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| Address: |
PO Box 28-326
Remuera
Auckland 1136
New Zealand |
| BPW NZ Executive: |
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President:
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 Faye Gardiner, BPW Tamaki
president@bpwnz.org.nz
Faye works as a consultant providing quality and risk management,
training and auditing services to health care organisations.
She is a registered nurse and has both a clinical and a management
background. She has served on a Crown Health Enterprise Board
and currently chairs the BPW International Health Standing
Committee. |
First Vice President:
Issues |
 Angela McLeod, BPW Upper Hutt
fvp@bpwnz.org.nz
Angela McLeod - Has been president of UH for the past two
years and just been re-elected for another year. She has a
background in ethical retailing and newspapers and has just
recently moved in her career and is now a Sales Manager with
Telecom Directories. Angela has a Bachelor of Agriculture
and a post-graduate Diploma in Development Studies and enjoys
her lifestyle block along with husband Mac. |
Second Vice President:
Membership |
 Barbara
Clarke, BPW Gisborne
svp@bpwnz.org.nz
Barbara has a professional background in Primary Teaching.
She is involved in a Viticultural farming partnership, just
out of Gisborne, with her husband.
Barbara is a member of the Tairawhiti District Health Board
and also a Trustee of the Children's Health Camp Foundation's
National Board.
She has served as President in the Gisborne club and is very
passionate about attracting younger women into BPW, believing
that more mature members have many skills to offer young women
who are the future of BPW. |
| Treasurer: |
 Adele
Hardie, BPW Upper Hutt
treasurer@bpwnz.org.nz
Adele is a qualified accountant with experience in Banking,
Public Service, national and multi national corporations.
She also owned and ran, in partnership with her husband, an
outlet of a national retail franchise. Currently Adele, and
her husband are marketing a financial education package and
doing the investment strategies which they have learnt. Adele
has been involved with BPW since 1994 holding several committee
positions with both the Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt clubs. |
| Secretary: |
 Barbara
Weight
secretary@bpwnz.org.nz
Barbara has 20 years experience in System Development - starting
out as a trainee programmer to a senior analyst programmer,
a few years as a business analyst and now as a test analyst.
Currently Barbara is a systems test analyst for the Ministry
of Justice.
Barbara joined BPW in 2002. Barbara has held secretary positions
in BPW Wellington, Hutt Valley Jaycee, Avalon Pavilion Trust
and Canterbury Junior Chamber. She has also held Bulletin
editor positions in BPW Mana and Canterbury Junior Chamber.
She also has been Vice President and President in BPW Wellington
and Hutt Valley Jaycee. She currently is BPW Mana Vice President.
Barbara is married. She is also very involved in her church
- being one of the Family group co-ordinators and a member
of the Mission and Community Service committee. She also enjoys
the piano which she started to learn two years ago. |
| Legislation Convenor: |
 Noeline
Reisch, BPW Mana
legislation@bpwnz.org.nz
For the last 15 years Noeline has worked for Windsor Engineering
designing product and running small projects for Filtration
systems and Kilns for drying lumber for the Forestry industry.
Supervisor and administrator of design team, Involved in design
and development of essential manuals for the design office.
In April she will move to a new position within the company
in a Costing and Systems support role. She has been a Member
of BPW Mana Club since 2001, holding a variety of positions.
She has served as the Legislation Convenor since 2007 which
involves putting together submissions on policy matters and
being involved with the parliamentary process. |
| Marketing Convenor: |
Carolyn Savage
marketing@bpwnz.org.nz
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| Programmes Convenor: |
 Gwendoline
Needham, BPW Whangarei
programmes@bpwnz.org.nz
Coming from a very strong practical and pastoral background
(via Nursing and the Anglican Church), Gwendoline runs an
educational business. She thrives on working with other motivated
people to achieve common goals and to empower other leaders
using success strategies for business and Community. She is
Chaplain to the Northland Police Force and President of the
Whangarei Friendship Force as well as finding time to be a
newspaper columnist. She has been involved in BPW for 10 yeas
both as a member, a committee member and on the BPW NZ Executive.
She has been giving service to BPW Clubs for many years and
working through the mentoring programme since 2006. |
| Projects Convenor: |
 Elizabeth
Horrell, BPW Southland
projects@bpwnz.org.nz
After farming in partnership with her husband for 31 years
Elizabeth and Bruce are moving to Central Otago in May 2008
to set up a contracting business and build a new home. Elizabeth
will oversee both the set up of the business and the building
of the new home. Elizabeth has been involved in BPW since
the Southland club was formed in 2003. She has been the National
Secretary for BPW NZ for the last three years and is looking
forward to the challenges being project Convener will bring. |
| Technology Convenor: |
 Ann
Desmond
technology@bpwnz.org.nz
Ann is currently a contract Project Co-ordinator with experience
of hardware and software deployment in large IT Projects in
the government sector.
She is passionate about BPW and with her technical background
is anxious that members and clubs can take advantage of modern
technology to advertise, communicate and enhance the life
of women in BPW through the use of the World Wide Web (www).
Ann has been involved in BPW since 2004 as a member and subsequently
as Bulletin Editor and Vice-President of BPW Kapiti. |
| Funding Convenor: |
 Pauline
Edwards
funding@bpwnz.org.nz
Pauline is married to Geoff and lives in Lower Hutt on the
Western Hills with a magnificent view of the harbour, the
Hutt Valley and Eastbourne.
Pauline has had many and varied careers including with NZ
Railways, 15 years in television in a variety of roles, Chair
of the Broadcasting Union and the PSA. Pauline joined Wellington
PBW in its heyday with people like Norma Goodman, Rita King,
Ria McBride and Olga Collins.
