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Judith is a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers where she acts for a wide range of clients, from not-for-profits and charities to private and small and large commercial clients, as well as Community Housing organisations, and institutions navigating claims of historical abuse in care. As a trusted advisor, Judith supports organisations looking to address claims of historical abuse in care, providing legal advice and guidance on best practice. She holds a number of governance positions, including with charitable trusts and other charitable organisations.
Rachel Afeaki Taumoepeau is a highly experienced professional director and governance leader with extensive experience across the church, community, business, and public sectors in New Zealand and the Pacific. Rachel is the South Pacific Regional General Secretary for the World Evangelical Alliance overseeing Nations; New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands. Rachel serves on a range of boards spanning energy, education, housing, economic development and faith-based organisations. She is a Chartered Fellow and a member of the Pacific Advisory Group of the NZ Institute of Directors and is widely recognised for her commitment to high quality governance, ethical leadership, and diversity of thought in decision making. Through her consultancy and board roles, Rachel works closely with leaders to strengthen governance frameworks, support organisational health, and enable long term impact for communities. Her leadership is grounded in values of integrity, goodwill, and excellence, with a strong focus on serving people and stewarding purpose led organisations well. Rachel is passionate about equipping current and emerging governors to lead with confidence, cultural awareness, and faith informed wisdom. Rachel and her husband, Aleki, attend Activate Church Hamilton with their four active and always hungry young sons who enjoy rugby, basketball, golf and have a love for music.
Chris Clarke is the CEO of Wilberforce Foundation. Previously he was CEO World Vision New Zealand and CEO Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. He has also worked for World Health Organisation (Europe), NHS (Wales) and in a number of health sector roles in New Zealand. Chris holds law and commerce degrees and since 2009 has been the inaugural Praxis Visiting Scholar at Green Templeton College, Oxford University. Chris is Chairperson of Arrow Leadership Global which works with faith based leaders in majority world and fragile state contexts. He also chairs the Emergency Alliance in New Zealand - a grouping of 9 major humanitarian NGOs. Chris is a member of St George’s Anglican Church in Espom Auckland, and St Cuthbert’s Church in Collingwood, Golden Bay. Chris is married to Karen and they have two adult sons.
With a strong foundation in leadership across both private and for purpose sectors, Paul now leads Boardworks as its Managing Director. Known for his deep curiosity and problem-solving skills, he excels at helping boards align their purpose, outcomes, and strategy. Paul’s expertise includes guiding boards to uncover root causes of governance challenges, ensuring organisations stay on track for long-term success. He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and an MBA, along with executive education from Harvard, Duke, and IMD business schools. Paul chairs a for-purpose trust board and is independent Chair for a commercial entity and Executive Director for a pioneering collaboration in the for-purpose sector. In Kenya, Paul was made an honorary Maasai chief for his work in bringing Maasai and Kamba tribes together. Paul also serves on several advisory boards. Paul is a Member of the Institute of Directors and Member and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company. Paul is married to Angela, with two adult sons at university, Will and Michael. Happiness for Paul is walking our dogs, and when his fitness allows, getting out in our beautiful wilderness and running the Great Walks. (Two left to go – Hump Ridge and Heaphy.)
John Watson is an award-winning journalist-turned-PR-consultant and founding director of Good Mahi, a communications consultancy providing good comms for good work. John has helped dozens of organisations across NZ and Australia engage in public relations, reputation risk management and crisis communications to both promote and protect their brands. He has presented at the Association of Integrated Schools NZ, Christian Media and Arts Australia, and Christian Schools Australia.
Kirsten Patterson MNZM (known as KP) is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors and is a Chartered Member of the IoD. In 2025 she was awarded the New Zealand Royal Honour, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to governance and women. She is a qualified lawyer and a Distinguished Fellow of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand. She serves on the boards of the Global Network of Directors Institutes (GNDI), the mental health charity, Voices of Hope, Climate Foundation New Zealand, is Chair of the Brian Picot Ethical Leadership Advisory Board at Victoria University in Wellington and Ambassador for the Wellington Women’s Homeless Trust. She is also on the New Zealand External Reporting Advisory Panel (XRAP). A strong advocate of diversity, KP is a member of Global Women New Zealand and was one of the founding members of Global Women’s ‘Champions for Change’, a group of senior executives and directors who commit to diversity in the workplace. KP was the founder and is Executive Sponsor for Chapter Zero New Zealand – the New Zealand Chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative - hosted by the IoD NZ to mobilise, connect, educate and equip directors and boards to make climate-smart governance decisions, thereby creating long term value for both shareholders and stakeholders.
