Volunteering Waikato Staff
The following people are members of Staff at Volunteering Waikato.
 | Heather Moore | | General Manager | Telephone:07 838 3919 | | Heather has been the General Manager of Volunteering Waikato since July 2007. Originally from a media background, Heather has worked for the past 16 years in non profit organisations, including six years with Youthline Auckland, and six years as the Director of LifeLine Waikato. In 2009 Heather completed her Graduate Diploma in Not For Profit Management. Heather has a passion for community involvement and volunteering, and her extensive voluntary experience includes being a current member of the Red Cross Waikato Disaster Welfare Support Team, set up following the Canterbury earthquakes to provide support and welfare following a crisis situation. | |
 | Veronica Campbell | | Volunteer Co-ordinator | Telephone:07 838 3449 | | When Veronica joined the team here at Volunteering Waikato she brought over 15 years worth of experience as a volunteer with her. Veronica has contributed to a range of organisations as a volunteer including Order of St John, Victim Support, Te Whare Kokonga, Melville Primary School, Sport Waikato, The Halberg Trust, TVNZ Children’s Christmas Show, Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand Red Cross, Kaimeke Toa Trust and the Waikato Show just to name a few. “I believe volunteering is an important part of the communities we live in, providing invaluable opportunities and experiences for volunteers, organisations and their clients”
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 | Lorraine Hooper | | Regional Co-ordinator | Telephone:07 838 3449 | | Lorraine came to New Zealand in 2000 with her family and was impressed at the contribution made by volunteers across all walks of life. She has worked in migrant and refugee communities since 2003 with New Zealand Red Cross Refugee Services and Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust. Her background is in adult education and training, volunteer co-ordination, support and networking. Working in the not-for-profit sector gives her the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals who are passionate about people. Lorraine’s own volunteering has included school committees, sports clubs and most recently on the Board of Trustees at 89 Free FM. | |
 | Raewyn Calvert | | Community Project Co-ordinator | Telephone:07 838 2832 | | Raewyn came to this role from a background initially in education, but in more recent years as a Co-ordinator of Volunteer Services responsible for 400 volunteers in another not-for profit organisation. She also works as a volunteer in a number of other areas assisting with event management, facilitating groups and as a consumer representative within the health sector. Raewyn’s role with Volunteering Waikato is to ensure that volunteer groups are able to get the most from their community involvement, assisting a range of community organisations to complete a wide variety of projects. | |
 | Liddy Aislabie | | Office Administator | Telephone:07 838 2832 | | Liddy joined the Volunteering Waikato team in February 2011 in the role of Office Administrator. She has a background working in both the community and business sectors, and enjoys being in a role where she makes a difference to our community. She is a mum of one (aged ten, going on 20!). When not at work, she can generally be found filling one of her other family roles – dog walker, taxi driver, soccer mum and provider of clean clothes and food – just your everyday mum stuff! | |