Trustees are elected by the community living within the Trust’s district. Elections are held every three years and any one on the local electoral roll is eligible to be a Trustee.
The present Trustees were elected in November 2004 and will serve a term of 3 years. The next election will be held in 2007.

All Trustees of the Central Lakes Trust are dedicated community people with a keen focus on seeing the equitable distribution of grants across the region.

Within their professional and personal lives, their collective years represent a depth of experience in a wide variety of community activities. These include the arts, social service, sport, education, heritage activities, the elderly and disabled.

Duncan Butcher
Chairman

Duncan commenced as the Trust’s Chairman on 1 December 2005. He has lived in Cromwell for 25 years and is currently serving his third term as a trustee. He has had a long and distinguished career in local government and has also served on the Community Trust of Otago.

Mike Allison
Deputy Chairman

A former Principal of Mount Aspiring College (Wanaka), Mike now works as an Education Consultant and maintains an active interest in all aspects of education. He has been particularly supportive of the trust’s Primary Schools’ Literacy Programme which has operated since 2003. Mike has been a trustee since the inception of the Central Lakes Trust and was previously a member of its predecessor, the Otago Central Electric Power Board.

Graeme Bell

Graeme was elected to the Trust in 2004, having served previously during the Trust’s first term. He is currently a Central Otago District Councillor and lives in Alexandra. His past and present involvement in community groups includes being a member of the Community Trust of Otago, Presbyterian Support Board, Justice of the Peace and the Central Electric Power Board.

Liz Duggan

Liz has lived in Alexandra for more than 30 years and has been active in many areas of the community for most of that time. Her wide involvement in the community has given her an excellent insight into the funding needs required for on-going services. This is her second term as a trustee.

Eion lives in Queenstown and has a strong background in investment, education, the arts and philanthropy. He is currently Patron of the Wakatipu Trails Trust and President of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. He is also a Trustee of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, the Callis Charitable Trust and the Skeggs Foundation. Eion retired as Chancellor of the University of Otago in December 2003 and has spent his working life in the investment area. Eion was elected to the Central Lakes Trust in 2004.

Peter Mead

Peter has lived in the region for 33 years and is partner of a chartered accounting firm that has offices in Cromwell and Wanaka. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Peter chaired the Trust from 2000 to 2005 and lives in Cromwell.