WIFT Board Nominations Open!

Posted Tuesday 18 Aug 2015

Kia ora WIFT members,

Nominations for positions on the WIFT NZ Board for the 2015/2016 year are now open, with a closing date of 15 September for nomination forms to be received in the WIFT office.  The AGM will take place in Auckland on October 13 so mark it in your diaries NOW!

As a membership organisation, governance should be of interest to all our members.  We would encourage you therefore to engage with the process and think about who you would like to lead you at Board level over the coming year.

After changes at the last AGM Board members are now elected to their position for a two-year period.

The following board members are continuing in these positions:

Auckland Region Member - Jill Macnab

Wellington Region Member - Robin Laing

The following current Board Members will stand this year for these change of positions on the Board:

Kelly Martin - President

Fiona Milburn - Auckland Region Member

Sharon Menzies - General Board Member

The timeframe for the election process is as follows:

18th August                         Nominations Open
15th September                Closing date for nominations (5pm)
22nd September               Voting Papers Issued (if necessary)

12th October                        Voting Closed/Proxies Closed (5pm)
13th October                       2015-16 Board confirmed and AGM convened.

If you have any queries, don't hesitate to contact WIFT NZ National Manager, Patricia Watson at the WIFT office.

office@wiftnz.org.nz