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Trevor Garrett - Chief Executive
Trevor Garrett has worked in the state sector over many years. He occupied senior roles in the Department of Internal Affairs, including Chief Executive of Recreation and Community Development, and had oversight of New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, gaming, racing, passports, citizenship and censorship.
Trevor was Chief Executive of the Casino Control Authority, which he established and led for 13 years, before being appointed to his current position as Chief Executive of the Charities Commission in 2005.
Trevor competed his Diploma in Physical Education at Otago University and a Diploma in Teaching from Auckland Secondary Teachers College. He later completed a Master of Science in Recreation Administration with Honors at Indiana University and a Master of Public Policy from Victoria University of Wellington. He completed the Senior Manager in Government Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
His voluntary roles have included former chairman of the Auckland Hockey Association and the Victoria Avenue School Board of Trustees, and a youth hockey coach at representative, club and school levels. He was President of the NZ Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation for a number of terms and is currently Patron of Physical Education New Zealand.
He received the 1990 Commemoration Medal for Services to New Zealand. He was inducted on the Wall of Fame at the School of Physical Education in 2010.
Kate Antonievich – General Manager, Registration
Bio coming soon.
Barry Hayman – General Manager, Corporate Services
Barry Hayman is general manager, Corporate. In this role, he is responsible for the provision of corporate services to the Commission, including the provision of legal, corporate and human resources advice, communications, IT, financial and accounting services, and administrative assistance.
Barry previously held the role of Corporate Services manager for the Charities Commission.
Formerly, Barry was manager, Finance and Assurance with another Crown entity, the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, where he was responsible for its financial reporting and management. Prior to that, he was the Group Accountant for a publicly-listed company.
Brendon Ward – General Manager, Education
Brendon Ward started as General Manager Education in February 2012. In this role he is responsible for increasing the management and governance capability of the charitable sector.
Previously, Brendon has managed the Volunteer Programme for Rugby World Cup 2011, been chief executive of the New Zealand Recreation Association and project manager for Water Safety New Zealand. He was responsible for the training of staff in preparation for the merger of two of New Zealand’s largest banks in the late 1990’s. He has a lengthy background in the charity sector as an employee and a volunteer. He is currently on the Board of Water Safety New Zealand and has been chair of a school Board of Trustees.
Brendon competed at two World Water Polo Championships and attended two Olympic Games and a Commonwealth Games as a TV commentator.
Rachael Horton – General Manager, Monitoring and Investigations
Rachael Horton is the General Manager, Monitoring and Investigations, and is responsible for ensuring compliance in the charitable sector through the provision of monitoring, investigations, risk and intelligence functions.
Rachael has come to the Commission from a senior management role with the Department of Internal Affairs where she was responsible for establishing and managing the Department’s Intelligence Unit. She has experience in intelligence, investigation and compliance across a diverse range of charitable and commercial sectors, including gambling, censorship, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. She was responsible for leading and publishing an international research project involving over 70 countries on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism on behalf of the Asia Pacific Group and the Financial Actions Taskforce. Previously, Rachael was a serving Police Officer with the New Zealand Police specialising in intelligence.
In 2008, Rachael completed a Masters in Public Management from Victoria University.