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Appendix III<br />
TASKFORCE MEMBERS: Biographical Notes<br />
The Task<strong>for</strong>ce Members are:<br />
• John Graham CBE (Chairm<strong>an</strong>), <strong>for</strong>mer Headmaster of Auckl<strong>an</strong>d Grammar School, <strong>for</strong>mer<br />
All Black <strong>an</strong>d M<strong>an</strong>ager of the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d Cricket team. Mr Graham is a Director of<br />
Owens Group Ltd, Renaiss<strong>an</strong>ce Corporation Ltd <strong>an</strong>d the University Bookshop<br />
(Chairm<strong>an</strong>). He is a Trustee of The Woolf Fisher Trust, The <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d Education<br />
Scholarship Trust (Chairm<strong>an</strong>), Project K, Parenting with Confidence (Chairm<strong>an</strong>),<br />
Southern Cross School <strong>an</strong>d The Senior College of <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d. He is currently<br />
Ch<strong>an</strong>cellor of The University of Auckl<strong>an</strong>d.<br />
• David Collins QC, a Barrister in Wellington. Dr Collins is a <strong>for</strong>mer clerk to Judges of the<br />
High Court <strong>an</strong>d Court of Appeal. He is currently <strong>an</strong> Honorary Member of the Faculty of<br />
Law at Victoria University, <strong>an</strong>d a member of the Board <strong>an</strong>d Councils of the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Law Society. Dr Collins is a <strong>for</strong>mer member of the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d Universities Rugby<br />
Football Council <strong>an</strong>d is a current member of the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d Alpine Club.<br />
• Dame Sus<strong>an</strong> Devoy, <strong>for</strong>mer World Squash Champion <strong>an</strong>d winner of the 1985<br />
<strong>Sport</strong>sperson of the Year Award. Dame Sus<strong>an</strong> is Chair of the Halberg Trust <strong>an</strong>d<br />
operates <strong>an</strong> independent sport m<strong>an</strong>agement business.<br />
• J<strong>an</strong>et MacKay, <strong>for</strong>mer Community <strong>an</strong>d Recreation Pl<strong>an</strong>ning M<strong>an</strong>ager <strong>for</strong> Dunedin City<br />
Council <strong>an</strong>d Director of Recreation in Nova Scotia C<strong>an</strong>ada. Ms MacKay is Executive<br />
Director of Womens Golf <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>d is a <strong>for</strong>mer President of the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Recreation Association.<br />
• Dr Farah Palmer, Captain of the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d Women’s Rugby team, the Black Ferns,<br />
<strong>an</strong>d Coaching Coordinator <strong>for</strong> Schoolgirls Rugby in Dunedin. Dr Palmer has a Bachelor<br />
of Physical Education (First Class Honours) <strong>an</strong>d a Doctor of Philosophy that examined<br />
Maori women <strong>an</strong>d sport.<br />
• Dr Mark Simmonds, a Cardiologist at Wellington Public Hospital <strong>an</strong>d Clinical Senior<br />
Lecturer at Wellington Clinical School of Medicine. Dr Simmonds is also Secretary<br />
Committee <strong>for</strong> Physici<strong>an</strong> Training (<strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d), Royal Australasi<strong>an</strong> College of<br />
Physici<strong>an</strong>s <strong>an</strong>d a previous examiner, Royal Australasi<strong>an</strong> College of Physici<strong>an</strong>s.<br />
• Glenn Turner, <strong>for</strong>mer <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d Cricket team captain <strong>an</strong>d coach <strong>an</strong>d Chief Executive<br />
of the Otago <strong>Sport</strong>s Trust. Mr Turner was a member of the 1985 <strong>Sport</strong>s Development<br />
Inquiry, runs cricket coaching clinics <strong>an</strong>d is a sports consult<strong>an</strong>t.<br />
Task<strong>for</strong>ce Associates:<br />
• Alastair Snell was <strong>Sport</strong> Advisor to the Hon Trevor Mallard at the time the Task<strong>for</strong>ce was<br />
established <strong>an</strong>d previously held the position as Netball <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>an</strong>d’s Executive<br />
Director.<br />
Ministerial Task<strong>for</strong>ce on <strong>Sport</strong>, Fitness & Leisure J<strong>an</strong>uary 2001 page 145 of 153
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