advocate and litigation specialist with a career that features a number of precedent setting decisions and successes across the varied fields of Environmental and Planning law. Her expertise further includes public law and local government law. Sue's vast experience also includes high level mediation and representation at all levels of the Court system, as well as appearances before select committees on a range of legislation. Her client base is involved in the development and construction industries.

Appointed member 18 December 2015 until 31 January 2020

Alan is a retired construction engineer who has worked in New Zealand and Western Samoa on a range of infrastructure and commercial projects. He is a past member of the IPENZ Board and co-ordinated the sesquicentennial "IPENZ Engineering to 1990" project. Alan was presented with IPENZ Communications award in 1991. He is a Rotarian, past Rotary President, and a Paul Harris Fellow.

Appointed Member 1 December 2019 until 30 November 2022

Manjit is a Chartered Professional Engineer and is registered as an International Professional Engineer. He has over 28 years of experience in diverse engineering fields in the waters, energy and roading industry, working as a consultant as well as in local government. Currently, he is employed as an Infrastructure Planning Engineer with Hamilton City Council, where he is responsible for planning strategic wastewater infrastructure for the city. Manjit was on the panel of staff assessors with Engineering New Zealand (IPENZ at the time) for five years where he was involved in the assessment of many CPEng applicants. He used this experience to mentor and guide many other young engineers in their journey towards becoming chartered engineers. Until November 2019, he was a committee member on the Waikato Branch of Engineering New Zealand and previously a board member for Engineers Without Borders for over two years.

Appointed member 1 August 2019 until 31 July 2022

Sarah worked in engineering consultancy for 22 years before joining Auckland Council as Chief Engineer in 2012. Her broad experience in infrastructure in the UK and New Zealand includes experience in innovation, resilience and sustainability, and in planning for and recovering from natural hazard events. She has worked in governance, advisory and voluntary roles across engineering and other sectors including past directorships with IPWEA NZ, Southern Response Earthquake Services and the Sustainable Business Network. Sarah is a professional reviewer and past Country Representative for the ICE in NZ. She chairs the advisory board for Auckland University School of Engineering Taught Masters Programme, and is on the advisory board for the women’s infrastructure network (WIN). She is a lifeline utility coordinator for civil defence in Auckland, and currently chairs the Auckland Lifelines Group. She was recipient of the Engineering NZ MacLean Citation 2018.