We're governed by nine board members made up of six elected members and up to three appointed members.
Meet our team
Meet the ACE New Zealand board, regional chairs and staff who work together to be the voice of consulting and engineering.
ACE New Zealand Board
Ceinwen McNeil (President)
Head of Strategy and Clients
Ceinwen is the current President of ACE New Zealand and Head of Strategy and Clients at Harrison Grierson. Ceinwen is a strong leader with a unique and highly valuable ability to turn strategy into tangible outcomes.
Harrison Grierson
Ian Fraser
Executive General Manager - Asia Pacific
Ian is General Manager, Asia Pacific with GHD. He is passionate about leading a fully integrated client-centric organisation that brings diverse teams of people together to deliver solutions to clients.
GHD Limited
+64 9 370 8101
Andrea Rickard (Vice President)
General Manager Transport & Infrastructure
Andrea is General Manager Transport & Infrastructure at Beca and a planner / social scientist. She thrives on making a difference and shaping the environments and communities of the future is a big motivator.
Beca
Brett Ogilvie
Executive Leader - Director
Brett is an executive leader and board director at Tonkin + Taylor with governance experience in Aotearoa and the USA. With Māori heritage, diversity and inclusion is an area of great passion for Brett.
Tonkin & Taylor
(09) 355 6072
Emily Afoa
Director
Emily (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a Director of Tektus Consultants. An Environmental Engineer, she works to empower multi-disciplinary design and the valuing of mātauranga Māori across her practice.
Tektus
Chris Short
Chief Executive
Chris is the chief executive and a director at CGW Consulting Engineers. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management at CGW and has overseen significant growth. He is passionate about helping people realise their potential.
CGW Consulting Engineers
Louisa Bloomer
Regional Digital Practice Lead, Asia Pacific
Louisa is the Regional Digital Practice Lead for Asia-Pacific at Stantec and is also our 2022 Emerging Leader Award winner. Louisa brings a New Zealand and Australian perspective to strategic decisions made by Stantec’s global digital governance team.
Stantec
Brad Rooney
General Manager
Brad is a passionate business leader focused on people, clients and innovation, with extensive experience in the electricity industry in New Zealand and Australia. He enjoys working with his team and clients to create fit-for-purpose solutions.
ElectroNet
Jo Orr
Technical Director – Advisory
Jo is a chartered engineer (CEng MICE) and technical director in the advisory team at Mott MacDonald. She is passionate about the role engineers have on the environment and is a champion for the Inclusive Network for Women at Mott McDonald.
Mott MacDonald
Regional Chairs
12 regional chairs are elected each year to facilitate ACE New Zealand’s activities and initiatives regionally.
Marlo Bromley
Wellington
Marlo is a structural engineering specialist with a strong focus on the client-engineer relationship.
DTCE
Bryan Chen
Waikato
Bryan is a geotechnical and civil engineer at G.DECO. He has 15 years’ consulting experience in geotechnical, civil and railway in New Zealand, China and Bolivia. Bryan is passionate about delivering sustainable and economical solutions.
G.DECO
Andrew Davidson
Canterbury/West Coast
As Work Group Manager – Structures for WSP, Andrew is passionate about continuously improving outcomes within our industry. Named a finalist for the Engineering New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year in 2018, he's a motivated people leader.
WSP
Colin Dryland
North Shore
Colin is a Senior Associate Civil Engineer at Woods. With 19 years’ experience, he specialises in the design and management of land development projects and stormwater management systems.
Woods
0211185911
Erin McNary
Nelson / Blenheim
Erin is a senior civil water engineer and project manager at Stantec, a Professional Engineer (US) and a Chartered Member of Engineering NZ. As Branch Manager for Stantec in the Nelson region, she enjoys bringing people together.
Stantec
Campbell Ogilvie
Manawatu
WSP (Palmerston North)
Luke Price
Gisborne/Hawkes Bay
Strata Group Consulting Engineers
Elizabeth Richardson
Auckland
Liz is a technical director at Beca. She has over 20 years’ experience working as a structural engineer, both here and overseas. She enjoys the collaborative nature of the industry and opportunity to meet and learn from others.
Beca
Friso Roest
Northland
As a water Engineer with WSP Friso is glad to contribute time and effort to further ACE's goals in Northland from his base in Whangarei, to be an advocate for all members and to best anticipate the great potential for consultancy and engineering.
WSP
Geoffrey Wigley
Otago/Southland
As a Structural Engineer with Frame Group, this is Geoffrey's second year as an ACE New Zealand Regional Chair. He is looking forward to collaborating with others on a shared vision for change.
Frame Group
Chad Williams
Taranaki
Chad is a civil engineer at Beca in the Taranaki region. He believes integrity is his greatest strength. He's spent the past 10 years contracting which has provided him with a practical skill base and industry knowledge to drive projects to success.
Beca
Mary Wood
Bay of Plenty
Mary is a civil engineer with a focus on 3-waters infrastructure – strategy, analysis and design with more than 20 years of consulting experience, and the last 5 years based in Tauranga.
GHD
Staff Directory
Eleven people work for ACE New Zealand.
Helen Davidson
Chief Executive
Helen is an experienced executive with a background in law, policy and dispute resolution. She loves that every day she works to support our sector in shaping the future of Aotearoa.
ACE New Zealand
Nicole Seadon
EA to the CE
Working away behind the scenes, Nicole is responsible for diary management and administrative support.
ACE New Zealand
Holly Morchat
General Manager Engagement
Holly manages our events and sponsorship at ACE New Zealand. She loves working with an energetic team and learning and sharing new skills.
ACE New Zealand
Michelle Sloan
Membership and Digital Manager
Michelle is our Membership and Digital Manager looking after our members and all things digital. She has a human-centered approach putting people at the heart of everything.
ACE New Zealand
Eloise Angus
Communications Manager
Eloise develops and implements communications and marketing plans at ACE New Zealand.
ACE New Zealand
Yasmin Rudman-Cruse
Team Administrator
Yasmin is our ACE Team Administrator working hard behind the scenes to support the business for our membership.
ACE New Zealand
Julia Byers
Policy and Programmes Manager
ACE New Zealand
Charlotte Downes
Diversity Agenda Programme Director
Charlotte is the programme director for The Diversity Agenda.
ACE New Zealand
Holly Rausch
Communication and Engagement Lead - Diversity Agenda
Holly looks after all of the communications and marketing for The Diversity Agenda.
ACE New Zealand
Suzie Hart
Communications Specialist
Suzie is our communications and digital marketing specialist at ACE New Zealand.
ACE New Zealand
Sharon Jansen
Finance and Administration Manager
Sharon manages our payroll, invoicing and budget at ACE New Zealand.
ACE New Zealand