Congratulations to the 2016 Educate Plus Fellowship Recipients

Experienced and committed Educate Plus members are recognised for their contribution to the industry and the organisation by the awarding of a Fellowship. These special awards are made biennially.  Congratulations to the following 2016 recipients:

CATHERINE BOYER Philanthropy & Fundraising, Woodstock Consulting, Christchurch

Catherine is the current President of Educate Plus NZ . A marvellous communicator whose superb work has led to the successful amalgamation of the NZ Chapter with Educate Plus Ltd. Catherine joined Educate Plus in 2009 and has been a vital part of the NZ Chapter Committee since 2011. The successful mini conference in Christchurch in 2015 is due to her great work with the small organising committee. Catherine continues with very successful work in her current role with Woodstock consulting and she added greatly to the fundraising achievements at St Andrew’s College during her time there in charge of the Development Office.

VICKI FOWLER Community Relations & Development Manager, Westlake Boys’ High School, Auckland

Vicki has been a member of Educate Plus since 2007 and is an energetic communicator and contributor on the NZ Chapter Committee since she joined more than 3 years ago. Vicki presented at the New Zealand Chapter Conference in Wellington 2013 on the success of promoting Leavers’ Reunions on Social Media. Vicki has assisted greatly, particularly in the Auckland area encouraging those in the state schools to join and be part of Educate Plus. We are delighted she has agreed to assist on the organising committee with Deb Cook and Carolyn Prebble in the lead up to the Australasian Conference in Auckland in 2018. Vicki’s four days each week at Westlake see her achieving an amazing amount in the areas of marketing and communications, fundraising and reunions.

ROB HAY Special Projects Manager, Lindisfarne College, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay

Rob joined Educate Plus in 2006 and has served on the NZ Chapter Committee since 2008. He has been an excellent contributor to the organisation as Secretary and as one of the Vice Presidents since 2014. Rob currently shares this role with Jo Brady. Rob has always very ably organised successful meetings of groups and particularly those in the Hawkes Bay Educate Plus team. Rob has organised several of the bi-annual New Zealand Chapter dinners at the international conferences in Australia. Rob’s wide role at Lindisfarne College includes the successful organisation of many events, fundraising projects, alumni reunions and managing sports teams.

JANICE LAPWOOD Development Manager, University of Waikato Foundation, Hamilton

Janice’s long association with ADAPE and Educate Plus began in 2000. During this time there are only two years when she wasn’t a member of the organisation due to her changing roles between the University of Waikato and Southwell School. She has contributed very significantly to the success of both organisations. In 2000, while at the University of Waikato Janice and the team were the recipients of the best Capital Fundraising Campaign in Australasia raising $11.8M for the University of Waikato. She has presented at the 2012 Educate Plus Sydney Conference, is currently on the NZ Chapter Committee, and has for a number of years organised regular informal meetings for the   Waikato Educate Plus Team.

NAOMI WILDE Alumni and Development Manager, Lincoln University, Christchurch

Naomi joined Educate Plus in 2006. There was a break of 18 months when she was working outside education. Naomi’s total membership is 8 years. She is a very valuable member of the Educate Plus NZ Chapter Committee and worked tirelessly on the conference committee with Catherine Boyer, Jo Brady, Rose Crossland and Georgia Harvey, making the 2015 New Zealand Conference in Christchurch,` Let’s Talk Business,’ very stimulating and successful. Before joining the team at Lincoln University, Naomi worked at College House where she established the Alumni and Development Office. From there she went to St Andrew’s College and was responsible for and very successful with the Annual Giving Programme and the fundraising campaign leading to their Centennial celebrations.