If you are a paid-up member of WIFT you will have received the email about the upcoming AGM and election of board members. You will also have received a special link so you can nominate someone (or yourself).
If for some reason you have missed out please email office@wiftnz.org.nz and Patricia will rectify this.
For your information...The AGM will be held in Wellington on 4th October so mark that in your calendars now.
Nominations close on 6th September for nomination forms to be received in the WIFT office. 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.
Board members are now elected to their position for a two-year period. At the 2016 AGM the following two positions become vacant:
Auckland Region Member
Wellington Region Member
The incumbents, Jill Macnab, and Robin Laing, will be offering themselves for re-election.
The following current Board Members continue in their existing positions for the next 12 months:
Kelly Martin - President
Fiona Milburn - Auckland Region Member
Desray Armstrong - Wellington Region Member
Brenda Leeuwenberg - General Board Member
Vanessa Wells - South Island Region Member
The Board nomination form was emailed to all financial members and when completed can be scanned and sent via email to office@wiftnz.org.nz or posted to
PO Box 90 415, Auckland 1142.