I grew up as a Rotary child as my father was the charter president of Rotary Club of Wanganui South. This meant my family partook in many community activities. It was a small club which provided a "family" for us as we had no real family in Wanganui. 40 years after leaving Wanganui it was time for me to join a service organisation and Rotary was the obvious choice. I joined St Johns Rotary 11 years ago at the invitation of Tom Street and have enjoyed my new "family" immensely.
In my time with RCoSJ I have helped with a number of initiatives including Stonefields Fair, RYLA, and Taveuni projects. My first Board role was as Director Community International which gave my the opportunity to coordinate several successful rounds of fund raising for the Taveuni Island Rotary club in Fiji. I was privileged to accompany 4 other club members on a trip to Taveuni to assist in the completion of a school teacher house. I am currently co-Director of Membership with Rosemary Such. The creation of a Membership Committee is an exciting development for the club and provides lots of opportunities to build on the success of past presidents in making our club so engaging & dynamic.
I left Wanganui for education and I attended two universities before starting my working life. I followed a consulting career over 30 years which started in IT and extended through process engineering into a wide range of subjects. I worked on assignments in NZ, US, UK & Hong Kong and at the end of my work life I estimated I had touched over 100 companies - some in significant ways and others more lightly.
I married Penny over 30 years ago after what some would say was a life long pursuit - because our families knew one another in Wanganui. We have two children - Andrew & Michelle. Andrew is a business person in Auckland and Michelle is a lawyer in London.
I have now retired from income earning projects and commit my time to RCoSJ and Multiple Sclerosis Auckland where I am a board member. I was once an active sports person - skiing, sailing, cycling and playing tennis, but now spend time maintaining my fitness through hydrotherapy pool sessions. We have a holiday home in Taupo and enjoy fishing from our boat - the photo attached was taken on 7th July this year and the fish gave up her life after a good struggle!
In my time with RCoSJ I have helped with a number of initiatives including Stonefields Fair, RYLA, and Taveuni projects. My first Board role was as Director Community International which gave my the opportunity to coordinate several successful rounds of fund raising for the Taveuni Island Rotary club in Fiji. I was privileged to accompany 4 other club members on a trip to Taveuni to assist in the completion of a school teacher house. I am currently co-Director of Membership with Rosemary Such. The creation of a Membership Committee is an exciting development for the club and provides lots of opportunities to build on the success of past presidents in making our club so engaging & dynamic.
I left Wanganui for education and I attended two universities before starting my working life. I followed a consulting career over 30 years which started in IT and extended through process engineering into a wide range of subjects. I worked on assignments in NZ, US, UK & Hong Kong and at the end of my work life I estimated I had touched over 100 companies - some in significant ways and others more lightly.
I married Penny over 30 years ago after what some would say was a life long pursuit - because our families knew one another in Wanganui. We have two children - Andrew & Michelle. Andrew is a business person in Auckland and Michelle is a lawyer in London.
I have now retired from income earning projects and commit my time to RCoSJ and Multiple Sclerosis Auckland where I am a board member. I was once an active sports person - skiing, sailing, cycling and playing tennis, but now spend time maintaining my fitness through hydrotherapy pool sessions. We have a holiday home in Taupo and enjoy fishing from our boat - the photo attached was taken on 7th July this year and the fish gave up her life after a good struggle!