Councillor Hay is a lifelong resident of Manly and was elected to Manly Council in 1987.

She has served on all major Council Committees and numerous other Committees. She was previously Mayor of Manly from 1999 to 2004.

In June 1998, Councillor Hay was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the community through local government, community action and sporting groups, and fundraising for welfare and health education programmes.

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David has spent his working life as a marine engineer most recently working on Sydney Harbour tugboats. He has lived in the Pittwater/Narrabeen area since he was a child and has a strong commitment to protecting its environmental assets. He wants Pittwater to retain its distinctive characteristics, and Pittwater Council to have long-term planning policies that recognise the full implications of major infrastructure problems.

David is a Board Member of Community Care Northern Beaches and the Narrabeen Lagoon Restoration Project and is the President of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (Sydney).

Michael Regan is proud to be the first popularly elected Mayor of Warringah.

With more than 17 years experience working in local government, he is familiar with the processes and functions of councils and is acutely aware of the high expectations that ratepayers have of their elected Council. Mayor Regan has also worked in the private sector and understands the challenges businesses face and the impact that local government decisions can have on their operations.

Mayor Regan is passionate about the area and the local community and believes Warringah Council should be run in a professional and cooperative manner. He understands the challenges facing Warringah and the impact that local government can have on all facets of people’s lives. He enjoys meeting with members of the local community and looks forward to working with them over his term in office to achieve some realistic, long-term results for Warringah.

Henry was appointed the General Manager of Manly in December 2002. While he is new to Northern Beaches, Henry has had a long term involvement with this region through the former Northern Sydney Regional Economic Development Organisation.
 
Henry comes to the regional with a strong background in and commitment to local government and is a long standing supporter of voluntary Regional Organisations of Councils (ROCs). He was on the Executive of two ROCs prior to arriving at Manly.
 
Henry holds qualifications in engineering, management and law.

Born and still residing in the SHOROC region with his family, Viv has held the position of General Manager at Mosman Council since 1993.

He has spent his entire working life in local government at Mosman, principally in administrative positions, being promoted to the position of Town Clerk in July 1986. He was awarded the Public Service Medal in the 1999 Australia Day Honours List.

Viv has made a number of overseas study tours and has attended IIMC, ICMA, SOLACE and IULA Congresses. He is an advocate of voluntary local government structural reform and market-driven delivery of services. He has presented a number of papers to major conferences on these issues, as well as on the topic of 'doing more with less' through partnerships with the private sector.

Mark Ferguson was General Manager at Coffs Harbour City Council from April 1998. Prior to that he was a Director at that Council for eight years. He has a total of 27 years' experience in Local Government.

He has an Executive MBA, a Business Degree specialising in Economics and Local Government, as well as an Associate Diploma in Local Government Administration.

Rik Hart took up the position as General Manager at Warringah Council in March 2007.

Prior to that Rik was Chief Executive of Hutt City from January 2001 until February 2007. Hutt City is the ninth largest local authority in New Zealand with an annual budget of $105 million and assets totalling $1 billion. Under Rik’s stewardship Hutt City developed from a heavily indebted and somewhat maligned organisation into one which has not only substantially reduced its debt burden but now exceeds its peers in national benchmark customer satisfaction surveys. Many of the Hutt City’s projects and processes have been recognised nationally and some are likely to become industry standards in the near future.

Prior to his time at Hutt City Rik was Special Advisor to the New Zealand government on the establishment of Industry New Zealand (a new Crown Entity charged with Economic and Regional Development).

Before his role of Special Advisor Rik was Chief Executive Officer of the Department of State Development in Victoria. There he was responsible for co-ordinating and driving the economic development strategies that helped Victoria gain its leading position. Before that he was Assistant Director-General of MAF Fisheries in New Zealand.

Prior to his government roles, for many years Rik held a number of senior positions within the private sector (predominantly ICI) both in New Zealand and overseas.

His personal interests revolve mainly around family, yachting and rugby.