Grant Bayldon
National DirectorGrant joined World Vision New Zealand in 2018. Like many Kiwis, his first experience with World Vision was the 40 Hour Challenge as a child (previously known as the 40 Hour Famine) - something he’s still doing each year! Now he gets to meet some of the children and communities that New Zealanders are connected with around the world through World Vision.
What inspires Grant most about this work is seeing people – both here in Aotearoa and around the world – build their belief that every child is precious, that everyone is our neighbour, and that we can make a difference in the world.
Grant's previous roles have included Executive Director of Amnesty International NZ and CEO of law firm, Duncan Cotterill.
Gina Tinning
Marketing & Engagement DirectorGina, of Ngāpuhi, Cook Islands, and Tahitian heritage, brings extensive experience in marketing, supporter engagement, and brand leadership. At World Vision New Zealand, she leads marketing, communications, digital strategy, and supporter experience, with a passion for connecting New Zealanders to the children and communities the organisation serves. She is committed to reflecting World Vision’s values and mission while building engagement that drives impact and hope.
Known for blending creativity with analytics, Gina has a strong track record in delivering campaigns that inspire action, grow fundraising, and foster meaningful partnerships. She is excited to collaborate with supporters, partners, and teams to stand alongside the world’s most vulnerable children.
Tamsyn Parry
Finance Director
Tamsyn joined World Vision New Zealand in 2014 as Head of Finance and was appointed to Finance Director in 2019.Tamsyn is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in Accounting and a graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting. She has over 15 years experience in corporate finance roles prior to joining World Vision. Tamsyn's passion for World Vision's work of helping vulnerable children grew after visiting her sponsored child in Honduras in 2007.
TJ Grant
International Partnerships Director &
Associate National Director
TJ joined World Vision New Zealand in 2018 as the International Partnerships Director. Currently serving as the Associate National Director, TJ drives cross-functional initiatives, ensuring strategic alignment and impactful outcomes for the communities where we work.With a Masters in International Development Studies, TJ's tenure at World Vision spans over 17 years, encompassing diverse roles globally. TJ is also deeply engaged in the New Zealand sector, serving on the CID Board since 2019 and currently holding the position of Deputy Chair.
Jared Burgess
Information & Solutions DirectorJared joined World Vision New Zealand in 2022 as the Information & Solutions Director.
Jared has over 20 years' experience in IT leadership with a Bachelor of Science from MTSU. Before joining World Vision, he worked as Director of IT for TwelveStone Health Partners - a faith based healthcare company in Nashville TN. His key strengths include: managing data and insights, process automation, and digital transformation.
Louise Bull
People and Culture DirectorLouise joined World Vision New Zealand in 2022 as the People and Culture Director.
Louise has a Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in Human Resource Management and a Tikanga Level 3 Certificate from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. She has over 20 years’ experience in Human Resources business partnering and management and consulted as a Human Resource Development specialist in Samoa. She has volunteered in various roles strengthening communities of women and children since becoming a mother herself.
Matthew Prichard
Board Chair | Member since 2017Appointed Board Chair November 2024
Matt is Executive Chair of KPMG NZ. He is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, Chartered Accountant, and a Certified Treasury Professional.
In his KPMG role, Matt helps lead their work with Māori, and a range of advisory and audit work for financial institutions and other clients. Matt has held several client-facing and leadership roles during his career, including management of some of KPMG’s largest audit and advisory relationships.
Matt is a facilitator for the Springboard Trust, a charitable trust working within the New Zealand education sector to assist principals to enhance strategic leadership capability.
Margie Apa
Board Member | Member since 2011
Board Chair 2019-2024
Margie is the Chief Executive of Health NZ. She has a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Studies and Labour Relations and a post-graduate in Health Economics. She carries an honorific (or chief) title from her father's village of Sale'aula, Savai'i, and is also from Faleasi’u, Upolu (nee Tuitama) in Samoa.
