Two new trustees have been appointed to the Otago Community Trust.
They are the Rev Alofa Lale, of Dunedin, and Andy Kilsby, of Cromwell.
Trustee Malcolm Wong has been reappointed for a further term.
Trustees are appointed under the Community Trusts Act 1999, and are selected for their professional or community experience.
They must also live within the Otago region, and are appointed for an initial term of four years.
Trustees are responsible for managing funds of more than $320million, and distributing income for the benefit of Otago communities.
Mrs Lale has more than 15 years’ teaching experience in the primary and secondary school sectors as well as experience in the tertiary sector, having worked as a Pacific liaison officer at Victoria and Otago universities.
She is soon to become the associate minister at First Church of Otago and is the newly elected national president of Pacifica Incorporated.
Mr Kilsby is the head of industry relations at Otago Polytechnic and has extensive management and governance experience in education, youth development, finance and with community organisations in Dunedin and Otago.
