Michelle Rogan-Finnemore

Michelle Rogan-Finnemore is a New Zealand-American science administrator, and currently the Executive Secretary of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP) which is the international association which brings together the National Antarctic Programs that make up its members.

"[4][5] Rogan-Finnemore was the Manager of Gateway Antarctica, the center for Antarctic Studies and Research, (University of Canterbury)[6] before taking on role of Executive Secretary of COMNAP on July 1, 2009[7] at which point the COMNAP Secretariat moved to Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

During the second season, Rogan-Finnemore conducted ionospheric studies and satellite observations for the University of Texas.

[9] She has given talks about being a woman in Antarctica, including at the 2014 IceFest Antarctic Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand.

[2] In 2014, Rogan-Finnemore received the Christchurch City Council Civic Award for her contributions to Antarctic Science.