Our People

Auckland YWCA Staff

We have a wonderfully dedicated staff  who work both full and part-time from our office in Newton and our hostel in the inner city.

Hilary Sumpter
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 09 375 9240
Email: hilary@akywca.org.nz


Edward Duff
Finance Manager
Phone: 09 375 9245
Email: edward@akywca.org.nz


Christina Duske
Administration Officer
Phone: 09 375 9242
Email: christina@akywca.org.nz


Ani Merito
Administration Assistant
Phone: 09 3759243
Email: kerri@akywca.org.nz


Tilda Bostwick
Marketing and Fundraising Manager
Phone: 09 375 9247
Email: tilda@akywca.org.nz


Liz Henry
Fundraising Coordinator
Phone: 09 917 9250
Email: liz@akywca.org.nz


Marlene Sorby
Encore Programme National Manager
Phone: 09 375 9249
Email: marlene@akywca.org.nz


Daisy Tau'ufo'ou
Future Leaders Team Leader and Programme Coordinator- South Auckland
Phone: 09 375 9246
Email: daisy@akywca.org.nz


Kathryn Doughty
Future Leaders Programme Coordinator- North/Central Auckland
Phone: 09 917 9652
Email: kathrynd@akywca.org.nz


Kerry-Ann Stanton
Future Leaders Programme Coordinator- West Auckland
Phone: 09 375 9248
Email: kerryann@akywca.org.nz


Katrina Mika
Future Leaders Programme Coordinator South/East
Phone: 09 917 9251
Email: katrina@akywca.org.nz


Heather Smith
Hostel Manager
Phone: 09 377 8763
Email: heather@akywca.org.nz


Jeff Lee
Senior Receptionist
Phone: 09 377 8763
Email: hostel@akywca.org.nz


YWCA Auckland Board Members

The YWCA Auckland is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising women from a variety of backgrounds which fulfil the needs of the organisation. The Board is elected by the YWCA members on an annual basis and trustees can stay on the Board for a maximum of four years.

Vanessa Ceelen
Director, Molasses


Nive Sharat Chandran
(ex-officio) University student


Frances Hague
Director, Electrical Supply Industry Training


Christine Pears
Chief Executive ARA Wines


Susan Putt
(Treasurer) CFO, Radiola and Director, Airways Corporation


Carol Scholes
(President) Director, Threshold Management


Annette Sharp
(Vice President) Studying for an MBA and continuing research into renewable electricity.


Kate Sutton


Andrijana Trajanovska
Recent Massey University graduate BA Communication


Olinda Woodroffe
Managing Partner of Woodroffe law Partnership, Auckland and Samoa