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.

Yianna Cooling

Vice Chair & ICZ Representative
Twycross Zoo

Nick Davis

Honorary Treasurer
Chester Zoo

Tim Morphew

ABWAK CHAIR & BIAZA Liaison
Folly Farm

Terri Hill

Membership
Secretary
Private Keeper

Lucy Manning

Honorary Secretary & Website Administrator
Knowsley Safari

Hannah Slaney

Grants Officer
Colchester Zoo

Vicky Snook

Ambassador Coordinator
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

Adam Douglass

Media & Marketing
Chessington World of Adventures

Kelly-Anne Kelleher

Council member
Zoolokal

Christopher Kent

Council member
Private Bird Keeper

Luke Harding

Council member

Sam Whitbread

Editor Ratel
Chessington World of Adventures

Libby Jackson

Council member
The Feathery Folk

Sarah Blake

Council member
Wild Welfare