Anne has a background in media and public relations. Promotions have included the Trinity Garden Festival. She was for many years involved with Marriage Guidance New Zealand, both locally and on the national council, and was a founder of the Christchurch Citizens Advice Bureaux. As Education Chair of the Auckland Philharmonia Guild, she helped develop its programme for schools. Anne is also a JP.
Eric has been a member of the Executive since 1990 and is Convenor of the Policy sub-committee. He is Director of Catholic Family and Community Services and shares his knowledge as a director of a peer social service agency with Home and Family in particular his insight into the needs of a counselling agency. Through his involvement in a number of other social service agencies he brings a wide perspective and knowledge of social issues.
Carol is a counsellor with over 25 years professional experience. She is a former National President of the NZ Association of Counsellors (NZAC) and is a Life Member and a member of the NZAC's Ethics Committee. She manages a team of counsellors at Auckland College of Education and also has a small private practice. She has been closely involved with Home and Family counsellors by participating with them in professional development related to narrative therapy. Carol has also supervised some of the team. She has been elected to the Executive particularly to provide guidance about the professional work of the counsellors.
Michael lectures in company law on the business faculty at Auckland University of Technology. He is a lawyer by profession. Michael’s past experience of committee work has included pre-school and school committees and a neighbourhood network committee.
Dr. Edwina Pio (PhD, MA, BEd, BA, MNZAC) is Associate Professor at the Business School of AUT University, and Visiting Professor at Boston College, USA. Her main research domain is ethnic minority studies where she combines her research interests of management, psychology and spirituality. She has recently published a book "Sari: Indian women at work in New Zealand" and is a passionate advocate of research in action. She has been invited for research and presentations to ESADE Barcelona and Cambridge University, UK and has been published internationally. Edwina is on several boards including the PhD MPhil Committee of AUT and the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, USA. She is the Equity Coordinator of the Business School at AUT. Edwina also works with women and children who have experienced domestic violence on a voluntary basis and is registered with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors.
The Director, Mary Gray, started in the position of Director in August 2001. She has been a social worker for nearly 30 years. Her most recent work was as fieldwork co-ordinator on the Bachelor of Social Practice course at UNITEC Institute of Technology. Her previous management experience included working for the Department of Social Welfare (now Child Youth & Family Services); Barnardos and the NZ Community Funding Agency. As well as her management role, Mary provides some external supervision. She is the representative of the NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations on the social services Industry Training Organisation, Te Kaiwhira Ahumahi. She holds a Diploma in Social Work, a BA and MSW and is a member of the ANZ Association of Social Workers. She is widowed with two adult stepchildren.
Robin retired from her 12 year business liasion position at Manukau Institute of Tecnhonoly at the end of 2005. She was also responsible for the short courses run by the institute for three years. Previous to working full time she was actively involved with her children's school committees, Anglican vestry and synot, and a ratepayers' association in Coromandel. Robin was also a telephone counsellor for Home and Family and has been interested in the organisation's progress since then.