BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS - Lyall Bay School

Liz Stewart:
Hi, my name is Liz Stewart and I am a current member of the Board of T rustees, having been voted
on at the last election (2010). I live locally here in Lyall Bay with my husband Mike and our 3 children.
Although our eldest daughter is now at EBIS, we have a second daughter in the Middle School and
our son is due to start as a New Entrant at the end of this year.
I joined the Board of T rustees because I believe primary school has a huge impact on our children’s
long term education and on the community as a whole. I hoped my business background might be of
some help to the Board (I’m currently working for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment as the Director, Capital Portfolio Office) but mainly I wanted to take the opportunity to be
involved in and support the school.
T he last 3 years has been a busy time as we have dealt with some complex issues, from the
introduction of National Standards through to supporting Dennis (Principal) to secure funding and
consents for our new classroom builds. At the same time we have revised and built a solid foundation
of governance policies which will assist the Board through future years. It’s very rewarding to see the
progress now being made and to know what a difference this is going to m ake to the school
environment. If voted in, I would be happy to continue this work with the in-coming Board, to build on
the positive changes made to date.
Chris Taylor:
I have enjoyed the challenge of board duties in the last board term. It has been rewarding to see
the school’s building programme progress well and see the school receive a very good ERO
Report.
I would like to volunteer for a second term on the board while my children (April and Leo) are at
Lyall Bay School.
Hamish Tweedie:
I’m Hamish T weedie and my daughter, Hazel, has just started at Lyall Bay School in the last week. I
would love to be more involved in the school and Hazel’s education now that I have the time and
resources available to do so.
I have lived in Lyall Bay for approximately 10 years with Hazel, my partner Angerlia and step daughter
Alana who is attending university. We live on Queens Drive and are obviously interested in any local
factors impacting the school.
I was bought up in Brooklyn and Worser Bay and attended Evans Bay Intermediate and Wellington
High School before obtaining degrees from Victoria University and Massey University in Mathematics
and Commerce. I then travelled and worked in the UK and Canada before returning to New Zealand
and working for T elecom and T odd Energy/Nova Energy where I worked in senior executive roles. My
last role was managing the gas operations of T odd/Nova which provided me with the opportunity to
enhance my skills in the commercial, HR and governance areas.
Approximately two years ago I stopped working in a corporate environment and decided to focus on
managing our own investments while spending more time with Hazel while she was a pre -schooler,
which I have found very enjoyable and rewarding.
My own pre-school years were spent at an ‘Alternative School’ in Brooklyn called Children’s Learning
Group that aimed to equip children with a love of learning via teaching techniques that were non -
traditional at the time (e.g. children learning at their own pace recognising their different needs, high
levels of parental involvement, learning via activities rather than rote, etc).
My aim would be to, where possible, utilise the skills and knowledge I have gained in a commercial
environment to help ensure the school has the maximum level of resourcing possible to create a
learning environment that is attractive and imbues children with a love of learning so as to set the
framework for them to be happy individuals who can achieve their full potential later in life.