Meet our Senior team

Rev'd Dr Richard Spence, Acting Chief Executive Officer

Our Board is presently seeking a permanent Chief Executive Officer. In the meantime the role is being filled by Richard Spence.

Jane Roberts, Financial Services Manager
                                                                        

Jane commenced employment with WASSTB in 2002. Jane's previous financial and management experience both in NZ and the UK was in the manufacturing, retail and horticultural sectors. Jane's parents immigrated to NZ in 1960 from Wales. Jane lives in the Hawke's Bay with her husband Chris and their teenaged children Gareth, Liam and Holly.

The Seasons Programme National Co-ordinator: Carol Goldie-Anderson.
Carol has been involved with Growing Through Grief and the Seasons programme since 1997, initially as a volunteer Seasons Companion, followed by 10 years as the Growing Through Grief Coordinator in Tauranga, Her committment now is to training others, and to the development of the work  by providing support and advice to coordinators and committees both within the Diocese and nationally.
Carol is based in Tauranga: ph. 07 5789290, mobile  027 4822166 carol@wasstb.com

Early Childhood Practice Managers: Susi Shaw and Cherie Hughes.
The diversity of work of the Early Childhood Practice Managers, which we undertake within a five day a week role, includes pragmatic professional support for managers, working alongside management committees supporting their governance role, organisational oversight and interweaving of new government legislation and initiatives. We are very proud of the professional delivery all our early childhood services are providing in their communities.
Susi is based in Whakatane:  ph 027 6631127    susi@wasstb.com
Cherie is based in Tauranga: ph  021 2744373   cherie@wasstb.com

Community Development Advisors: Karen Fagan.
Karen advises Managers regarding sound service delivery, and helps them develop and use quality and risk systems; she identifies training opportunities and facilitates informal meetings to discuss common concerns and share resources; she supports new services by providing planning and development advice; and works with the specialist team at WASSTB to resource services with the financial, funding, employment and research expertise they need.
Karen, Southern Advisor and acting Northern Advisor, is based in Napier: ph. 021 834960 karen@wasstb.com

Services to Older People Managers : Trish Giddens and Molly Pardoe.
Molly, Northern Services Manager, is based in Gisborne: ph. 021 814645   molly@wasstb.com
Trish, Southern Services Manager, is based in Waipukurau: ph. 027 4911688 trish@wasstb.com

Senior Project Advisor:  Joy Tomoana
Joy is responsible for:  Supporting the monitoring, development and improvement of Quality and Risk systems, research regarding need for new services and quality of existing services, developing organisation-wide communication practices, and other projects requested by the Trust Board or Deputy Chief Executive.