The Otago Community Trust is governed by 11 Trustees who are appointed by the Minister of Finance for a four year term. The Trustees collectively hold a range of invaluable skills, experience and knowledge that guide the activities of the Trust.
They meet monthly to consider grant requests, operational items and strategic direction.

Diccon Sim
Chair
Greater Dunedin
Diccon is a graduate of the Universities of Otago and Oxford, and is a Litigation Partner at law firm Gallaway Cook Allan. He principally works with public sector and corporate clients, and has wide experience in public law matters as well as more general civil law practice.
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Barb Long
Deputy Chair
Greater Dunedin
Barb has extensive experience as a leader in the primary and community health and social services sector. Barb has been in management and leadership roles in the NGO sector for the past twenty two years. Prior to leadership employment positions she worked many years as a registered nurse in the mental health area.
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Alofa Lale
Greater Dunedin
Alofa is from Cannons Creek in Porirua, Wellington. Her parents migrated from Samoa to New Zealand in the early 1960’s and settled in Porirua. Alofa has over 15 years teaching experience in the primary and secondary school sectors as well as experience in the tertiary sector having worked as a Pacific Liaison Officer at Victoria and Otago universities.
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Tuari Potiki
Greater Dunedin
Kāi Te Ruahikihiki, Kāti Taoka
Tuari is the Director of Maori Development, Otago University and has been extensively involved in the Maori health, mental health, education, and justice sectors for over 30 years. He has worked in a number of different roles as a Maori alcohol and drug clinician and tutor before moving into management roles in both the public and non-government sector.

Haley van Leeuwen
Greater Dunedin
Raised in Alexandra, Central Otago and educated in Dunedin, Haley started work in the share broking industry at the age of 19. Following some years studying by correspondence and part-time at the University of Otago Haley graduated with a degree in Commerce and a diploma in the NZX markets.
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Bridget Tweed
South Otago
South Otago based trustee Bridget spent her early years in Southland growing up on a sheep, beef and deer farm. Bridget has always had a strong affiliation to the agricultural sector and now resides on a farm in Waitahuna with her husband Luke and their children, Isla, Millie, Ava and George.
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Andrew Kilsby
Central Otago
Andy is a graduate of the University of Otago and is currently the Regional Lead for the Otago Regional Skills Leadership Group at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Prior to holding this role Andy was Industry Relations Head at Otago Polytechnic.
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Raewyn van Gool
Central Otago
Raewyn is actively involved in her family’s agribusiness interests in Otago. She has been a passionate advocate for rural NZ and farming for 30 years, with a focus on helping young people and mentoring farming women who want to spread their wings into off farm paid work.
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