Andrea Davis

Member since 2020 with a focus on the environment. Andrea is also a member of the ECAN Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee and is currently running for Environment Canterbury regional council.

Joy Fabian

Member since 2022. With a career in banking and volunteering with the local RSA, Joy’s role as SCRA Treasurer is highly valued.

Lucas Sampaio

Member since 2021. Co-founded the Goat Shed Surfboard Library project. Lucas and Tobin shape custom sustainable surfboards and are involved in Surf Festivals in Sumner and New Brighton.

Simon Brown

Sumner local since the 1980s, avid surfer, and kaitiaki of the ocean and our esplanade.

Emily Quane

I’m a qualified Art & Ceramic Teacher and professional artist based in Sumner. I oversee community arts programming—murals, events, workshops—and run an after-school art class. I also manage our community noticeboard at the Sumner Hub.

Caroline Brunner

Our creative newsletter writer and director of the local Matuku Sumner Theatre Group.

Jim Perry

Hub Coordinator and the friendly face at Sumner Hub. Jim helps with community needs and runs the Community Van service, Civil Defence projects, and the Bikery. A passionate outdoorsman and youth mentor with the 180 Degrees Trust.

Alicia Mallo

Contract Project Coordinator at the Hub across Sustainability, Environmental, and Civil Defence projects. Supports operations from grant writing and events to project delivery—working closely with local schools, council, and nonprofits. Through Ika Moana, also supports local charities including the Sumner Ferrymead Foundation, Sumner Bays Union Trust, and the Goat Shed.