Board
The Alandale Foundation Trust
The Alandale Foundation Trust holds the shares in Alandale Lifecare Limited for the benefit of the residents.
The Trust Board consists of at least three non-resident Trustees and three resident Trustees, the Village Manager and the Board Treasurer.
The Trustees are appointed by the Alandale Residents’ Advisory Committee.
The Manager and the Treasurer, who are non-voting members, are appointed by the Trust.
The Trustees set the policies by which the Company manages the Village.
Resident Trustees are not ‘representatives’ of the residents or the Advisory Committee per se. They, as Trustees, along with the non-resident Trustees and in accordance with the Trustees Act, must act in the best interest of the whole village
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Vicky McLennan - ChairpersonVicky joined the Alandale Board in 2018 and has served as Chairperson since late 2020. A dedicated leader in the not-for-profit sector, she brings extensive governance experience to the role. Her current positions include Chair of the Braemar Charitable Trust and Chair of the Rotorua Continuing Care Trust. She is also a trustee of Perry’s Outdoor Education Trust and this year completed her second term with Trust Waikato. Vicky moved to Hamilton in 2008 to serve as Principal of Waikato Diocesan School. Her nine years leading the "Dio" community solidified her belief in the vital link between community engagement and personal wellbeing. Deeply committed to the Alandale Foundation’s mission, Vicky focuses on preserving the village's exceptional environment and facilities. She is a strong advocate for a lifestyle that balances the independence of home ownership with the security and companionship of a vibrant village community.
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Lynette Pearks - Vice ChairpersonI was born in Morrinsville and have spent most of my life in Hamilton, completing my primary, secondary and tertiary education in Hamilton.
I am a director of Braithwaite and Pearks Limited, a Chartered Accounting firm in central Hamilton with clients ranging from large corporates to small sole traders. I am a fully qualified chartered accountant (NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants) and have successfully completed the Company Directors Course with the Institute of Directors. This, along with my governance experience has given me comprehensive experience in financial and risk management and an understanding of the role, duties, skills and knowledge required by directors. Currently I am on the Board, and am Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, for both Hospice Waikato and NZ National Fieldays Society Inc. I have only recently retired from the Board of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls after nearly 11 years. I am passionate about governance and find governance in the not for profit sector fulfilling. I believe it is important to be involved with organisations where your values and beliefs align. This is particularly what attracted me to Alandale and I fully support the philosophy of independent living of the residents while still being part of a vibrant and active community lifestyle. |
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Daniel Henderson BPA, MBA (Distinction), MCR, CMInstD |
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Paula BakerPaula joined the Alandale Board in April 2021 and was was conferred Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year 2025 Honours List for services to Community and Health Governance. Paula has a B.AgrEconomics (Massey) and an MBA (Distinction) from the University of Waikato. Paula is currently Trust Manager for the Braemar Charitable Trust. Previous governance roles include Deputy Chair at Hospice Waikato and the NZ Dietitians Board, Chair of Hamilton Cricket and she was on the board Community Living Trust, Northern Districts Cricket, Kerikeri Retirement Village and Presbyterian Support Services Northern.
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Bruce HoskingMy wife Wendy & I moved into Alandale in mid 2021 and we are well settled, enjoying life, and steadily developing new friendships. I hold degrees in Accounting, Psychology and Adult Education and my career spans banking, adult education and developing overseas educational tours for seniors. My Governance experience includes the Boards of The Mental Health Foundation of NZ; Trusteebank Waikato; Trust Bank Waikato; Trust Waikato; and the National Association of Loss and Grief As a Board member, I am committed to the highest standards of financial accountability and to the maintenance of the underlying strengths of Alandale: * a well laid out and maintained village |
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Ian KennedyIt was an easy decision in 2022, for Mary and I to take up the "Easy Living By The River" lifestyle that Alandale offers. The genuine village feel and layout; the beautifully maintained grounds; the great facilities on offer; the sense of security; the ownership model, and of course the villa we chose, continually reinforce that we made the right choice. While we both have busy lives outside the village centred on family and our respective sporting interests, we have met and developed friendships with a number of residents who share the same perceptions.
My working life has given me a skill set that I believe will help me to fulfil the role of Resident Trustee. I was involved in education for 20 years serving much of that time as a rural school principal and as deputy principal and long-term acting principal of an inner-city Hamilton school. I also worked for 27 years in senior management roles with Livestock Improvement, the largest dairy herd improvement farmer cooperative in New Zealand and a world leader in dairy genetics. The staff management, farmer relations, strategic planning, and governance roles I held, are I believe, directly applicable to the role. My focus will be to ensure that there continues to be alignment between the interests of residents and strategic direction of the Board. I want to see Alandale adapt and innovate as required, to remain the village of choice in the Waikato.
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Peter FlayHelen and I moved into Alandale Retirement Village in 2017. We have enjoyed living in the village and have made a number of friendships as well as maintaining relationships with friends, family and organisations outside the Village. We have found Alandale to be a friendly, safe, supportive community in which to spend our active retirement years. . |
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