Dr Sina Cotter Tait

A proud daughter of Otautahi-Christchurch, Sina has over 20 years' experience as a professional civil engineer and construction manager, and currently serves on the boards of several infrastructure and engineering-related organisations, as well as running her own engineering consultancy, offering advisory services on infrastructure and projects. 

In 2021, Sina was appointed by Minister Grant Robertson to the board of Te Waihanga (the Infrastructure Commission). She has twice been awarded the Engineering New Zealand President’s Gold Medal, and was the 2021 Governance NZ Women on Boards Emerging Leader. Sina’s governance interests focus on infrastructure and community impact where she sees great opportunities for the sector to benefit from a change in culture. She believes it is the responsibility of infrastructure leaders to lead on wider societal issues, including education, infrastructure and equity, and currently sponsors the Cotter Tait Scholarship at UC for Māori and Pasifika engineering students who aspire to make a difference in the world.