Simon Martin, Chairman
Simon Martin has had a varied career. He studied at Canterbury University and Lincoln College, farmed for 20 years in South Canterbury, serving on a number of local community committees. He served on the Timaru Harbour Board for eight years and Waihi School Trust Board for 15 years. Simon was a director of Pyne Gould Guinness and Pyne Gould Corporation for 25 years and a director of Reid Farmers for 10 years. He currently chairs a number of smaller companies and Trusts.
Simon's involvement with Hohepa began some eight years ago, chairing a successful capital fundraising campaign for Hohepa Canterbury. He is keen to ensure that the quality of life enjoyed by Hohepa residents and day attendees is continually enhanced and is confident that the governance structures in place will help deliver this outcome.
Rodney (Rod) A deTerte, Deputy Chairman
Rod is a chartered accountant with 27 years of professional experience, 19 years having been gained in private practices. Rod is presently operating his own practice and provides consulting and mentoring services to a diverse group of clients. The professional skills acquired have been obtained in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Australia and South East Asia.
Rod has held a number of trusteeships and has been on the Hohepa Trust Board for 10 years. He has been deputy chairperson for the last six years. Rod is also presently the chair of the Hawke's Bay Regional Board, a position he has held since its inception in 2004. Rod has been involved with Hohepa for over 15 years and is fully committed to the strategies the Hohepa Trust Board is working to ensure Hohepa is well placed to continue to offer a quality service to its users. Rod is married to Kerry and has three adult children.
Peter Wallace Phillips
Peter is a lawyer by profession and has been with Anthony Harper Lawyers for over 40 years. He is a Past President of the Canterbury District Law Society and has been on the Council of the New Law Society. Peter has considerable experience in governance roles and enjoys bringing this experience to the Hohepa Board. He is Deputy Chair of the Hohepa Canterbury Regional Board and has served on that board for over three years.
Peter is constantly in awe of the huge work done to enhance the lives of the Hohepa service users and admires the dedication of staff and their enthusiasm for their work. He hopes that his work as a member of the National Board can go some way towards enhancing the quality of life of our service users and assisting with the constant battle to obtain adequate and appropriate funding for our facilities and our service users. Peter is married to Marie and has three adult children.
Greg O'Connor
Greg is a parent of a child in the children's community at Hohepa in the Hawke's Bay. He has become involved in the Trust because he believes his knowledge in the political scene and infrastructure in Wellington can be a good resource for the Trust Board, particularly when dealing with funding issues.
Greg is a Police Officer but has spent the last decade seconded to the New Zealand Police Association as President and, as such, deals on a day to day basis with officials and politicians. Greg chairs five Boards within the New Zealand Police Association Group of Companies, dealing with assets and turnover worth an excess of $20m.
Janice Gordon
Janice is married to Mike and has four young adults, one of whom has Prader Willi syndrome. Daniel has received support from Hohepa Homes for the past nineteen years. Janice is currently the CEO of Phoenix Inc and has been involved in Supported Employment for 14 years. The development of transition programmes and ensuring clients get a quality service in the area of supported employment is a major part of her role. Her experience also comes from the many national and local boards she serves on, including Parent to Parent, IHC, ASENZ, COGS and Hohepa Homes.
In 2002 Janice was made life member of Parent to Parent and in 2003 she received the Palmerston North City Civic Honour Award for Community service. Recently Janice has been appointed to National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW).
Pamela R Williams MNZM
Pamela is currently the Chairperson of the Hohepa Canterbury Regional Board, and has been involved in health sector for most of her professional career. She has lived in Christchurch since 1979, when she was appointed Chief Dietitian to the then North Canterbury Hospital Board - a position she held until 1990. She then joined the Canterbury West Coast Division of the Cancer Society as Chief Executive Officer and it was during her 11 years with the Society that she became particularly involved in the role of governance in the voluntary sector.
Throughout her career, Pamela played a prominent role in the NZ Dietetic Association including President and Chairperson of the Dietitians Board. She also has been a member of the Food Standards Committee, the NZ Standards Council and until recently the chair of the NZ Nutrition Foundation, an involvement she had for 20 years. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Riccarton, and recently joined the board of the Christchurch Supergrans operating under the auspices of the Home Made Partnerships Trust.
In 2003, she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for professional services to the health sector and community. The joys of Pamela’s retirement are her garden, overseas travel and having time to read The Press over her breakfast.
Graeme Rea
Born in Invercargill, Graeme was educated at Otago University (MA in English 1958), Oxford (BA in Jurisprudence 1961), and Canterbury (LLB 1963) and was a Rhodes Scholar in 1958.
After several years of law practice in Christchurch, he joined the legal department of the Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines in 1967, serving as General Counsel of the ADB and head of the legal department 1975-79. In 1979, Graeme was appointed Deputy General Counsel of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, later becoming the Director of Administration of the Fund. After 15 years with the IMF, he moved to London in 1995 as Senior Adviser to the European Development Bank, an international organisation set up to help the countries of Eastern Europe and the former USSR make the transition to a market economy.
Graeme retired from international work in 2002, returning to New Zealand where he lives in Auckland and Wanaka. Chairman of the Hohepa Auckland Regional Board and a member of the Hohepa Trust Board, Graeme is married with one daughter and three sons.
