Dr Bev Gatenby
Bev is well known within the community sector at both a regional and national level. She was the Chief Executive of Social Services Waikato, a charitable trust established in 2001 to build capacity of community organisations in the greater Waikato.
In addition to her strong regional involvement, Bev has held positions on the national Community Sector Taskforce and the New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations.
Bev has previously worked as a consultant, researcher and writer, and lectured in communications and management of not for profit organisations at the University of Waikato. In 2004 she completed her doctoral research into issues of social justice, governance and the community sector in New Zealand.
Bev has also served on the Board for the National Association for Loss and Grief and the Hamilton YWCA.
Spending time with her husband and three beautiful daughters is always a priority for Bev. The Gatenby family is community focused with many sporting involvements.