Our team
Staff
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.
Luke Campbell – General 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 twenty years of 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.
Keltie Wesling – Kāpiti-Horowhenua Operations Manager
Keltie joined Kaibosh as a volunteer in 2021 in Paraparaumu having worked as an educator for the past 25 years. She then joined our staff team as a Food Rescue Driver role and Operations Assistant before stepping into the Operations Manager role in 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 businesses and community, sharing our zero food waste vision and inspiring new and exciting collaborations for Kaibosh.
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.
Jasmin Zame – Wellington City Operations Manager
Jasmin started her journey at Kaibosh as a food sorting volunteer in 2023. She then moved into a Food Rescue Driver role for a year before becoming the Operations Manager of our Pōneke / Wellington City branch in late 2024. Jas says she fell in love with food rescue because of the immediate solution it gives to the two problems of food waste and food poverty. After working in food retail and hospitality, she has seen first-hand how much kai can go to waste. Jas brings a background operational perspective on how to work with these industries to better serve the community.
Alex Nicholson – Volunteer Programme 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, moving into a Volunteer Manager role later the same year. Alex has a background in youth and community work and public health research and ensures volunteers get the most out of their time with Kaibosh.
Sam Gleisner – Volunteer Coordinator
Sam began his time at Kaibosh at the start of 2025 as a volunteer in our Pōneke branch. In his role as Volunteer Coordinator, Sam‘s primary motivation is supporting the delivery of an excellent volunteer programme. He wants to build on the positive Kaibosh culture and help people feel productive, valued and connected to the impact our organisation is making. He has volunteer experience in organisations in both Wellington and overseas and has worked in several public and private sector organisations. Sam calls Wellington City home, where he lives with his family.
Ange Holtslag – Pito-one 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.
Bonny Marks – Pito-one Shift Supervisor
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.
Nicky Boughtwood – Administrator/Grants
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.
Alex MacGibbon – Marketing & Communications Manager
Alex is inspired everyday by what is achieved through our collective mahi at Kaibosh alongside our charity partners, to make an impact for people and planet. She brings diverse marketing, communications and account management experience from corporate, non-profit and volunteer-led organisations. In her free time, Alex spends time with her whānau or ocean swimming off Wellington’s south coast.
Board of Trustees
Mark Ratcliffe – Chairperson
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.
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.
Steven Teweu Ranginui Johnson – Trustee
Iwi: Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Kuia. Hapū: Ngāti Takihiku, Ngāti Whakatere
Steve Johnson has over 30 years’ experience across social services, governance, education, and executive leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. He currently serves as Kaiwhakahaere Matua Ratonga Ora (General Manager – Social Services) for Toa – Te Rōpū Āwhina at Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, where he provides strategic oversight of kaupapa Māori social services focused on whānau wellbeing. At Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, Steve has contributed significantly to the development and delivery of integrated social services for whānau, iwi, and hāpori. His work emphasises the importance of culturally responsive practice, organisational accountability and addressing structural inequities. As a Trustee at Kaibosh, Steve brings governance capability, strategic leadership and systems thinking experience along with a kaupapa Māori perspective and a deep understanding of the social determinants of wellbeing, including food security and poverty reduction.
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.
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.
Malcolm Foo – Trustee
Malcolm helps organisations improve performance, from strategy to execution. Having worked in New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States, he has seen how effective organisations can make a real difference to their communities. He is a former consulting partner with PwC and previously served as deputy chief executive at New Zealand’s Ministry for Ethnic Communities. Malcolm is drawn to Kaibosh’s practical approach to reducing food waste while strengthening food security and is happy to be part of its work towards “Zero Food Poverty, Zero Food Waste”.
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 – Trustee
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.