GM Announcement

20/07/2021

With great pleasure, the Board of Trustees wishes to announce the appointment of Sharron Black as General Manager for St Chads Charitable Trust. Many of you will be aware that Sharron has been our acting General Manager for the past three months, and we are delighted that she has agreed to assume the position full time.

Sharron brings with her a wide array of skills and business knowledge including over  seven years of experience as chief executive for another charitable organisation. 

Please welcome Sharron next time you see her at St Chads Hub where she is based.

The gems in our community glowed at a feel-good ceremony for the Bay of Plenty Kiwibank Local Hero Awards this week. Reporter Jean Bell speaks to two Local Heroes.

The astounding humility of Rotorua’s most cherished community gems was revealed at an awards ceremony for the Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year.

Rotorua’s Nicky Mayne and Danielle Porteous were among the people celebrated at the ceremony at Classic Flyers in Tauranga.

Nicky Mayne said she felt “very, very humbled” to receive the award.

“I didn’t feel like I deserved to be there. The significance of the moment really hit home.”

Mayne is general manager for St Chads Charitable Trust, an organisation supporting people with disabilities.

According to a statement from Kiwibank, Mayne’s leadership has helped dozens of disabled people in the community gain greater independence, learn and maintain valuable life skills, and build better relationships with other members of the community.

Mayne was at work when an email bearing the surprise news dropped into her inbox.

“I couldn’t speak. I was totally gobsmacked … We do what we do not for recognition, but because we believe in a cause,” Mayne said.