Governance

About Prinz

Governance

Read the PRINZ 2023 Annual Review here.

PRINZ Office

The PRINZ office and staff are based in Auckland.

  • Susanne Martin – Chief Executive
  • Bethany Cook – PR and Marketing Coordinator 
  • Violet Zhang – Membership Marketing Advisor
  • Christine Laycock – Accounts Administrator

PRINZ Board 

PRINZ is governed by a Board of elected and co-opted representatives. Members elect five representatives to sit on the Board. The Board elects the Chair and co-opts up to four additional Board members. The Board directs the affairs of the Institute in accordance with the PRINZ Constitution and By-Laws.

  • Chair – Denise Mackay FPRINZ, CMinstD – Elected member
  • Jacquie Boer FPRINZ, APR – Elected member
  • Morwenna Grills APR – Elected member
  • Kelly Gunn – Elected member
  • Eurini Paranihi – Elected member
  • Jackie Curtis FPRINZ – Co-opted member
  • Alan McDonald – Co-opted member

PRINZ College of Fellows

Chair – Jackie Curtis FPRINZ

The Institute has five regional sub-committees, Northern, Waikato, Central, Southern and Taranaki. Each region has a volunteer committee. 

Northern Division

  • Amanda Vanderkolk
  • Gez Johns
  • Julie Wagner
  • Kate Hayhoe
  • Julie Wagner
  • Monish Bhuvan
  • Paul Patton
  • Ryan Bos

Waikato Division

  • Kate Monahan-Riddell APR (Co-chair)
  • Sarah-Lee Crellin (Co-chair)
  • Alice Wills-Johnson
  • Ben Woodgates (Waikato University student member)
  • Charlotte FitzPatrick APR
  • Heather Claycomb, APR, FPRINZ
  • Seamus Lohrey (Waikato University student member)
  • Simone van Asbeck, APR
  • Vanessa Feaver

Central Division

  • Chair – Morwenna Grills, APR
  • Fiona Cassidy LPRINZ, APR
  • Amal Alsheemy
  • Bronwyn Bannister
  • Al Gibbons
  • Miranda Richardson
  • Chantelle Taylor
  • Stephanie Westbury

Southern Division

  • Co-chair – Kathryn Ruge, APR
  • Co-Chair – Jessica Sherman (née Cartwright)
  • Dan Walraven, APR
  • Hayley Tate
  • Samantha Chapman
  • Andrew Moffat
  • Olivia Conley
  • Rochelle West
  • Sarah Foy
  • Sarah Semenoff

Read more about the Taranaki Division here

PRINZ Regional Representatives

Te Tau Ihu – Jacquie Walters, APR

If you are interested in joining your local divisional committee, please contact the PRINZ Office.