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

Tim Morphew
ABWAK CHAIR
Folly Farm

Terri Hill
Membership
Secretary
Private Keeper

Lucy Manning
Honorary Secretary & Website Administrator
Knowsley Safari

Hannah Slaney
Grants Officer
Colchester Zoo

Vicky Snook
ICZ Representative
Port Lympne Reserve

Adam Douglass
Media & Marketing
Chessington World of Adventures

Sarah Blake
Council member
Wild Welfare

Libby Jackson
Council member
The Feathery Folk

Kate Buss
Council member
Sparsholt College

Sam Whitbread
Editor Ratel
Chessington World of Adventures

Darren Beasley
Council member
Longleat

Daniel Sutton
Council member
Folly Farm