Our team

Staff

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Susie Robertson – Chief Executive

Susie has a passion for people and planet, so for her Kaibosh ticks both boxes with its mission of Zero Food Poverty and Zero Food Waste. Susie’s last role was as the Community Manager at Sustainability Trust, and prior to that working in the youth health and development sector in charities and government. She loves living in the Wellington suburb of Brooklyn with her whānau and their SPCA-rescue dog, Pepper. Susie is happiest taking time out in nature and can often be spotted picking up rubbish off the beach while her dog barks at the ocean.

 

Lance Williams – Hutt Valley Operations Manager

Lance began his journey with Kaibosh in 2016, driving for more than two years before becoming the Lower Hutt Operations Manager. Lance’s varied career includes time working as an acupuncturist, computer mainframe operator, as well as a barista. He makes a mean cup of coffee! Aligned with the Kaibosh vision, Lance enjoys doing work which is having a positive impact on the lives of others.    

 

Bonny Marks – Hutt Valley Volunteer Manager

Bonny Marks (Ngāti Rangatihi, Te Arawa) joined Kaibosh in February 2024 as our Hutt Valley Volunteer Manager. She previously worked as Kitchen Manager at The Remakery in Epuni, aka Common Unity Project, bringing connections through kai communities. Bonny has an affinity with Kaibosh kaupapa to uplift people in Te Awa Kairangi. Bonny enjoys being part of the tight-knit Hutt crew and loves to keep busy – she’s also studying chef kitchen management part-time! Whānau is important to Bonny, so any spare time is spent with her tamariki and mokopuna.

 

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Ange Holtslag – Kitchen Coordinator

Ange is passionate about community food and hospitality, bringing this to her role heading up our new kitchen at Kaibosh in Pito-one. Having grown up on a market garden and orchard near Nelson, food and community have always been a central thread for Ange. She co-founded and serves as a trustee at Seeds to Feeds, a Te Whanganui a Tara based charity supporting communities and celebrating local food. Ange can often be found in the kitchen at The Petone Depot for Friday “Koha Cafe” and, when not supporting local food initiatives, can be found in her backyard edible garden, sewing or spinning records s DJ Danger.

 

Luke Campbell – Wellington City Operations Manager

Luke works in food rescue because he loves the fact we can see the impact of our mahi every day. He grew up on his grandmother’s fruit and veg stall at a local market and through Uni he managed student bars. Luke has led operations teams at large outdoor events such as the Olympics and has almost twenty years people management experience. Before moving to Aotearoa, he spent almost a decade in London, working with social enterprises, organic producers and charities including Fareshare, the Felix Project and City Harvest.

 

Alex Nicholson – Wellington City Volunteer Manager

Alex is passionate about living her values of kindness to people and the environment, while working holistically to support people. What better place than Kaibosh where facilitating food security enables basic essential needs to be met. Alex joined as a food rescue driver in early 2023, then moved into the Volunteer Manager role later the same year. Alex has a background in youth and community work and public health research. She is keen to ensure volunteers get the most out of their time with Kaibosh and loves getting to know new people.

 

Keltie Wesling – Kāpiti-Horowhenua Operations Manager

Keltie has worked as an educator for the past 25 years and joined Kaibosh as a volunteer in 2021. She then joined our staff team as a Food Rescue Driver and then as Operations Assistant in Paraparumu, before stepping into the Operations Manager role for Kaibosh Kāpiti-Horowhenua in 2023. Keltie works every day to uphold the integrity of the food we rescue and is passionate about providing healthy food for our community. She enjoys connecting with local food businesses, sharing our zero food waste vision and inspiring new and exciting collaborations for Kaibosh.

 

 

Aimee Bowden – Kāpiti-Horowhenua Volunteer Manager

Aimee started as a volunteer food sorter for Kaibosh in 2016 after hearing a presentation at her previous workplace. Aimee has volunteering in her blood; her mother helped organise the IHC volunteer collectors in Taranaki for many years. She hopes to instill the same giving nature and values in her son. Aimee has a passion for sustainability and a strong customer service and people leadership background.

 

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Rebecca Silver – Supermarket and Food Donor Liaison Manager

Rebecca emigrated to Aotearoa from the UK in 2018 with her family, joining Kaibosh in 2020 as a food rescue driver. She moved in to the new role of Supermarket & Food Donor Liaison Manager in 2022. Eager to stamp out food waste and passionate about food security, Rebecca is embracing the opportunity to affect change within an organisation that shares her values. Outside work she spends time with friends and walking her dogs.  

