Merriam Toalak

Merriam Toalak worked for Biosecurity Vanuatu for 17 years as a Plant Pathology technician under Plant Health. She was acting Director of Biosecurity for two years before leaving for PhD studies in New Zealand, where she is currently doing her PhD program at Lincoln University. She spent half a year working with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community with Biosecurity and Trade, and Plant Health. She is a member of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society and she holds a Masters in Plant Health and Biosecurity from Adelaide University, South Australia.