An introduction to the BLENNZ Board of Trustees
BLENNZ has a national board of trustees which is representative of BLENNZ parents and of the wider blindness education sector.
The role of the BLENNZ board is to govern the school, with a focus on providing an environment that fosters achievement for children and young people who are blind or low vision.
BoT Members and roles
Board Secretary: Janny Cooke (09) 266-7109 Extension: 2000
Chairperson: Christopher Gunn and VRC Parent Elected Trustee
Principal: Saul Taylor
Parent Trustees – Homai Campus School:
- Justine Edwards
Parent Trustees – Visual Resource Centres:
- Ross Meikle
- Christopher Michael Gunn
- David Cullen
- Kevin Manson
Staff Elected Trustee:
- Tracey O’Sullivan
Appointed Trustees:
- Martine Abel-Williamson – RNZFB
- Nigel Ngahiwi – Tangata Whenua
- Pauline Melham – Blind Citizens NZ
BoT Meeting Venues and Time
The Board hold their meetings at the Homai Campus or via Zoom on a Friday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. In 2024 six meetings will be held throughout the year:
- March 1 – Homai Campus
- April 12 – Zoom
- June 14 – Zoom
- August 23 – Whole day meeting of the board with a general board meeting held in the morning followed by a strategy or PLD session in the afternoon.
- September 27 – Zoom
- November 29 – Homai Campus
