Board of Trustees

All of New Zealand’s state and state-integrated schools have a Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees are the parent elected group who represent the Witherlea School community. They oversee the governance of the school and are the employer of all staff in the school. The are responsible for setting the school’s strategic direction in consultation with parents, staff and students, and ensuring that its school provides a safe environment and quality education for all its students.

The current members of the Witherlea School Board of Trustees are;

Witherlea Board

Khalid Suleiman

Presiding Member
Property

Marion Terpstra

Deputy Presiding Member
Policy and Community Liaison

Emma Morrow

Finance

Jarrod Dunn

Personnel
Principal Appraisal

Sam Forrest

Property (Co-opted 2022)

Naomi Anderson

Staff Elected Member

Symon Beattie

Principal

Jen Sim

Secretary