Board & Staff
Board
Ian Kuperus
Ian is the founder of Tax Management NZ Ltd, having worked closely with Inland Revenue Department to develop legislation allowing pooling of tax payments by an intermediary. Ian has over sixteen years of corporate tax experience, and led the tax teams of Fonterra, the New Zealand Dairy Board and National Bank. Ian supports various social entrepreneurship initiatives in NZ and overseas and established the Wilberforce Foundation.
Chris Clarke (chair)
Chris has over 25 years' leadership experience both locally and globally in public policy, the health sector and more recently as CEO World Vision NZ. Previously he was CEO of Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. He has also worked for World Health Organisation (Europe), NHS (Wales) and started his career in the NZ Treasury. He is married to Karen and they have two adult sons.
Jonathan Dove
Jonathan is the senior pastor at Greenlane Christian Centre, a multi-cultural, multi-generational church in Auckland. Jonathan is a visionary, a gifted teacher and a life-long learner. He is passionate about people coming to know Jesus Christ and building a strong community of believers that go into their communities, impacting them for the kingdom of God. He is married to Robyn and they have 4 children.
Sam Garaway
Born and raised in Tauranga, Sam has always had a deep care for the community. He joined the team at Christians Against Poverty in 2014 and is now their General Manager. He is passionate about helping Kiwi families through CAP’s services and desires to see the church at the centre of radical change in Aotearoa. Having completed the Arrow programme in 2016, Sam is passionate to see other developing leaders get the input that they need. He and his wife currently have one child and reside in Auckland.
Val Goold
Val was born in the Waikato, studied Economic History at Victoria University and then completed a B.Div at Laidlaw College. She taught History and Economics at Macleans College before moving up an age group to work with university students. From 2002 to 2014 Val worked as TSCF’s Head of Student Ministries. She has a Masters in Education focussing on women in leadership of not-for-profits. From 2014–18 Val was campus director at Laidlaw College’s Manukau branch. She is now a learning and organisational consultant.
Amy Page-Whiting
Amy is the senior pastor at Cashmere New Life, a diverse faith community in south Christchurch. She enjoys the challenge of communicating and journeying with others in the shared pursuit of forming a community of people who seek to hear what God is saying. She completed the Arrow programme in 2014. Amy is married to Bevan and they have two children.
Staff
Alana Ramsay
Alana Ramsay is Operations Manager for Arrow Leadership NZ and the Wilberforce Foundation. She has studied in the areas of geography, sociology and counselling, and has previously worked for World Vision, Interserve and Laidlaw College. Alana lives with her husband and two teenage children in west Auckland where they are active members of their local Baptist church. She recently completed the Arrow Australia Emerging Leaders Programme, and is passionate about encouraging and equipping women in leadership. Email Alana here.
Rob Petrini
Rob is the Senior Pastor at Hutt City Baptist Church, in Lower Hutt. He has pastored churches in New Zealand, Australia and the United States and he completed the Arrow NZ programme in 2014. He helps to lead the Arrow residential retreats.
Rob is married to Monica, and they have three daughters.
Rebecca Gane
Rebecca spent 15 years ordained and commissioned as a Salvation Army officer, and over that time she worked in many different areas of the organisation. Now studying part-time, she is discerning her next steps in ministry.
Rebecca completed the Arrow NZ programme in 2016. She helps to lead the Arrow residential retreats.