As an independent Charitable Trust, Stepping Stone Trust (SST) is governed by a Board, which serves in the context of a 25-year history of dedicated and faithful service. The Board’s focus is on governing the organisation to ensure the business of the Trust is well run, financially viable, and that our work remains connected to the reason the Trust was originally formed.
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Steve Withington - a physician, works in Ashburton Hospital and for the University of Otago doing rural health research and training post-graduate Doctors. He chairs the board of elders at South West Baptist Church, and has worked abroad in global health and development leadership for over 10 years, with extensive experience of grant applications and management.
Steve Withington
Chairperson
Chartered Accountant, has been in public practice and served on Church and School Boards in a financial capacity and in organisations within the wider community; brings 35 years of financial knowledge and experience to Stepping Stones. He is married to Kaye; with three adult children and two grandchildren.
Grant Rae
Mona Contractor (Consumer Advisor) - originally from the UK, Mona is a Community Advisor with Department for Internal Affairs working with Ethnic Communities, with a background in Community Development. Mona loves hanging out with family and friends and her interests include cooking and reading.
Mona Contractor
Lived Experience
Geoff is Samoan and among other things spent three years as Principal of a school in Samoa. After 16 years as Principal of Shirley Intermediate School, Geoff has more recently been a facilitator with Tautai o le Moana, a professional learning and development pathway ‘by Pasifika principals, for principals of Pasifika learners' focused on changing educational outcomes for Pasifika/Pacific students. The vision is to strengthen leadership capabilities and improve outcomes for Pacific learners and contribute to linguistically and culturally sustainable practices and processes across Aotearoa NZ. Geoff is the Pasifika cultural advisor to Stepping Stone Trust and Tupuranga.
Geoff Siave
Matthew is a psychiatrist providing community mental health care at Te Whatu Ora, Canterbury. He is an educational supervisor for newly graduated doctors on behalf of the New Zealand Medical Council, and he is a senior lecturer at the department of psychological medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch. Matthew has an interest in the treatment of mood disorders, recovery in chronic mental illness, medical education, and psychiatric ethics.