Our People Introducing the Board of Trustees Our School Board is comprised of dedicated professional people from all walks of life and connections to the School - with one common purpose. The careful stewardship of the School’s Purpose, Vision and Values and the strategic framework that guides the growth and development of Ōtūmoetai College in the present and into the future. Name: Russ Browne About: I am the current board chair of the Otumoetai College Board of Trustees and a trustee of the Otumoetai Education Trust Fund. My wife and I reside in Matua, and our two children have been educated at Otumoetai College. I am the Managing Partner in a local accounting firm, Manning Warner Browne and am committed to good governance as a member of the Institute of Directors, and a director and chairman in several private businesses. Qualifications: Bachelor of Management Studies, Chartered Accountant
Name: Gavin Frost About: I have lived in Tauranga for the last 25 years and am married to Carolyn. I have three children who have all attended Otumoetai College with two now in further study. I managed football at the college for 6 years and I am a life member of the Otumoetai Football Club. I have served on the BOP Polytechnic Council, and manage Beca’s BOP office with a professional services team of 280 and am involved with a number of organisations that help young people with their career choices. I enjoy football (while my knees still hold out), sailing, scuba diving, motorcycling and working on my life sentence block. Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Name: Matthew King About: I’ve been practising as a lawyer for over 20 years in Wellington, London and, for the last 12 years, Tauranga. My wife Adele is an OTC alumnus, my oldest child is in year 11, and my youngest will start at OTC next year. This is my first term as an OTC Board member, but I was Board Chair of Bellevue School before that. As a lifelong tennis enthusiast, I belong to the Otumoetai Tennis Club and I help oversee its junior tennis programme. I am an avid sports watcher and have to confess to the odd bout of binge-watching on Netflix. Qualifications: LLM LLB/BSocSci (Economics)
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