Staff Updates
The Trust is delighted to announce three new staff appointments.
Longstanding staff member Lizzie Meek has moved into the new role of Heritage Manager, which includes contributing her specialist expertise to the team’s heritage work. As well as leading, promoting and advocating for heritage values and effective heritage management, Lizzie will support teams delivering the world leading conservation solutions the Trust is known for.
Shannah Rhynard-Geiljoins the Trust on a fixed term contract, taking on the role of Artefact Programme Coordinator. She joined us from Otago Museum, where she was the Conservation Manager, and before that worked in the UK, conserving objects from private clients, museums and archaeological units. Shannah was also a member of the Trust’s 2022 Winter on-Ice Conservation team, which carried out re-treatment and treatment of approximately 1000 objects from the huts of Scott and Shackleton while wintering over at New Zealand’s Scott Base.
Communications Advisor Brittany Fox has joined the team. Brittany’s communications background is within the not-for-profit sector, most recently in primary health care. She focused there on social media to tell stories and create engagement. In her spare time, she enjoys painting watercolours and children’s books.
