Board and staff
Staff - Marama, Alison, Melita and Iain
The Trustees, staff and volunteers at the J R McKenzie Trust are the current stewards of the legacy of one of New Zealand's generous families - Sir John and Lady May McKenzie and their descendants.
The Trust employs four staff and has a large network of volunteers, who are involved in assessing grant applications and supporting organisations around the country.
The Trust Board comprises 13 volunteers, who are appointed in several ways:
- Two Trustees are appointed by the McKenzie family
- Six Trustees are appointed by Rotary, one from each of New Zealand's Rotary Districts
- One Trustee is appointed in conjunction with the NZ Law Society
- One Trustee is appointed in conjunction with the NZ Medical Association
- Three Trustees are appointed by the Board itself.
The Trust employees three staff and has a large network of volunteers who are involved in assessing grant applications and supporting organisations in each region.
Current Board members are:
| Radha Balakrishnan (Chair) | Wellington |
| Neville Caird | Dunedin |
| Julia Carr | Wellington |
| Patrick Cummings | Hamilton |
| Pania Ellison | Otaki |
| Lyn Holmes | Christchurch |
| Eric Keys | Auckland |
| Warren Lindberg | Waitakere |
| Chris McKenzie | Christchurch |
| David Vance | Wellington |
| Tricia Walbridge | Wellington |
| Charles Wilson | North Shore |
| Che Wilson | Whanganui |
The staff are:
| Alison Glen | Trust Administrator |
| Iain Hines | Executive Director |
| Marama Takao | Kaitohutohu |
| Melita Farley | Contractor |
