ACHIEVE/Executive

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National Executive Committee
President
Errol Maffey
	I have been fortunate to have been the president of ACHIEVE for the past 7 years and have seen many changes for the better over this time. I was originally co-opted onto the NEC during 1996 as a student representative while studying at Lincoln University as an undergraduate student. I held this position for 4 years and in 2000 I was elected as president, which is the position I still hold.

Vice-President and Treasurer
Stephen Russell
	For the last two years I have been the Disability & Education Coordinator at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Prior to this I worked in the disability field in several tertiary institutions in the UK. During that time I was elected to the national executive of the National Association of Disability Officers (NADO). I have always had an interest in technology and this has now broadened to encompass the use of assistive and emerging technologies in the delivery of teaching and learning.

Administrator
John Goodrich
	John will be working for us on a part-time basis alongside his other work as the secretary of the Summit Road Society in Christchurch. John has previously worked at Lincoln University and in various administrative roles. In a voluntary capacity, John is Secretary of the Home and Family Society, a Christchurch based social service agency offering counselling, group education and emergency accommodation, and is a Justice of the Peace.
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Student Representatives
Natalie Mackenzie	Massey University (Wellington)


Anna Crowe	University of Auckland


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University Representatives
Samantha Rullan	Massey University


Kyle Macfadyen	Auckland University of Technology
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Polytechnic/Institute of Technology Representatives
Peter Makara	Waikato Institute of Technology


Zanetta Hinton	Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

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Community Representative
Paula Waby	Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
	I joined the Achieve Executive in early 2006 representing community organisations. I work as an Adaptive Communications Instructor at the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind where part of my role includes supporting tertiary students. I am involved in a number of disability organisations and have a strong interest in advocacy, tertiary study, women’s issues and disability in general.

General Representatives

Melissa Lethaby	University of Otago

Brian Stanney	University of Auckland

Rachel Rogers	University of Canterbury
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