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Colin Scurr “Chair”

Long term farmer on the Taieri.

Member of the East Taieri Church congregation for nearly 50 years.

An elected member of the Otago Regional Council for 9 years.

Active in the community. 

Alison North

Alison is a retired teacher having spent the last 20 years of her working life working with International Students.

She has been married to Frank for 53 years. They have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren.

Alison is an elder at Mosgiel/North Taieri Presbyterian Church.

Alison Became a SHFT Board member in July 2019.  

She represents the Social Enterprise branch of SHFT (Shop ‘n Taieri) and the Mosgiel/North Taieri Parish.

Graham Weir

Graham has been involved in Farming, Agricultural contracting, Christian youth work, International Work Exchange programmes involving Young adults, and over the last number of years has been a Community Support worker and Coordinator with the Dunedin Community Care Trust, and Volunteer Worker with the Victim Support organisation.
He is pleased to be involved with the Saddle Hill Foundation Trust, believing that as Christians we are to be “salt and light” in our Community, helping it to grow in a healthy way.

Rachel Judge

Rachel ministers among the lovely people at Mosgiel North Taieri Presbyterian Church. Her joy lies in seeing people grow in faith in Christ, and the church everywhere serving its community in vibrant ways. Rachel is married to Alan and is a proud mother of their university student son. She has enjoyed two stints on the Board of Presbyterian Support Otago, some years on the Council of Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Aotearoa New Zealand, and found it an expanding experience to be a part of the World Council of Churches Central Committee late last century. She finds recreational and competitive walking, reading and gardening great for unwinding. 

Nick Muirhead

Nick has been a Trustee for over 20 years. He Works part time for Saddle Hill Foundation Trust, East Taieri Church and a local filtration company.

Michelle Dean

Michelle has recently been elected as a a trustee. She has previously been associated with Saddle Hill Foundation Trust as an elder of East Taieri Church for a number of years. Michelle is a semi retired accountant and has lived in the Taieri area all her life.