Trustees

Lucy Griffiths

Chair

About Lucy

Lucy Chair’s The Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund IAP, is a Director of Great South (Regional Development agency) and Chair’s Brackenridge Country Retreat & Spa in Martinborough. Lucy and her husband Simon live on a Lifestyle block with their two young boys and they enjoy the fabulous climate, people and opportunities that the Wairarapa has to offer.

Leanne Southey

Trustee

About Leanne

Leanne is a partner in the Wairarapa accountancy firm Southey Sayer Ltd and was honoured with a fellowship to the Chartered Accountants Australia & NZ in 2018.

Outside of Southey Sayer, Leanne is a board member of Wellington Free Ambulance and Wellington Water Ltd.

Previous governance roles includes Chair of Masterton Trust Lands Trust, Deputy Chair of UCOL and Deputy Chair of Wairarapa DHB.

Married with two grown children , she is also active in a variety of community organisations including Trade Aid and Wairarapa Community Health Trust.

Sandy Ryan

Trustee

About Sandy

Sandy has a long history in community development; She was the recipient of a LGNZ community development award for partnerships and collaboration and a finalist in all other categories. She has a Bachelor of Applied Manager with Distinction.