Board of Trustees

Andrew Johnson

Chairman

Andrew is the founder and Managing Director of LondonGreen which owns and invests in technology based companies. He holds a number of external governance roles, joining the Waikato Anglican College Trust board in 2011, becoming Chair in 2018. A chartered fellow of the Institute of Directors, Andrew holds a Bachelor of Electronic Commerce from the University of Waikato and has studied strategy and leadership at Harvard Business School.

Teri Veitch

Deputy Chair

Teri holds a Bachelor of Social Work and Social Policy (Hons) from Massey University and has worked between Government, NGO and Iwi organisations for the past 17 years. Teri has also completed Governance, Finance and Strategy Essentials through the Institute of Directors. She now holds the role of Waikato Executive Manager for Oranga Tamariki making sure every child and whanau under their care is supported. Teri was raised in Hamilton and currently lives in Whatawhata on a 20-acre farm with husband Stephen and their three children. Their eldest son Nikau is at St Paul’s in School House. She has a keen interest in exercise, nutrition and reading

Archbishop Sir David Moxon

Trustee

Sir David is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. Until June 2017 he was the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. He was previously the Bishop of Waikato in the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki, the archbishop of the New Zealand dioceses and one of the three primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

In the 2014 New Year Honours, Sir David was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Anglican Church. Inducted as a Fellow of St Paul’s in 2018, David has established a close relationship with the school over the years through his two sons both attending as students. He has also provided crucial pastoral support to St Paul’s leadership and its student body, in his regular visits to weekday worship or baptism and confirmation services.

Karen O'Meeghan

Trustee

Karen grew up and trained as a physiotherapist graduating in Auckland but calls Waikato home. She feels privileged to be part of the WACT Board since 2020. Interested and passionate about independent education, Karen was a Southwell School Trustee for eight years and was made a Fellow of Southwell School for her services to that community.

Karen is married to Chris, they have three children Sophie (Harington 2017-2018), Ollie (Hall 2016-2020) and Lucy (Harington 2021 - 2023). Aside from a busy family life, Karen is a Trustee of MESH Sculpture Trust-promoting public sculpture in Hamilton and has recently enjoyed training with Red Cross to resettle a refugee family in Hamilton.

John Jackson

Trustee

John is the managing partner of a large coastal sheep and beef farming operation in Te Akau. He attended Lincoln University, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce, and Oxford University graduating with a Diploma in Social Studies.

John is married to Jenny and together they have three children, all of whom have attended St Paul's as boarding students. When weather and time permits John enjoys fishing and free diving off the back of their property.

Ross Brown

Trustee

While Ross has been an Educational Consultant since early 2016, he was the Headmaster at Napier Boys' High School from 1997 –2015, and prior he was involved as Acting Rector at Timaru Boys' High School. He has also held other roles such as Governing Principal Napier Community High School; the Foundation Principal of NZ Super Eight Schools; Chairman Hawke's Bay Holt Planetarium Charitable Trust; Elected Executive Member Association Boys’ Schools NZ (ABSNZ); and Board member NZ Secondary Schools Sports Council (NZSSSC).

Bruce Miller

Trustee

Bruce has three children, William who attended St Paul’s, Lucy and Jasmine. He was born in Waikato, having been schooled at Horotiu and Fairfield, before his father took a job transfer to Whangarei. There he spent his secondary schooling at Kamo High School, before returning to Hamilton. He has a Diploma in Business and a MBA from Auckland University and his early business experience was in banking and energy markets. He is currently the Director of New Zealand Carbon Farming Limited and has a strong commercial background at both senior executive and governance levels. Bruce has joined the Finance and Scholarship subcommittees on the Board.

Alastair Grigg

Trustee

Alastair was a founding staff member at accounting software company Xero, where he was Chief Operating Officer, then GM of the Ventures & Financial Web division until 2017. He is now a Director, investor and advisor to several technology companies. Prior to Xero, Alastair was Chief Information Officer at Air NZ and had been involved in a number of other technology businesses and startups.

Alastair grew up on a sheep and beef farm in Canterbury and graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Horticultural Science (Hons). While his working career has been the IT industry he maintains a close interest in the agricultural sector. Alastair and his wife Anna have a daughter and three sons, all of whom have attended St Paul’s in Fitchett House. Alastair enjoys outdoor activities, particularly skiing and trail running.

James Gurnick

Trustee

Originally from Auckland, James was educated at King’s College. After completing a GAP year as a tutor in an English Prep school, James attended the University of Otago where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Prior to moving to Hamilton in 2011, James lived in Taranaki for several years and worked for the Crown Solicitor’s Office where he acted for significant energy sector clients and prosecuted serious criminal trials. Arriving in the Waikato, James was a senior lawyer at the Public Defence Service and for a time acting Deputy Public Defender.

Before going to the Bar in 2018, where he is now a barrister at Riverbank Chambers, James was a senior lawyer in a large commercial law firm. James and his wife Tracey have made the Waikato their permanent home with their two children, Max (Fitchett 2021 – Present) and Madeline (Southwell 2021-Present). Outside of a busy family and work life, James enjoys cricket and football (mainly as a spectator these days) and has been on various community, sport and professional committees, including as president of the North Hamilton Lions Club.

Catherine Clark

Trustee

Having grown up for 18 years in Papua New Guinea and educated at secondary school (boarding) in Australia, Catherine moved to New Zealand to complete a Bachelor of Business Studies at Massey University. She and her husband John live on 12 hectares in Newstead with their two adult sons who who are both Collegians of St Paul's where they were proud Hall House men. Catherine holds the role of Operations Manager at Waikato Innovation Park, previously successfully managing and selling a start-up debt collection company for 11 years. Having been involved with the St Paul’s Foundation, Great Oaks Trading and past Chair of the Parents’ Association, she was inspired to join the WACT Board in 2022.

Jon Calder

Trustee

As the Chief Executive Officer of renowned law firm Tompkins Wake, Jon Calder leads a team of more than 170 staff, including 27 Partners and over 90 legal specialists across four different locations.

Jon is a Collegian (Hall 1987-1991) and holds a Master of Business Administration with a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Waikato. In addition to this, Jon also studied strategy and leadership at Stanford and Harvard Universities.

An experienced and confident communicator, Jon is a proven leader with an ability to engage and connect with stakeholders including experience in international business and government-level forums. Jon's leadership expertise has been recognised with several national awards.

Prior to joining Tompkins Wake, Jon held senior leadership roles with a number of iconic New Zealand organisations including Air New Zealand and Infratil.

Jon and his wife Karina have two children, Olivia (Harington 2020 - 2022) and Jack.

Jacquie Shuker

Trustee

Jacquie is an experienced People and Culture Director based in Auckland who has worked across different industries including fast-moving consumer goods, agriculture, telecommunications and banking both in New Zealand and overseas. She brings to the board a skillset of developing leadership, change management, inclusion and diversity and organisational design for culture, engagement and performance.

She is a member of the Institute of Directors and has completed the Company Directors Course. Jacquie grew up on a dairy and beef farm near Waiuku and studied Agricultural Science at Massey University. Since then she has completed qualifications in banking and psychology and has a Masters in Management. She has a lifelong passion for learning, now focusing on leadership, coaching, change and governance.

Jacquie’s son Lachlan Shuker Murphy is currently boarding in Williams House and she is involved in the St Paul’s Collegiate Parents' Association. She enjoys time with family and friends as well as mountain biking, tramping and keeping healthy and fit.