BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAIR: Bruce Gilkison
Bruce is a Chartered Accountant, sustainable business consultant and writer. He has worked professionally in Canada, Uganda, UK and several other countries, and as a volunteer in the Solomon Islands (2 years as a government adviser with VSA NZ). He has worked in leading roles with several NZ conservation organisations and was Chair of Whenua Iti outdoor pursuits centre for 16 years. Bruce was attracted to the In Time Trust by its clear focus on human needs and the direct, effective support it provides to a vulnerable area.
SECRETARY: Kay Grant
Kay is a registered nurse. She has worked in both hospital and community care. Her community involvement has included committee roles in Plunket, Supporting Families in Mental Illness and in schools. Kay is now retired and living on the family farm in Nelson. Her family all have a love for the mountains and a keenness to assist in educating the children at KBS Jumla. Their vision is that education will help further develop the students as individuals as well as assist in developing the area in which they live.
TRUSTEE: Tessa Flatt
Tessa has a degree in Theology and Religion, and a postgraduate diploma in International Development. She has worked as a youth leader, has organised fundraising events for recent crises in Africa and Syria, and has won an Australia/NZ prize in Mahayana Buddhism.She is motivated by a concern for poverty and the injustices affecting millions of people worldwide.
TRUSTEE: Lakma Godigamuwa
Lakma arrived in New Zealand in 2017 and almost immediately volunteered to help the Trust as a volunteer. She had previously studied and worked in Sri Lanka. She is a Chartered Accountant and a member of Institute of Chartered Management Accountants and Chartered Global Management Accountants, UK. She completed a Graduate Diploma at NMIT in 2017 and since then has been working as an Accountant in Nelson.
