Craig has dedicated the past 10 plus years to attending Conductive Education as a parent, through to being instrumental in establishing Conductive Education Taranaki Trust. Craig is dedicated to ensuring the people we serve are able to access and participate in meaningful services that meet their needs.  He is a strong advocate on national issues, including improving regional health equity. Craig is a proud and parochial Taranaki lad, happily married and the parent to three young boys.  In his spare time he enjoys travelling and motorsport.

Kim has been the Tumuaki of Westown School in New Plymouth since 2017 where Conductive Education Taranaki is based. She has worked in education for over 25 years and prior to working at Westown spent 10 years at St Patrick’s School in Inglewood also in the Principal role.

Kim is passionate about education and believes it is the right of all children. At Westown School they are very excited to have a relationship with Conductive Education Taranaki and enjoy seeing first-hand the outstanding holistic education that Conductive Education provides for a wide variety of students.

Kim brings knowledge of education to the board table and has strengths in policy and strategic planning.

Vicki is the Centre Manager for Conductive Education Waikato and has been in this role since February 2020. With a background in Occupational Therapy, she values the early intervention approach to support families to meet their aspirations for their children in a collaborative, holistic and functional way. She sees the value in having Conductive Education available as an option for families, alongside more traditional supports in both the health and education sectors. Vicki has experience in governance, having been a trustee for the New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres and Waikato Health and Disability Expo Trust in the past.”

Linda is the parent of Phoebe, who has Hemiplegia and accessed the Conductive Education Early Intervention Programme from when she was 6 months old, with fabulous results.  Linda and her family are believers in the principles of Conductive Education and strongly feel it should be an option for all parents to access. Linda was invited to join the Board as an Advisory Trustee, because of her experience in marketing and fundraising.

Rebecca is General Manager of Conductive Education Canterbury, a position that she has held for 15 years.  Under her guidance the centre has evolved to meet the needs of a very diverse group of children from birth to school entry.  Rebecca enjoys working directly with families and observing the skill development of the children attending the service. Rebecca embraces the Enabling Good Lives principles in the work she does and is passionate about Conductive Education and how its holistic approach supports whānau to lead ordinary lives.