Roy Grose

Roy lives in Marlborough and currently works for DOC as the Regional Operations Director covering Nelson and Marlborough. He started with Lands and Survey in 1977 and has 45 years national parks and reserves work experience. He completed the Diploma of Parks and Recreation at Lincoln College.

His first job as a Ranger was in the Bay of Island Maritime and Historic Park, then moving on to Tongariro National Park in the mid-1980s. In 1990 Roy and his family moved to Picton, with him working as an Area Manager in the Marlborough Sounds for 25 years. For the last eight years he has managed the operational delivery of conservation work in the Marlborough and Nelson regions for DOC.