After an enthusiastic but innocuous career in junior soccer, badminton and rugby union, Graeme has accrued over 20 years’ experience leading international sports programmes, and developing successful athlete and coach pathways.

These include stints with Queensland Swimming, British and NZ Triathlon, Welsh Rugby Union, UK coaching and Millfield School in England.

Graeme has the distinction of having represented three different nations in support at summer Olympic Games, and been Chef de Mission for Great Britain at the World University Games.

When not supporting others, Graeme can be found riding various bicycles, hiking up or skiing down mountains, or exasperating his family and livestock on their Waikato lifestyle block at Tamahere.

Karen is passionate about creating opportunities for tamariki and rangatahi; she has been involved with Perry Outdoor Education Trust for a number of years, the last twelve as POET General Manager. POET partners with schools to support teacher facilitated outdoor education programmes in low decile secondary schools. Much of Karen’s work involves managing a range of stakeholder relationships, crucial in meeting their strategic outcomes.

Prior to POET, Karen worked in a role responsible for the distribution of funding to NFP organisations.

Karen has extensive governance experience, including the National COGS committee and currently, Outdoor Education NZ.

Alison, born and raised on a family farm in Walton, has played, coached, and mentored NZ netballers finest.

Coach of New Zealand A, Magic, Northern Force, provincial and age group teams, following a playing career that saw her reach the top level, she has a passion for helping young people strive to achieve.  Add in her experience leading Welsh Netball as their National Performance Director, Netball NZ selector, mentoring for Tania Dalton Foundation and judge on the BOP Sports awards panel for 10 years, and she brings a huge range of experience to the Trust.

Having worked in health and sports management roles, she’s well practiced in managing teams, developing leaders, and looking at opportunities for growth.

Music has been part of her life and this role provides the chance to engage in the performing arts arena alongside the sporting scene.

New challenges for Alison see her managing the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service, enjoying playing golf alongside her husband, and keeping a track on their two children who live in Sydney and Wanaka.

David is heavily involved in music education throughout NZ at both secondary and tertiary levels, currently managing the Department of Music & Performing Arts and postgraduate studies in the School of Media Arts at Wintec. He holds a Masters Degree in Arts Management from Central Queensland University and is currently completing a PhD.

David’s involvement in music, education and theatre as director, musical director, composer, orchestrator/arranger and pianist include many successful productions in NZ and Australia; The Rocky Horror Show, Cats, Les Misérables, Oliver starring Richard O’Brien as Fagin, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Evita, Starlight Express, Mary Poppins, Miss Saigon, Sister Act, Bonnie & Clyde, We Will Rock You, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Chicago.

As an accomplished pianist, David has worked with numerous New Zealand singers, performers, recording artists and featured as the pianist for the New Zealand Film Archive touring road shows.

David has been awarded an honorary institutional medal from Wintec for his forty-year contribution to the arts, as well as a Merit Award from Musical Theatre New Zealand. In 2014 he was honoured with the prestigious ‘Freedom of the City’ award, an accolade bestowed by Hamilton City recognizing David’s services to the arts and culture in the city over the past thirty-five years.

Tori Moorby is one of New Zealand’s foremost track and field athletes and the national record-holder in the women’s javelin throw. Originally from Southland, she developed a passion for sport and the outdoors early in life before progressing to the highest levels of international athletics.

A multiple-time national champion and record holder, Tori has also represented New Zealand with distinction at major global events, including the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and the 2025 World Championships, where she finished in 6th place.

Renowned for her discipline, resilience, and pursuit of excellence, Tori exemplifies the mindset of elite performance. In addition to her athletic career, she leads a sporting performance programme at St Peter’s Cambridge, where she mentors and develops young athletes to reach their full potential both on and off the field.

Since relocating to the Waikato region in 2018, Tori has built strong connections within the local community and looks forward to developing these relationships while she continues to train and compete as an international athlete.

Matt was born and raised in Mt Maunganui, where he still lives today with his wife Emily and his 3 children: Sofie, Ellie, and Ben. 

Beginning his musical life as a performer in the early 2000’s, Matt has gone on to release 4 albums of original music, composed theme music for television, and toured the country as a solo artist and member of a band. Matt was involved in the Antonie Tonnon album, Leave Love Out of This (2021) writing the string arrangements for the album which went on to win the prestigious Taite Music Prize. Matt has performed alongside, and for, artists such as; Anthonie Tonnon, Don McGlashan, Greg Johnson, the Verlaines, Counting Crows, Elbow and others. Over the past 15 years, Matt has enjoyed working as the musical director for Matilda, We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray, Annie, Footloose, Grease, Spongebob Square Pants the Musical, Wicked, Miss Saigon, Jekyll and Hyde, Nell Gwynn, High School Musical. 

Matt is currently the HOD Music at Ōtūmoetai College in Tauranga, and a board member of Youth Philharmonic Tauranga (YPT) where he is thrilled to be working with the future generation of New Zealand musicians. He has collaboratively mentored musicians to Regional and National success in a range of Music competitions. Matt is dedicated to encouraging young people to believe in themselves and pursue their goals.