Auckland City Mission People

Auckland City Mission is a Registered Charitable Trust which operates with a voluntary Board of Trustees and a professional management structure. (Note: the Auckland City Mission Capital Foundation is a distinct and separate entity. For more information please see the Capital Foundation website.)

Auckland City Mission Board:

The Auckland City Mission Board provides governance and strategic guidance. Read more about the individuals who make up the Board of Trustees.

Mission in the City Project Control Group:

The Mission in the City is governed by a Project Control Group.

 Auckland City Mission Staff and Management:

As of August 2010, Auckland City Mission employed:

• 46 full time staff,
• 11 part time staff,
• 21 relief staff.

In addition the Mission works with:

• 75 regular volunteers (at least once a fortnight),
• 450 Christmas Day volunteers, and
• more than 100 volunteer groups on an ad hoc basis.

The Mission has a client focused approach, generating a flat management structure, with separate Team Leaders for each service stream.

Management team:

Diane Robertson
CEO/Auckland City Missioner

Elizabeth Bisquera
Support Services Manager

Wilf Holt
Team Leader – Homeless

Stephen Coward
Team Leader – Crisis and Community Services

Dimitri Germanov
Team Leader – Calder Centre

Irene Rama
Team Leader – Detox

Chris Keep
Team Leader - Distribution Centre

Carole French
Team Leader - Fundraising