Our Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees - from the left

Robyn Bisset, John Boxall, Robert Harris, Martine Iggo, Tony Garing, Caron Palmer, Andrew Tait, Mark Nicklin

Robyn Bisset QSM

BOARD CHAIR

Robyn is a Registered Nurse, spending the last 24 years of her career in senior management. She is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Christchurch.
She was awarded QSM in 2020.

Robert Harris

DEPUTY CHAIR & TRUSTEE

Originally from the UK Rob is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers for over 20 years based in Auckland and Christchurch. He has recently retired as a partner and has taken up a consulting role with the firm. Rob is currently a member of the finance sub-committee.

John Boxall

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

John is a retired builder and Secondary School teacher at Burnside High School. He is a life member of Kiwanis International. John is currently a member of the site maintenance and construction sub-committee of the Board.

Tony Garing

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

Appointed 2018
Justice of the Peace
Employed as General Manager of John Rhind Funeral Directors
Member of Rotary Club of Christchurch
Trustee of the Woolston Brass Foundation

Martine Iggo

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

Martine was appointed in 2022.
Martine is a registered nurse having spent the last 30 years working in the aged care sector, pre-dominantly in the quality and risk management sphere and as an owner/operator of an aged residential care facility.

Mark Nicklin

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

Appointed in December 2024.
He is a chartered accountant and retired from his role as CFO Nurse Maude Association after 11 years in December 2024.
Mark is currently a member of the finance sub-committee.

Caron Palmer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

Caron was appointed in 2022.
Past Governance roles include Board Member and Deputy Chair, Motor Neurone Disease Association 2019 - 2022.
Caron is the Principal Consultant at Hound & Steed Strategic Marketing + Consulting.

Andrew Tait

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

Andrew was appointed in 2016.
Andrew is a partner at Rhodes & Co, lawyers and deals with a broad range of commercial and property matters.
He is a trustee of the Champion Foundation Trust.

Michelle Callingham

BOARD SECRETARY

Appointed as Board Secretary in April 2022 and has extensive prior experience as an Executive Assistant in both the private and non-for-profit sectors.