From the President
Haere Mai everyone!
I hope that this eNewsletter finds everyone safe, warm, and dry. The winter has arrived, and it does not feel like there was much of a summer!
Your New Zealand Chapter Executive Committee has been working these past weeks, to deliver a wide range of Membership events around the country. In May we hosted events at the following locations:
- St Cuthbert’s College, Auckland
- St Peter’s School, Cambridge
- Palmerston North Boys’ High School, Palmerston North
- Queen Margaret College, Wellington
- The University of Canterbury, Christchurch
At these events we also welcomed and hosted our partners Giving Architects, NoticeMATCH and NZMS. We were sorry our Australian based Silver Partners, Potentiality and Enquiry Tracker were unable to send someone in person to attend the May networking events, but we very much look forward to welcoming them again in the future. These events have provided our Partners the opportunity to speak to you directly and give you all the chance to meet and enjoy some korero and networking.
This year we have established a number of Sub-Committees to help spread the workload. These are proving to be extremely productive.
- Our Summit Sub-Committee has been working hard to get the programme finalised for our Pre-Summit Workshops (31 August) and Summit PD Sessions (1 September). Registrations are now live so do not forget to register soon to get the early bird discount. Remember there are also travel grants that you can apply for to assist with your costs. To register and for more information on the Summit click here.
- Our Partnerships Sub-Committee is looking after our existing Partners and is now focused on securing additional Partners for our Summit.
- Our Leadership and Advocacy Sub-Committee is working to develop relationships with other organisations such as ISNZ, to help provide additional benefits to our members.
- Our Membership and Events Sub-Committee is working to keep you, the members, all connected and up to date. We are looking forward to a very successful year.
It is with great regret that we farewell two of our longstanding executive committee members, Jennifer Roshan (previously at Howick College, and now at the University of Auckland) and Kirstyn Sandall at John McGlashan College, Dunedin.
Jennifer Roshan joined Educate Plus when she began her career in institutional fundraising in 2011 as Advancement Assistant at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Jennifer has served four years on the Executive Committee, where she has held the communications portfolio and been responsible for delivering our Newsletters and social media along with head office. Her contributions over the years have been invaluable. Jennifer was previously the Director of Development at Sacred Heart College and, since 2018, Director of Community Development at Howick College. During her time at Howick College, the International Student’s Department was incorporated as part of the Community Development Office which meant Jennifer was overseeing both. She has recently joined the University of Auckland as General Manager, International Students (Faculty of Engineering). Jennifer is a former Chapter Administrator for Educate Plus NZ and was awarded Fellow at the 2022 Educate Plus Excellence Awards. To our knowledge, Jennifer is the only Educate Plus member who has served all three sectors of our Membership – tertiary, state-integrated/independent and state schools. While we will miss her on our team, we wish Jennifer all the best for her exciting future.
Previously a languages teacher and international students executive, Kirstyn Sandall has been a member of Educate Plus for six years and joined the Committee leading into the 2019 Chapter Conference in her hometown Dunedin, and quickly added crucial local wisdom to the event. Kirstyn has generously held the roles of Treasurer and Otago representative since then. Her efforts managing our Chapter finances and supporting Otago members have been invaluable. She is currently General Manager at John McGlashan College and leaves the committee to take up additional responsibilities within the school as Director of International. We are most grateful to Kirstyn for her great support and encouragement to members and non-members at schools and the University of Otago, to attend regional events in Dunedin. We will miss her on our team and wish her all the best managing exciting developments at John McGlashan College.
During their time on the New Zealand Committee, Kirstyn married Mark and Jennifer became mother to Leo – as our friends, we shared in their delight and wholeheartedly thank them for their commitment and generous contributions over many years. We look forward to seeing them both at the New Zealand Chapter Summit in Christchurch in September.
We will be looking for new Committee Members. If anyone has a genuine interest, please feel free to contact me or any other Executive Committee member and we can discuss the commitment required.
All the best everyone,
Tena koutou katoa.
Chapter President | Educate Plus NZ Chapter
Development Manager Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Liggins Institute, University of Auckland
