Our Board

• Owen Edgerton (Chairperson)
• Mary Lindsay (Deputy Chairperson)
• Malcolm Jones
• Pat Veltkamp–Smith
• Glenys Dickson
• Janice McKerchar

Owen Edgerton

Chairperson

Owen is also the Regional Coordinator for the New Zealand School Trustees Association Otago/Southland.

Mary Lindsay

Deputy Chairperson

Mary farms with her husband, near Dipton, and is a parent of 3 teenage children. Interests in education and the community lead to her joining the REAP board.

Southern REAP Life Members

• Alan Wise
• Alister Fraser
• Helen Whyte
• Janice Templeton

Our Charter

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Pat Veltkamp–Smith

JP, journalist, and newspaper columnist, Pat lists her interests as education, health and welfare. An executive member of National Council of Women, she is married to Presbyterian minister the Rev Ivan Smith and lives with him at Tinkertown, Nightcaps.

Janice McKerchar

Malcolm Jones

Malcolm is a teacher at Central Southland College in Winton, Central Southland. Married to Sue, with five children, he has been a member of the Board of Southern REAP Inc. for the past 10 years.

Glenys Dickson

Glenys is from a farming background and her base is Gore, in Eastern Southland. Her interests include education, conservation, gardening, tramping, and politics.