Meet the Steering Committee
The inaugural ECPN Steering Committee comprises professionals from Australia, Mauritius, and South Africa, each contributing expertise across ocean governance, education, law, and sustainability.
Committee Chairperson
(Mauritius)
Mrs. Padmini Gaya Gookool
Lecturer & Programme Manager at the Open University of Mauritius.
Padmini is a PhD researcher in sustainability in education with strong academic leadership.
Secretariat
(Australia)
Dr Bianca Haas
Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources
and Security (ANCORS). She works on equity issues in tuna fisheries
across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Internal Stakeholders
(Mauritius)
Dr Bhavna Mahadew
Law Lecturer at the University of Technology, Mauritius. Expert in
international economic law, corporate law, and legal research.
External Stakeholders
(South Africa)
Ms Yanga Malotana
PhD Candidate at the University of Pretoria. Programme Manager at ESI,
University of Pretoria. Specialities include climate change, energy security, and sustainability.