Geoff is a Consultant at Parry Field Lawyers with over 25 years’ experience across all aspects of employment and health and safety law, working for clients throughout the country. Geoff provides strategic advice for Boards, organisations and individuals facing broader “people” related challenges, including issues relating to culture, safety, reputational risk, leadership and industrial relations. He has particular expertise in either preventing, or quickly resolving, people disputes. As well as working with a range of private and public sector organisations, Geoff has significant experience working with churches and other religious and charitable organisations.
Tim Sterne is the founder of Basalt Solutions, helping Christian organisations respond well when concerns and complaints arise. A former NZ Police Detective Sergeant with hundreds of investigations behind him - across fraud, sexual offending, corruption and more - he now brings that depth of experience to organisational settings through training and independent investigations. Since launching Basalt Solutions, he has helped his clients respond to a range of allegations including misconduct, bullying and harassment, historic abuse, child safety, and governance issues. He knows faith-based organisations from the inside - the unique culture, the vulnerabilities, and the challenge of responding to serious concerns with both justice and mercy.
Murray has had the opportunity of leading five schools across Primary to Secondary including the privilege of 22 years at Elim Christian College - engaging in biblical formation and education with a counter-cultural lens. Whilst continuing to develop his skill set, Murray contributes in a variety of leadership scenarios. With an ERO secondment, membership of not-for-profit and school boards, leading in a crisis, building a multi-site school and coaching, he has always sought to bring pivotal influence to organisational culture and authentic leadership. He is passionate about growing leaders who say to the world “it doesn't have to be this way so let’s do something about it.” He now works as an MoE Leadership Advisor in Tai Tokerau. Married to Michelle (41yrs), three adult children, 4 mokopuna, not forgetting a rescue pitbull, Murray thrives on good coffee, a great book, compelling movies, music and the cause of a just and civil society.
The Most Reverend Justin Duckworth was ordained Bishop of Wellington on 30 June 2012 and is now in his fourteenth year as Bishop. He serves alongside Bishop Anashuya Fletcher, appointed in February 2024 as Assistant Bishop of Wellington. In May 2024, he was appointed Archbishop and Primate of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia. He is a co-founder and leader of the new monastic order Urban Vision, which runs intentional communities in Wellington, Auckland and the lower North Island. Justin and his wife Jenny also established Ngatiawa River Monastery, a contemporary monastery which provides hospitality, prayerful retreat and missional formation. Justin oversees the mission and ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Wellington, with almost sixty parishes and mission units, schools, and other ministries within Wellington, the Manawatu, Whanganui and the Wairarapa. Justin is leading a reimagining and revitalisation of the Diocese today and praying for Spirit-led renewal in our communities. True to his roots, he continues to advocate for and prioritise the Biblical call to the last, the lost and the least. A central focus of Justin's ministry is exploring the relationship between 'edge' and 'centre' expressions of church and their role in forming healthy, growing and transformative communities of faith. His latest book In-tension-al, co-authored with Alan Jamieson, explores this topic. Justin is part of the international Movement Leaders Collective – a gathering of church leaders seeking to equip the church in missional discipleship. Bishop Justin and Jenny have four adult children and four grandchildren. When he’s not Bishop-ing, you can likely find him up a mountain, or eating chips and gravy at his local.
Anna Bolland CMInstD is a governance advisor, entrepreneur, leadership strategist, and executive coach with more than 20 years of experience helping boards, senior leaders and teams strengthen governance, strategy, culture, and organisational performance. She works across the education, not for profit, trades, and professional services sectors, supporting organisations to navigate change and achieve long term impact. Anna is a board director, serving in governance roles across the education and community sectors, and is Deputy chair of Y Central South Island. She is also a member of the Institute of Directors Canterbury branch committee and founded The Senis Foundation, which partners with churches in Papua New Guinea to support early childhood education. Known for her engaging, practical, and thought provoking approach, Anna challenges boards to ask better questions, have courageous conversations, and turn good governance into meaningful action.
