Our Trustees
Bill Day JP
Chairman Bill Day is currently a company director and is active in the local community. He is chair of the Life Flight Trust, a board member of Wellington Free Ambulance, a director of Wellington Free Ambulance Charitable Trust, a board member of Shakespeare Globe Theatre Trust and a Justice of the Peace. Bill retired from a senior position with Westpac after 33 years service and has also been CEO of New Zealand Community Trust for seven years. He has held directorships in a number of other charitable trusts and companies.
Mary Bonner
Mary Bonner was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Capital & Coast DHB in March 2011. Mary comes to Capital and Coast from the Townsville Health District in Queensland where she was CEO for two and half years. Mary is a New Zealander by birth and has worked in a number of District Health Boards, most recently as General Manager Health Services, Waikato DHB, before leaving to go to Australia in 2006 to take up a position as General Manager of the Northern Sydney Central Coast Health Service in New South Wales. Mary has a background as a health professional, having initially trained and worked as a dietitian.
Alick Shaw
Former Deputy Mayor, Wellington City Council Alick is a committed and passionate Wellingtonian. Board appointments include: Arts Council of Creative New Zealand, Wellington Community Foundation and Capacity (Wellington Water Management Ltd) and Vector Wellington Orchestra.
Dr. Geoffrey Robinson
Dr. Geoffrey Robinson has been the chief medical officer at Capital & Coast District Health Board since 1 May 2005. Previously Dr. Robinson worked as a consultant physician in Kenepuru Hospital in general medicine and has been involved in the alcohol and drug service since 1980. He also held the position of clinical director of Kenepuru and Kapiti from July 2003 until appointed as chief medical officer. He is also a member of the Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and continues a clinical involvement with detoxification service and general medicine outpatients at Kenepuru Hospital. Dr. Robinson has had a significant involvement with clinical research relating to medicine, alcohol and drug issues and is currently also responsible for the RMO (junior medical officer) administration unit and involved with national issues for RMO’s.