The Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust Board
John Wooles, Trustee
“Twenty-five years ago, I joined the Phillipstown Residents Association. Twenty-four years ago, we founded the PCCCT for the purpose of establishing and operating Phillipstown's first Community Centre. I became a founding member of the Trust because I was a long-term local resident, a local businessperson, and an employer of Phillipstown residents. I remain a resident and continue to be committed to a thriving centre for Phillipstown.”
Alicia Ward, Trustee
“Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko Alicia Ward tōku ingoa, ā, e noho ana au ki Phillipstown. My name is Alicia Ward, and I have lived within Phillipstown for the past 12 years. I served as a board member of the Phillipstown school during its final years and joined this trust a couple years later. I love this community and the amazing people who live here. Phillipstown if full of real people with real stories. I was drawn to the hub and the potential we as a community have to create amazing spaces for ourselves.”
Isabella Carmichael, Trustee
“Kia Ora, my name is Isabella. I have called Christchurch east side home for 15 years now, and I have a passion for community wellbeing. As the newest trustee at PCCCT I aspire to serve and advocate for the diverse needs of members of the Phillipstown community, aligning with the PCCCT mission, vision and goals. Outside of my work as trustee, I am a life-long learner, partner and mum to a beautiful 2-year-old girl.”
Chris Chapman, Treasurer
Chris has owned and operated a business in Phillipstown since 2004. He has volunteered at the Phillipstown Community Hub during that time and became a Trustee in 2020. He was appointed Treasurer in 2022. Chris loves contributing to the community he works in and is looking forward to helping PCCCT develop to its fullest potential.
Pam Hughes, Secretary
“Hi, I’m Pam Hughes, a Trustee with the Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust. I have 50 years’ experience of community development and I have been involved in the Hub for a number of years. I live in Waltham, and I also am involved in the Waltham OSCAR programme. What initially drew me to The Phillipstown [Community] Hub was its grass roots nature, its mahi of empowerment of local people, the respect which every person is given, and its collectivism.”
Bryan Gilchrist, Chairperson
Originally from the U.S., Bryan has lived in New Zealand for just under five years. He has served on an international Technology Advisory Board, an American Management of Information Systems and Standards Task Force, as Vice President of the Oates-Euler Educational Foundation, on the Harts Creek Streamcare Group (based in Leeston), and is an active volunteer with the Burnett Foundation Aotearoa.
“I live in Phillipstown and believe in community, in this community. The Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust’s mission to promote opportunities where people are enabled to connect, learn, share, and work together for the Phillipstown friends and whānau is integral in building and strengthening our community, and I look forward to working together toward a bright future.”
“I live in Phillipstown and believe in community, in this community. The Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust’s mission to promote opportunities where people are enabled to connect, learn, share, and work together for the Phillipstown friends and whānau is integral in building and strengthening our community, and I look forward to working together toward a bright future.”