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Nicky Boughtwood – Administrative Assistant

Nicky is passionate about people knowing where their food comes from and how to cook it. Her last role was introducing the Garden to Table programme to Wellington primary schools. She loves that Kaibosh helps redistribute healthy and nutritious food to those that need it.  

 

 

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Alex MacGibbon – Marketing & Communications Manager

Alex joined Kaibosh at the start of 2022, bringing experience from within corporate, social enterprise, NGO health sector and volunteer led organisations. She is inspired everyday by what is achieved through our collective mahi at Kaibosh, as volunteers and staff work together to make a big impact. In her free time Alex spends time with her whānau or swimming in Raukawa Moana off the south coast of Wellington.

 

 

 


Board of Trustees

 

Kathryn Robinson – Chairperson

Kathryn has been on the Kaibosh board since 2016 and Chair since 2020.  She is passionate about making a practical difference to our environment and our communities.  Kathryn works in behavioural insights and has twenty years’ experience in strategy and communications.  In her spare time, she can be found down by the sea on the south coast. 

 

Dr Ganesh Ahirao – Treasurer

Ganesh is a first-generation New Zealander. He acknowledges Māori as Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa. Ganesh’s professional career in economics has spanned more than 40 years. Most recently, he was Chair of the Productivity Commission Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa. Before then, Ganesh led BERL – a NZ-owned consultancy – to be an Accredited Living Wage employer. In addressing food poverty, he continues to argue for changes to establish an economic system that properly serves the communities of Aotearoa, rather than vice-versa. Outside of economics, Ganesh is an avid runner – and is always in training for his next (half-)marathon. 

 

Dame Diana Crossan – Trustee

Diana started her career as a probation officer. She held several senior roles in the public, private and community sectors, including Chief Executive for Wellington Free Ambulance. Diana was New Zealand’s Retirement Commissioner for 10 years; and appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year honours. Diana is on several boards, including the Kaibosh board. She supports organisations focusing on justice and wellbeing for New Zealanders.    

 

 

Ainsleigh Laumatia – Trustee

Ainsleigh (Sapapali’i, Sa’anapu, Salani) is passionate about food security, healthy environments, and Pacific health equity. She is a doctor working in Pacific health and is currently training to be a public health medicine specialist. Ainsleigh is happiest by the ocean, doing siva Samoa, and enjoys staying active at the gym or playing basketball.

 

 

Stephanie Coutts – Trustee

Stephanie is a policy practitioner who works for the government, mainly on people-focused and privacy policy matters. She also worked for the Australian, Cook Islands, Niuean and Tokelau governments. Stephanie also runs a beer tasting and tour company – Craft Beer College – and is the Treasurer and Secretary of Craft Beer Capital. She loves being part of the Wellington beer community. 

 

Mark Ratcliffe – Trustee

Mark is a consultant and company director after a 25 year career in the telecommunications industry including nine years as Chorus’ Founding CEO. Mark has a full-time working partner, two adult children and a dog who he spends more of his time with. When Mark was on the Board of Housing NZ he saw the pleasure that Kaibosh brought to the residents of the Dixon Street Flats and that inspired him to get involved.  

 

 

 

 

Kate Mitcalfe – Trustee

Kate started as an environmental and Tiriti o Waitangi lawyer. She has worked as a trainer, facilitator and academic. Most recently, she has worked with iwi, hapū and hapori to support just transitions away from climate-polluting industry. Kate has three sons and has been an active member of Playcentre. Kate’s passion for the environment and social justice strongly aligns with the Kaibosh kaupapa. 

 

 

 

Toni Grace – Trustee

Toni joined the Kaibosh board in 2024 with a passion for sustainable and inclusive economies. She brings experience in local and central government strategy, policy and engagement. Toni is a proud Hutt girl and lifelong nerd with Masters degrees in Sustainable Development (Massey) and Political Science (VUW). She enjoys cooking, running and spending time in nature with her blended whānau. 

 

 

Cheryl Barnes – Observer

Cheryl has over twenty-five years’ experience working in central government, including leadership roles in economic, fiscal, and environmental policy. She received a Public Service Medal in 2022 for her leadership role in the COVID-19 pandemic response. Cheryl founded and runs a professional organising business in Wellington as well as doing voluntary work in the local community. She started as a volunteer food sorter at Kaibosh, and joined the board after experiencing first-hand the important work being done for both the environment and food security. Cheryl has two teenage daughters.