An introduction to the BLENNZ Board of Trustees
BLENNZ has a national board of trustees which is representative of BLENNZ parents and of the wider blindness education sector.
The role of the BLENNZ board is to govern the school, with a focus on providing an environment that fosters achievement for children and young people who are blind or low vision.
BoT Members and roles
Board Secretary: Janny Cooke (09) 266-7109 Extension: 2000
Chairperson: Christopher Gunn and VRC Parent Elected Trustee
Principal: Karen Stobbs
Parent Trustees – Visual Resource Centres:
- Ross Meikle
- Christopher Michael Gunn
- David Cullen
- Kevin Manson
Staff Elected Trustee:
- Tracey O’Sullivan
Appointed Trustees:
- John Mulka – Blind Low Vision NZ
- Nigel Ngahiwi – Tangata Whenua
- Pauline Melham – Blind Citizens NZ
BoT Meeting Venues and Time
The Board hold their face to face meetings at the Homai Campus on a Friday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. In 2023 six meetings will be held throughout the year:
- February 24 – Homai Campus
- May 5 – Zoom
- June 30 – Zoom
- August 25 – Whole day meeting of the board with a general board meeting held in the morning followed by a strategy session in the afternoon.
- October 27 – Homai Campus
- December 1 – Homai Campus
BoT Newsletters and Documents
Use these links to access the following documentation:
