OUR BOARD
Parafed Auckland operates a voluntary board of governance, that oversees the strategic direction of the organisation.
Chairperson;
Kari Jones
Kari has a background in digital and data transformation and is currently General Manager Data & Analytics at New Zealand Post. She also has a strong record in high performance sports having played and coached Lacrosse at an international level both in New Zealand and the UK.
Kari is also a board member for the Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust and for AFL New Zealand.
Vice Chair; Allan Smith
Allan has spent the past 16 years establishing and growing a successful business in the health and disability sector. Called ‘accessable’ the company manages government contracts to provide equipment, housing alterations and vehicle modifications for people with a disability. His company’s motto is “empowering people to make a difference” and this is a sentiment Allan brings with him to the board of Achilles New Zealand.
As a board member of several community and sporting organisations, Allan enjoys working towards their success and actively participating to assist in their future growth and development. In his spare time Allan loves to travel and visit new places and also enjoys fishing and relaxing with family.
Treasurer; Jim Hogg
Jim is a well known local business owner, who has served in many volunteer roles over a number of years, including as treasurer for Athletics New Zealand, and a number of board roles for Athletics Auckland.
Board Members
Andre Lubbe
Andre is a respected Barrister and Solicitor who has a long association with both Parafed and Paralympics New Zealand, serving in a number of volunteer roles for both organisations.
Philip Steven
Philip joined the Parafed Auckland Board in 2017 and has been involved with a variety of sports clubs in governance, recreational participant and parent support roles. Sports include tramping, skiing, tennis, jogging and cycling and he also co-founded Pop Tennis New Zealand Inc. He initially became involved with Parafed Auckland through his daughter’s participation in a junior para athlete development programme leading to a variety of overseas events with High Performance Sport New Zealand.
He is a Professional Project Manager with extensive experience consulting to organisations within both the public and private sectors on project establishment, procurement and completions mainly in transport and property related fields.
Angela Nash
Angela is the Chief Technology Officer for NZ Rugby, Business Mentor, Member of the CIO Advisory group for Auckland University Business School and on the board of STRMix (Forensic software).
Angela has broad experience across industries and organisations both public and private and specialises in disruptive change management and people capability & culture.