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.

 

 

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.    

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.  

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.  

 

 

 

Alex MacGibbon – Marketing & Communications Manager

Alex joined Kaibosh at the start of 2022, bringing experience from within corporate, social enterprise, NGO health organisations and volunteer groups. 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 spare time, you’re likely to find Alex spending time with her whānau or swimming on Wellington’s south coast.

Board of Trustees

 

Kathryn Robinson – Chairperson

Kathryn has twenty years experience as a marketing and communications expert, and is passionate about creating better food options for all. Working with many of New Zealand’s major food manufacturers in her day job, Kathryn brings her expertise of marketing and selling food to the business of rescuing it.      

 

 

Paul Harford – Treasurer

Paul joined the Kaibosh Board in October 2017 as Treasurer. Originally from Ireland, Paul has been a Chartered Accountant for 25 years and now works as the Programme Manager for the Newtown Ethical Lending Trust providing interest free loans to those in need.      

 

 

 

 

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 public policy consultant who works for the New Zealand Government and government’s in the Pacific, mainly on immigration, building regulation, disaster management and privacy matters. Stephanie also runs a beer tasting and tour company – Craft Beer College – and loves being part of the Wellington beer community.        

 

 

Kellie Benner – Trustee

Kellie is passionate about making the world a better place and all things sustainability and loves how Kaibosh helps achieve both. She works in waste minimisation, and can often be found tramping in the Tararuas, travelling, reading or cooking up a storm in the kitchen.        

 

 

 

 

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.