Governance And Management

INSTRUMENT
BANK

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WHAKATIPU MUSIC
FESTIVAL

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Michael Hill Intl
Violin Competition

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NATIONAL STRING
COMPETITION

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Board:

Gerald Fitzgerald

Chair

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Gerald Fitzgerald

Chair

Gerald Fitzgerald is a corporate lawyer and Founder of Fitzgerald Strategic Legal with more than 30 years’ experience. Gerald sits on the boards of the Lake Taupo Protection Trust, the Dunedin based Halo Project and a number of other private sector businesses and organisations. He graduated from Otago University where a strong interest in the visual and performing arts was developed.

Lynda Reid

Trustee

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Lynda Reid

Trustee

Executive Principal of St Cuthbert’s College, Auckland until 2016, Lynda works with a range of education groups on strategy, advancement, curriculum and professional learning. She is a trustee of the Pivotal Point Trust which supports neurodiverse students and their families.

Her contribution to the education sector has been recognised with her appointment as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017; she is also the recipient of the Independent Schools of New Zealand Distinguished Service award, the SPANZ Leadership award and the EducatePlus award for Institutional Leadership.

Monika Hill

Trustee

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Monika Hill

Trustee

Graphic artist Monika Hill is a native of Poland. Since receiving her BA in Graphic Arts from Queensland’s Griffith University, she has worked as a graphic artist in Australia and New Zealand, and has been intimately involved in the competition since its inception.

Christine, Lady Hill

Trustee

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Christine, Lady Hill

Trustee

Christine is a lifelong artist whose creative journey spans continents, disciplines and decades. Born in England, she trained in art before emigrating to New Zealand in her early twenties, where she met her husband, the late Sir Michael Hill.

Christine played a key role in the early development of Michael Hill Jeweller, shaping its visual identity through hand-drawn designs, window displays and the original “MH” logo.

A passionate supporter of the arts, Christine has, with Sir Michael, championed artists and built a significant collection. She continues to paint and remains actively engaged in her family’s business and creative endeavours.

Katie O’Neill

Trustee

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Katie O’Neill

Trustee

Katie O’Neill brings to the foundation an accounting skill being a chartered accountant and associate director at Deloitte. Katie resides in Queenstown with her family and has a strong sense of community. She enjoys working alongside a number of not for profits, trusts and foundations that are making a large impact. A high-performance mountain biker herself, she also serves as a director on the board of Mountain Bike Events Limited.

Management:

Anne Rodda

Executive Director

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Anne Rodda

Executive Director

CONTACT ANNE

Hailing from Tucson Arizona, Anne studied cello and arts administration through university and was awarded a Master’s Degree in cello performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. She successfully combined a career in performance, education and arts administration in the Boston area until immigrating to New Zealand in 1997.

Anne is a sought-after senior arts leader and creative business consultant in New Zealand. In addition to being the Competition’s Executive Director since she developed it in 2001, she is a former General Manager of the Auckland Philharmonia and Auckland Writers and Readers Festival, as well as the head of a private-public art gallery and NZ’s largest sculpture exhibition. Anne regularly consults on and facilitates for creative not-for-profit strategy and management, serves on boards, is a certified family business adviser and co-authored Tomorrow’s Board Diversity – the Role of Creatives.

She is the Manager of Philanthropic and Family Advisory Services at JBWere, and is a member of both the NZ Institute of Directors and the Project Management Institute.