The Officers and Ordinary Members of Council are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
The President is elected for a three-year term (with potential extension for two years) and Ordinary Members each serve for three years. Past-presidents of the Society can be viewed here.
The Officers Ordinary Members and Co-opted Members are as follows:
President 2024-present
Professor Maeve Lohan, University of Southampton, website
Honorary Secretary 2022-2026
Professor Kate Hendry, British Antarctic Survey, website
Honorary Treasurer 2023-present
Dr Alexander Brearley, British Antarctic Survey, website
Ordinary Members of Council
Education and Outreach 2023-present
Dr Robyn Tuerena, Scottish Association for Marine Science, website
Early Career Network Coordinator 2020-present
Dr Siddhi Joshi, Independent Marine Scientist, London website
Editor, Challenger Wave 2010-present
Dr John Allen, University of Portsmouth, website
Industry Liaison and Technology 2010-present
Mr Terry Sloane, Planet Ocean Ltd, website
Communications 2021-present
Dr Anna McGregor, University of Glasgow, website
Membership and Data Protection 2020-present
Dr Chelsey Baker, National Oceanography Centre, website
NOCA Liaison, 2022-present
Prof. Mark Inall, Scottish Association for Marine Science, website
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility working group chair, 2022-present
Dr Gillian Damerell, University of Bergen
Publications and Website Portfolio, 2024-present
Dr Anthony Lucio, National Oceanography Centre, website
Student Travel Awards and Stepping Stones, 2025-present
Dr Christopher Auckland, University of East Anglia, website
UK SCOR Representative 2025-present
Prof Alex Poulton Heriot-Watt University, website
Special Interest Groups 2026-present
Dr Peter Sheehan, University of East Anglia, website
Ex-officio and co-opted members of Council:
Chair, Ocean Challenge Editorial Board
Dr Stephen Dye, Cefas, website
Editor, Ocean Challenge
Ms Angela Colling, Formerly Open University
Policy Lead
Dave Carlin, Defra