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Our people

CLT is governed by a board of Trustees and managed by a team of passionate local professionals.

Meet our Trustees

CLT, under the governance structure voted for in a referendum in November 2016, includes three appointed and five publicly elected trustees that make up the Board. The Board meets 10 times a year to make the decisions regarding the grants distributed.

The appointed trustees have been brought on board to enhance the composition of CLT, ensuring it can recruit for the specialist skills and knowledge it needs, while sustaining majority elected community representation.

Central Lakes Trust board

Central Lakes Trust Board of Trustees

2020 - 2022

Linda Robertson

Chair

Appointed Trustee
(2017 - present)

Kathy Dedo

Deputy Chair

Elected Trustee
(2019 - 2025)

Lindsay Breen

Elected Trustee

(2019 - 2025)

Tony Lepper ONZM

Elected Trustee

(2019 - 2025)

Hetty Van Hale

Appointed Trustee

(2018 - 2024)

Kathy Grant

Appointed Trustee

(2020 - present)

Jim Boult ONZM

Elected Trustee

(2022)

Trudi Webb

Elected Trustee

(2022 - 2025)

Michael Rewi

Intern

(2024 - present)

Meet our staff

The Trust, under the governance structure voted for in a referendum in November 2016, includes three appointed, alongside five publicly elected trustees, which together make the decisions regarding the grants distributed on a six weekly basis.

The appointed trustees have been brought on board to enhance the composition of the Trust, ensuring it can recruit for the specialist skills and knowledge it needs, while sustaining majority elected community representation.

Barbara Bridger

Chief Executive

Mat Begg

Grants Manager

Jennifer Gillan

Grants & Office Administrator

Gillian White

Grants Advisor

Jenn McGregor

Finance & Operations Coordinator

Katie Lindsay

Governance, Compliance & Policy Coordinator

Denise Russell

Governance & Policy Coordinator

Marion Low

Communications & Marketing Coordinator

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