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Advisory Board Members

Board Members	Affiliation at time of appointment	Years
Dr Margaret Betchart	Director, Betchart Expeditions	1993-1998
Dr Peter Bridgewater	Chief Executive, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service	1993-2001
Dr Richard Butler	Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Management Studies for the Service Sector, University of Surrey	2002-2005
Dr Chris Buykx	Manager, Environmental and Operations, World Expeditions	2006-2011
Mr Les Carlisle	Group Conservation Manager, &Beyond	Current
Dr Costas Christ	Senior Director - Ecotourism, Conservation International	2002-2005
Dr Brian Clark	Director, Centre for Environmental Management and Planning, UK	1993-2001
Dr David Cole	Research Geographer, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute	-2011
Hon Bruce Davidson, MLA	Minister for Tourism, Small Business and Industry	1996-1998
Prof Paul Eagles	Dept. of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo	Current
Prof Bill Faulkner	Director, Bureau of Tourism Research	1993-1998
Dr David Fennell	Dept. of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Brock University and Editor, Journal of Ecotourism	2006-2011
Dr John Gans	Director, National Outdoor Leadership School	2006-2011
Dr Helen Genot	Consultant - Tourism Program, United Nations Environment Program	1995-2001
Hon Bob Gibbs MLA	Minister for Tourism, Sport and Racing, Queensland	1994-2001
Mr Colin Griffith	Director, National Parks and Wildlife, ACT, Australia	1994-1995
Derek de la Harpe	Chief Financial Officer, Wilderness Holdings Limited	2012 - current
Dr Oliver Hillel	Tourism Programme Coordinator, United Nations Environment Program	2002-2005
Dr Jafar Jafari	Editor-in Chief, Annals of Tourism Research	2006-Current
Mr Barry Jones	Director, Bureau of Tourism Research, Australia	1993-1996
Ms Ann Layton	Vice President, Public Affairs and Communication, Canadian Pacific Hotels	1993-2001
Hon Michael Lee MP	Minister for Tourism, Australia	1993-1994
Dr Ken Lewis	General Manager Safety and Environment, Qantas Airways	1994-2001
Mr Chip Lindner	Executive Director, Centre for Our Common Future, Switzerland	1993-1998
Mr Roddy Mackenzie	Director, Hamachal Helicopter Skiing	2006-2011
Dr Ron Mader	Director, Planeta.com	2006-2011
Dr Jerry Mallett	President, Adventure Travel Society	2003-2006
Prof Jeff Marion	Adjunct Professor, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech	-2011
Prof Vic Middleton	Foundation Director, World travel and Tourism Environment Research Centre	1993-2001
Mr Stephen Mills	Assistant Director, English Tourist Board	1993-1995
Mr Peter O'Clery	Chief Executive, Australian Tourism Industry Association	1993-1995
Prof Philip Pearce	Director, National Centre for travel and Tourism Studies, Australia	1993-1995
Dr Ian Player	Chair, Wilderness Foundation	-2006
Mr Neil Plimmer	Environment and International Policy, Ministry of Commerce NZ. Former CEO, Ministry of Tourism	1993-2001
Hon Molly Robson, MLA	Minister for Environment, Queensland, Australia	1993-1994
Mr Ken Rosebery	General Manager, Queensland travel and Tourism Corporation	1993-1995
Prof Chris Ryan	University of Waikato. Editor, Tourism Management	2011-Current
Mr John Schaap	Senior Vice President, Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, American Express International Inc.	1993-1998
Dr Valene Smith	Dept. of Anthropology, California State University	-2006
Dr Hugh Somerville	Head of Environment, British Airways	-2006
Dr Amanda Stronza	Dept of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences. Texas A&M University	2011-Current
Mr Michael Sweatman	Chairman, The WILD Foundation	-2006
Dr Meg Switzer	Director, Tourism and Sustainable Heritage, Australian Heritage Commission	-2006
Mr Tony Thirwell	Chief Executive and General Manager, Tourism New South Wales.	1993-1995
Dr Jonathan Tourtellot	Director of Sustainable Tourism, National Geographic Society Senior Editor	Current
Ms Penny Van Oosterzee	Director, Discovery Ecotours, Australia	1993-1995
Prof David Weaver	Professor of Ecotourism, George Mason University (now at Griffith University, and a member of ICER)	-2011
Dr Eugenio Yunis	Chief, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UN World Tourism Organisation	Current
Linsheng Zhong	Academy of Sciences China	2011-Current

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