Louise Cullen

Louise joined the Tatua board in 2016. She has a strong environmental and ecological science background coupled with hands-on farming experience. Her educational background includes degrees in Ecology and Botany and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from Lincoln University. Louise is currently a director of several family-owned dairy farming enterprises with her husband Richard, continuing their family farming legacy which began in 1924

She has worked within a range of industries including research science, environmental consultancy, not-for-profit and commercial management. She completed a Diploma in Management in 2013 and is currently studying towards an NZ Diploma in Agribusiness Management. Louise is also a member of the Primary ITO Industry Partnership Group.