In the early days of being a member of Wellington Club, Pauline
served as President and attended her first conference in Masterton.
After serving as Chair of various BPW Committees, Pauline
rose to be Second Vice President and then First Vice President
of BPW NZ. Pauline has attended BPW International Congress
at Montreux (the World Golden jubilee), Auckland, the Hague,
the Bahamas and Melbourne - either as a delegate or as an
official. After the closure of BPW Wellington, Pauline joined
the Upper Hutt Club where she is still an active member. Pauline
hopes to be able to use her knowledge and talents as Chair
of Funding and Sponsorship to gain sponsorship for a variety
of BPW events (such as assisting New Zealand in its bid to
hold the BPW International Congress in New Zealand in 2014).
It is a busy role for Pauline but she thrives in this environment.
When Pauline is successful in getting sponsorship, we will
tell all of you about it! |
| Young BPW: |
 Rachael
Clarke, BPW Gisborne
youngbpw@bpwnz.org.nz
Rachael has a degree in Architecture, graduating at the end
of 2005 with Honours. She is currently working towards becoming
a Registered Architect. Rachael has been a member of Young
BPW for the last two years and has recently taken up the role
of vice-president for her local club. She is also an avid
sportswomen who plays competitive Netball and is training
for her first full marathon.
“Becoming a member of BPW has seen me grow as a person
and given me the confidence and the drive to discover my full
potential both within my profession and this organization.” |
| Immediate Past-President: |
 Anita Devcich, BPW Te Puke
ipp@bpwnz.org.nz
Anita has had extensive experience as a consultant/ manager
for small businesses. A period as administrator for a major
Auckland property developer in the 1980’s led to her
setting up and managing her own property development company
in the Bay of Plenty. She is currently the managing director
of her own company that operates a farm with kiwifruit and
avocado orchards and some dry stock. With no formal qualifications,
Anita has learned everything 'on the job' and enjoys the challenges
of the entrepreneurial approach where new skills must be researched
and applied. She is a firm believer in the value of good mentors
and in the adage of having a dream and then working to make
it a reality.
She credits BPW with providing opportunities to gain the research,
writing, computer, public speaking, diplomacy and other skills
that have been essential in her current leadership position. |
| President’s Associate |
 Joan
Bielby, BPW Tamaki
presass@bpwnz.org.nz
Joan, a qualified pharmacist since 1957, has been married
to Ron since 1958. Joan owned and operated Elstree Pharmacy
limited until 2005. Since then Joan has acted as a locum pharmacist.
Joan has been involved with BPW at local, National and International
level. Joan's local BPW Club is BPW Tamaki, joining in 1967
as a founder member and holding a variety of Committee posts
over the intervening years. Participation at National level
started in 1971 when Joan was elected as 2nd Vice President.
Joan was elected as President of BPW NZ in 1975-77. After
this Joan chaired the Constitution Committee with the responsibility
of rewriting the Constitution and for the first time a Finance
Policy and researching the policy since the Federation was
formed. Joan was also closely involved with the committee
in rewriting the constitution 1990-1991. Joan was made a Life
member BPW NZ in 1992. When required, Joan has been Constitution
Chair and also Resolutions Chair. Joan has attended all except
2 of the Federation Council meetings or Conferences since
her first one in 1969.
Since 1973, Joan has held a number of roles at International
level, including acting as Parliamentarian for the 24th Congress
in Melbourne, Australia and the 25th Congress in Lucerne,
Switzerland. For the period 2005-2008, Joan was Member and
Vice Chair of the International Constitution Committee. Joan
had attended every Board Meeting and Congress since 1973.
The Congress in Vancouver Canada was the only one attended
as an observer. At all others Joan was either a delegate for
New Zealand or held an International Office.
Joan's interest in women's affairs led her to involvement
with the 3rd United Women's Convention in Wellington in 1975,
Mid Term Decade for Women's Conference in Copenhagen in 1980
and to be part of the New Zealand Government Delegation to
the Forum for NGO's.
In addition to BPW, Joan has been associated with other women's
organisations such as Soroptimist International, being awarded
Life Membership of Soroptimist International New Zealand North
Region in 2008 at their 25th Birthday Celebration. Unifem
approached Joan in 1992 to assist in forming a branch of Unifem
NZ in Auckland where she served on the Committee until 2004,
including 5 years as Treasurer.
In 1993, Joan was asked to join the Committee to arrange to
Collect Wool and send to Refugee Bosnian Women living in refugee
camps in Croatia.
As well as finding time for all these commitments, Joan was
sworn in as a Justice of the Peace of New Zealand in 1995
and found time to align herself with numerous community activities
in the area around her business.
In 2008, Joan was awarded the Queen's Service Order in the
2008 New Years Honours. |
| Product Sales |
 Colleen
Brooker, BPW Auckland
sales@bpwnz.org.nz
Colleen Brooker joined BPW in Hamilton in 1972 then transferred
to Auckland. She has held all committee positions in the club
and many at New Zealand Federation level including first vice
president. Three yearly International meetings have been attended,
often as a delegate, since 1984. This networking has given
her a broad knowledge of BPW, and issues relating to women
in most parts of the world. Colleen was part of a delegation
that visited Russia as guest of the Soviet Women's Committee
with a view to start up a BPW club in Moscow. She has served
as a trustee on the New Zealand Horizons for Women Trust when
living in Wellington.
Colleen took on the responsibility for BPW NZ Merchandise
10 years ago and now provides a wide variety of resources
for clubs to take advantage of for personal use or for speaker's
gifts. Using BPW NZ products is a wonderful way to reinforce
the BPW brand. |
