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The most important people in the Parents Inc. team are the volunteers in communities all over New Zealand who organise seminars, facilitate Toolbox groups, give generously, etc. The wide range of programmes throughout the country are supported from the Auckland headquarters and three small regional offices.

Here are some of the senior staff members of Parents Inc:



Ian Grant QSO - Founder

Ian Grant QSO has been an outstanding advocate for youth and parenting in New Zealand for many years. He spent 30 years running a national youth organisation involving thousands of young people and volunteer workers in clubs, town hall events, camps and social programmes.

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Bruce Pilbrow - CEO

Bruce brings passion, enthusiasm and creative energy to his role as CEO of Parents Inc. Responsible for the strategic, marketing and business direction of the organisation, Bruce also manages the key relationships with major sponsors.

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John Cowan - Senior Writer / Producer

John is a key presenter of Parents Inc seminars. He has a great ability to make people listen and is in high demand as a speaker in a variety of situations. Using stories, humour and a unique presentation style, he informs, entertains and inspires.

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Tracey Presland - Chief Financial Officer

Tracey Presland is the Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer for Parents Inc. She is a Chartered Accountant with a real passion for the not-for-profit sector. At Parents Inc., she is responsible for producing the financial accounts, invoicing customers, paying creditors and managing our cash-flow.

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Bianca Lapusan - Human Resources Manager

Bianca Lapusan joined the Parents Inc team in 2002 after recently arriving in the country from Romania. Bianca has an extensive background in recruitment and owned her own recruitment company.

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Linda Wilson - Fundraising and IT Manager

Linda Wilson joined Parents Inc in 2003 and is the Fundraising and IT Manager. Linda originally trained as a computer programmer and has worked for over 12 years in the IT industry.

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Heather Lowrie - Magazine Manager

For nearly four years Heather has managed the production, advertising sales, distribution and marketing of Parenting magazine – the magazine of Parents Inc.

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Annette Fale – Events Manager

 

Annette has worked in the event management industry for the last 15 years including owning her own event management business.For the last 10 years Annette has been involved in working with not for profit organisations.

 

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Gill Williams - Toolbox Manager

Gill Williams trained as a secondary school teacher and taught at a senior level in a variety of Auckland Schools for 10 years before starting her true vocation as a full time mum at home.

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Kendyl Smith - Attitude Manager

Since joining the team in 2000 as an Attitude presenter, Kendyl has spoken to more than 72,000 teenagers in high schools around New Zealand.  She took over as Attitude Manager in May 2005, and manages the team of six presenters in Auckland and two presenters in Christchurch.

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Natalie Stephenson - The Parenting Place Manager

Natalie first came to Parents Inc in 2003 to join the Magazine team as Magazine Production Co-ordinator.  She also assisted Mary Grant with editorial and other projects within the organisation. She recently took on the role as Parenting Place Manager and is responsible for parenting workshops, reception and bookings, resources, café, family coaches and volunteers.

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