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Management Team

The Management Team for the year 2010/11 is made up of the following members: 

 

Sue Reeves (Chairperson)
Sue Reeves (Chairperson)

Sue works as PA to the CEO of Shirlaws New Zealand Ltd, an international business coaching company.  She has been there since February 2008 and was previously the Office Manager for LifeWorks, a course done through the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand where she was for five years. 


Rebecca Dobbs (Membership Coordinator)
Rebecca is the PA to the Chief Executive of the Hospitality Association, and has been in this role since March 2007.  The role encompasses all aspects of a PA/EA role, as well as office management and managing a team of three.  Working for a not-for-profit association is a challenge, espcially considering prior to this Rebecca was sales support/office manager for British American Tobacco.  Rebecca has been a member of PACE for about two years, and is looking forward to continuing the good work carried out by previous management teams.
Robyn Ramsay (Treasurer)
Robyn Ramsay  (Treasurer)

Robyn has been Office Manager for Design Network Architecture Ltd for the past five years.  Prior to this she was Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive of Centreport Wellington.


Tracey Gabbitas (MEETING COORDINATOR)
Tracey Gabbitas (MEETING COORDINATOR)
Tracey is EA to the Managing Director of The Hugo Group.  The Hugo Group is a high-level group of chief executives and senior managers in corporates operating in New Zealand who come together at least 12 times a year to analyse the international, economic, political and public policy environments. There are more than 100 members.

JUDY WHITCHER (sECRETARY)
JUDY WHITCHER (sECRETARY)

Judi is the Executive Assistant to the CEO of NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation Inc (MITO). This organisation sets the standards for training in the road transport (bus, taxi and trucking), warehousing and logistics and ports industries. Prior to this she was employed in office management roles in both SME's as well as larger companies both in New Zealand and overseas. Judi has served on the Board of Trustees of both Hutt Valley High School (6 years) and the Orpheus Choir of Wellington (3 years). Judi has been a member of PACE for four years and jointed the Management Team as Secretary in 2010.


Paula McLaughlin (Website Coordinator)
Paula McLaughlin  (Website Coordinator)

Paula McLaughlin is Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the Asia New Zealand Foundation (Asia:NZ). She also provides assistance to the Chairman of Asia:NZ, Hon Philip Burdon, and the Board of Trustees. She has been with Asia:NZ since 2003.   Paula has been a member of PACE since 2005. She spent two years on the Management Team and Chaired PACE from 2009-2011.


DAWN CLARK (GENERAL MEMBER)
DAWN CLARK (GENERAL MEMBER)

DAWN CLARK is the Registrar and Personal Assistant to the Rector and Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Board of Proprietors at  St Patrick's College Silverstream which is a Catholic College, Day and Boarding School for 720 boys.  The role of Registrar is organising enrolments for the Boarding and Day School.  Dawn has rejoined the PACE Management Team and in the past has been on the Committee of AAPNZ and the Year 2000 International Secretarial Summit Committee.


Virginia Wright (General Member)
Virginia Wright (General Member)

Virginia Wright is the Executive Assistant to both the Chair and General Manager, and the Office Manager at the New Zealand Productivity Commission. The Commission is a new independent Crown Entity and was established in April 2011, they carry out in-depth inquiry reports on topics selected by Government. Prior to this role she was Executive Assistant to the Director General of MAF. 


Leeza MacMillan (General Member)
Leeza MacMillan  (General Member)

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) New Zealand is the latest stop in Leeza's tour of government, local government and private industry organisations.  She has been EA to the Chief Executive and Executive Officer to the Board  for the past four years. 


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