Trustees
Board Chair
Anne-Marie Kite
As Board Chair I will be working to ensure the Trust is well resourced and financially positioned to provide support and services for those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s in Canterbury.
Having family members with Parkinson’s I am familiar with this neurological condition and the difference that professional support, exercise, and well-being programmes can assist in everyday life.
I will be using my governance experience and my professional skills in management and leadership to guide the advancement of the Trust as well as the Braintree Wellness Centre as the Trust’s representative director on the Canterbury Braintree Collective.
Trustee
Travis Gordon
I joined MS & Parkinson’s Canterbury in mid-2021 and took on the role as minute secretary for the committee meetings. Later that year I was invited to become a trustee.
I work for a corporate dairy farming group which operates across 2,800 hectares and employs over 50 staff, managing the business support, human resource and finance functions as well as providing support to our Board of Directors. I also provide business process consultancy services to other farming operations across the South Island.
The committee is dedicated to ensuring that our community is served well in the long-term by securing financial stability, fostering a collaborative culture with other organisations, and expanding and improving the services and support we provide.
Trustee
Jodi Gauci
Trustee
Rebecca Coombes
Trustee
Sandy Dunn
My involvement over many years with MS & Parkinsons Canterbury began as my business partner was diagnosed with MS over 20 years ago. Ann was the Treasurer for MSPC for over 16 years. I attended Living Well with MS courses, research presentations, and functions, helped with fundraising projects and administration support, and was involved with MSPC as a friend and supporter.
When Ann resigned as a trustee I was encouraged to accept nomination. My background experience is as a member of school boards and a charity, primary school teaching, executive management of a secondary school, and the founding co-director of our company supporting schools with financial services and systems implementation for over thirty years.
I am passionate about supporting people living with MS & Parkinsons so that they can navigate the system and live as independently as possible. Our trust board has a great range of expertise and I enjoy working with such a collaborative group to support our manager, staff, and clients.