Experience

South Taranaki District Council

• Government Relations Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Libraries and Cultural Services Manager

  • Oct 2010 - Present

  I took over the extra portfolio of Arts Culture and Heritage in October 2010. This added a museum and an arts co-ordinator to the seven libraries I lead and managed. The Museum was a rebuild and re-opened after 3 years in April 2011. It is an amazing little museum Aotea Utanganui in Patea and I liaise with the South Taranaki Museum Trust who are in partnership with Council who staff and operate it.Our Arts Co-ordinator works with artists and runs art activities in and for the community.

• District Librarian

  • Aug 2001 - Oct 2010

  I lead the seven libraries in South Taranaki District. The brand is LibraryPlus as we provide all library services plus council service and in Eltham the Post services as well. The libraries are acknowledged as a benchmark for small rural libraries sevices populations less than 30,000.The Childrens and youth services are very strong and have won 3M awards in the past.



South Waikato District Council

• Library Manager

  • Aug 1987 - Jul 2001

  As the Library Manager at South Waikato I managed three libraries and a community library. I lead a team of 10 librarians and also volunteers at the libraries. They were a vibrant team and we introduced the Summer Reading Programme to the South Waikato to increase the literacy skills of the children and share the joy of reading with them all. This was amongst my best achievemnts there. As the Library Manager at South Waikato I managed three libraries and a community library. I lead a team of 10 librarians and also volunteers at the libraries. They were a vibrant team and we introduced the Summer Reading Programme to the South Waikato to increase the literacy skills of the children and share the joy of reading with them all. This was amongst my best achievemnts there.