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Organisational structure
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.
Sally Stonier – Acting General Manager, Registration
Sally Stonier joined the Commission as the Acting General Manager of Registration, after three years as the Registration Development Manager for the Charity Commission in the UK. She is responsible for managing the registration functions of the Commission.
Sally has experience in the charity and not for profit sector in both the UK and USA.
Formerly Sally has been CEO for a charity providing support for the homeless and held senior roles with Home-Start UK, an organisation working with vulnerable families, and Odyssey House in the USA. She has experience in strategic planning, human resources, project management and service development.
Her voluntary roles have included involvement in School Board of Trustees, and various groups within the local community in the UK.
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.
Philip Kearney – General Manager, Education
Philip Kearney joined the Commission as general manager, Education, after three years as chief executive of Sport Wanganui.
In his role with the Commission, he is responsible for scoping and managing the delivery of governance and management education and support for the sector.
Philip has also held roles with the Universal College of Learning (UCOL), where he was business development manager and also as CEO for Enterprise Wanganui, the local economic development agency. He has had experience in advising small businesses and not-for-profit groups; and has held education roles in strategic planning, management, marketing and human resources.
He was a member of the World Vision board for more than ten years, and has also served on and helped a number of boards in his local community.