ABWAK is managed and run by an elected Council.
ABWAK is managed and run by an elected Council of volunteers in accordance with its Constitution and Byelaws. All are current zoo professionals and manage their ABWAK responsibilities in their own time.
Council members are elected for a term of 3 years, and are eligible for re-election.
Any Professional Member of the Association can be nominated for Council and all Professional Members may vote in elections. Council members serve as individuals not as representatives of their employing institutions.
ABWAK Council appoints a Chair and other office holders, some of whom form the Executive Committee.
Current ABWAK Council members:

Yianna Cooling
Vice Chair & BIAZA Liaison
Twycross Zoo

Nick Davis
Honorary Treasurer
Chester Zoo

Darren Beasley
Co-Chair
Longleat

Terri Hill
Membership
Secretary
Private Keeper

Lucy Manning
Honorary Secretary & Website Administrator
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Hannah Slaney
Grants Officer
WWT

Vicky Snook
ICZ Representative
Port Lympne Reserve

Adam Douglass
Media & Marketing
Chessington World of Adventures

Daniel Sutton
Council member
Folly Farm

Sophie Ryder
Council member
Jimmy's Farm

Andy Jonas
Council member
Mayfield Alpacas

Sam Whitbread
Co-Chair & Editor Ratel
Chessington World of Adventures

Roxy Newton-Crump
Sub-Editor Ratel
Colchester Zoo

Maxine Bradley
Council member
Northumberland Zoo
Michael Knight
Council member
Fife Zoo

James Cork
Council member
Paradise Wildlife Park