Welcome
to our update for June.
Some
significant news this month as the Trust moves onwards to its
next stage of development.
We
have outgrown our offices at Massey University's Albany campus
and have moved to new offices in the heart of the Viaduct
Harbour in down town Auckland. We feel this is very
appropriate as we are now located on the shore of
the very harbour that Sir Peter helped create to host the
2000 America's Cup and a location that has
become a vibrant and well utilized area for hospitality and
tourism. This location will certainly give us a greater
profile and, most importantly, is in close proximity to
our supporters and trustees.
We
are grateful to Massey University for its support of the Trust
during the first three years of our operation. The opportunity
to have the support of the university's administrative, IT,
printing and mail room services has been of great benefit to
the Trust. Thank you Massey for your assistance in incubating
the Sir Peter Blake Trust, it has been
invaluable.
We
also wish to thank and acknowledge the New Zealand National
Maritime Museum, Tourism Auckland and Line 7/Canterbury
Clothing for their support in providing this new office
space.
The
Sir Peter Blake Trust has now been operating for three years
and has achieved a significant amount during that time. We are
proud of the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, New
Zealand Leadership Week and the nine environmental programmes
we are engaged with. We are poised to announce a significant
new sponsor and some exciting new partnerships. The Trust is,
therefore, now at a stage where it is a well established
entity with a number of worthy and well-respected programmes.
It has a growing reputation and profile and significant
momentum. We are confident that we have created an
organisation which appropriately honors Sir
Peter.
As
a consequence of this, our current Executive Director, Dr Mark
Orams, who with the Trust Board has led the establishment of
the Trust has indicated that it is an appropriate time for him
to step back from the chief executive role and for him to
continue with his academic career. Mark will remain as a
member of the Trust Board and will continue to contribute to
Trust Committees and help in the delivery of Trust programmes.
He will, therefore, continue to play a significant role in the
continued growth and success of the Sir Peter Blake
Trust.
The
Trust Board is delighted to announce that current Programme
Director, Vicki Watson, has accepted the offer of becoming the
Trust’s General Manager. Vicki has worked closely with Mark
and has been an integral part of the executive team that has
lead the Trust through its formative stages. She has a strong
background in fundraising, project and financial management
and brings this valuable skill set and experience to the
position.
The
Sir Peter Blake Trust has an exciting future and we look
forward to the next stage of our development and, as always,
we appreciate your continued support.
Regards
Mark
Orams, Vicki Watson and Laura Fayerman
PS:
GO TEAM NEW
ZEALAND!! | 
