Roles and Committees of the Board
Allocation of board portfolios and committee memberships -updated 6 Aug 2025
Regional Committee memberhsips updated 6 Aug 2025
Duties and Responsibilities Person(s)
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Governance, Risk and Insurance, Incorporated Societies Act, Health and Safety, Constitution, Club Toolkit |
Chair: Anne Barrowclough Members: John Skipper, Peter Newell |
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Congress Major Events |
Chair: Bridget Willcox Members: Alister Stuck, Sue Brown, Terri Logie, Matthew McManus, Mel Auld, Allan Morris |
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International |
Chair: Kris Wooles Members: Jonathan Westoby, Jan Alabaster, Nigel Kearney, Sam Coutts, Mike Cornell, Matthew McManus Note: From September 2025 Tim Schumacher is appointed Chef de Mission, taking on the role held by Jonathan Westoby |
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Youth- International and Domestic |
Chair: Sam Coutts Members: tba |
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Finance and Treasury |
Chair: Sue Brown Members: John Skipper, Peter Newell |
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Teaching & Learning- players, directors, scorers |
Chair: Kate Terry Members: Shirley Newton, Phil Noye, Mary Christensen, Mike Dunn, Caroline Wiggins Note: Caroline will lead a director development and assessment programme with a particular focus at tournament and national director levels. Allan Jospeh will focus on club director development. |
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Handicapping and Grading Note: no action until website project is complete |
Chair: Sam Coutts Member: Daniel Skipper |
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Marketing |
Chair: Kate Terry Member: Mel Auld |
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Online and Surveys |
Chair: Kate Terry Member: John Skipper |
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Administration and Secretarial |
Chair: Alister Stuck Member: Allan Morris |
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Relationships- Clubs, Regions, Players, |
Chair: Alister Stuck Members: Allan Morris, Mel Auld |
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Website |
Chair: Alister Stuck Members: Bridget Willcox, tba |
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Strategy |
Chair: Allan Morris Members: Board Members, Secretary |
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Tournament Scheduler |
Rona Driscoll |
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Head Director |
Matthew McManus Support: Caroline Wiggins |
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Fair Play (Conduct and Integrity) |
Chair: Julie Atkinson Members: Stephen Henry, Brad Johnston |
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Laws and Regulations |
Chair: Matthew McManus Members; tba |
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Honorary Solicitor |
Alison Brown |
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Conduct Discipline and Disputes |
Chair: Roger Bell Members: Bryan Northcott, Christine Gibbons, Christine Wilson, Ken Smith |
| COMMITTEE | CHAIR | MEMBERS |
| Conduct, Discipline and Disputes | Roger Bell | Graeme Stout, Bryan Northcott, Christine Gibbons, & Christine Wilson |
| Bridge Appeal Tribunal Standing Panel |
Ron Klinger, Mary-Ellen Newton, Richard Grenside, & Alan Dormer | |
| Auckland/Northland | Jane Stearns | Tania Brown, Hamish Brown, (Secretary), Jan Cormack, Mary Chamberlain, & Lysandra Zheng |
| Waikato/Bays | Alan Dick | Greg Davenport, Hugh McAlister, Kevin Whyte, Nick Saunders, & Gillian Corbett (Secretary) |
| Central Districts | Julie Bunnell | Mairi Fitzsimons, Bryan Green, Justine Hart,Vicki Maughn, (Secretary), & Trish Murphy. |
| Wellington | Alan Grant | Katherine Gough, Claudia Duncan, (Secretary), Jill Herman & Margaret Robertson. |
| Canterbury | Jane Skipper | Jane Skipper, Sarah Garland, (Treasurer) Max Morrison Leon Meier, & Jane Lennon |
| Top of the South | TBA | Marsha Woodbury, Jana Bott ,Ann Baker, Stuart Grant, Cherie Hooper, Rosemary Hargreaves, & Steve Gray |
| Otago/Southland | Judith Lawton | Philip Noye, Carole Bee (Secretary), & Hamish McDonald |
| Task Force Groups | CHAIR | MEMBERS |