Margie has over 20 years in the health sector with a strong background in public policy and change. She has worked for the State Services Commission, Health Funding Authority, MBIE, Capital and Coast District Health Board and as the CEO for Counties Manukau District Health Board.
Margie is a trustee for the board of Presbyterian Support Northern, a New Zealand charity that works with vulnerable children and their families in the upper North Island.
Kym Samuels
Board Member | Member since 2017Chair of Governance Committee
Kym and her husband Paul own New World Morrinsville. She has enjoyed the challenges of operating a business in the fast-moving consumer goods industry for more than 15 years. As local business owners, their goal is to help New Zealanders get more out of life and acquire their grocery needs.
Kym witnessed the impact of World Vision's work in Uganda, where she visited child sponsorship community programmes and projects supporting refugees from South Sudan.
Kym and her husband, Paul, live in the Waikato. Paul's Iwi is Ngāti Haua, and home Marae, Rukumoana. Kym is also on the board of Totara Spring Christian Camp in Matamata.
Toni Moore
Board Member | Member since 2017Toni is the Executive Director of Business Units for Auckland UniServices. She holds a Bachelor of Science, Advanced Management Program from INSEAD and is a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Toni has extensive business experience in corporate strategy, transforming customer experience, designing, and delivering innovation programs, new business models and digital solutions.
Toni's career has spanned across diverse global markets in innovation, agriculture, food and beverage, commodities, and consulting through a range of senior leadership positions at leading global organizations including Fonterra, Orica, and Fletcher Building.
Mike Tomkins
Board Member | Member since 2021WVI President Nominee to the Board
Mike is the World Vision International Partnership Leader for Corporate Security, heading up security strategy and practice, global fleet, crisis management and resilience functions for our operations in 100 countries.
Mike has built his career in military, policing, and central government and holds a Diploma of Policing, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management. He has three decades of experience in general management, specialising in global security, change and crisis management, organisational resilience and complex investigations management.
Aimee Mai
Board Member | Member since 2021Member of Risk Audit Committee
Aimee has spent over a decade working on poverty alleviation in Aotearoa through her work at Christians Against Poverty (CAP), where she served as the CEO from 2013 until 2020.
She has a Bachelor of Business Studies in Accountancy and Human Resource Management from Massey University and worked in both fields prior to her work at CAP.
Aimee continues to work with CAP clients locally, serving as the Ngā Hau Māngere CAP Debt Help Centre Manager. In addition to this she works with the Wilberforce Foundation.
Jo Green
Board Member | Member since 2025Jo is the Manager of Customer Governance at IAG NZ, New Zealand's largest general insurance provider. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with Marketing and Management from Victoria University and a post graduate diploma in Marketing from London Guildhall University (now known as London Metropolitan University).
Jo's career spans nearly three decades in the IT, Banking, and Insurance industries, working with leading providers in New Zealand and the UK. Her areas of focus include customer experience, brand and marketing performance, risk management, and governance, with a key focus on good customer outcomes.
Jo and her husband, Ben, live in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland. Together, they have supported World Vision’s child sponsorship community programmes, in a personal capacity, for over two decades.
James van Schie
Board Member | Member since 2025James is the General Manager of the Catholic Diocese of Auckland, one of the largest Charitable Trusts in New Zealand providing education, housing, charitable, and religious services across the Te Tai Tokerau, Tāmaki Makaurau, and the Thames/Coromandel area. He has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney and has worked in the not-for-profit, regulatory, and commercial sectors over the last 20 years in Sydney, Wellington and Auckland.
James is currently involved in a number of governance positions in the state-integrated education and charitable sector.
Alan Jamieson
Board Member | Member since 2025Alan is General Director of Arotahi – the NZ Baptist Mission Society and international aid work. He was previously a pastor at Ilam Baptist (9yrs), Wellington Central (10yrs) and Spreydon/South West (13 yrs). Alan is a sociologist of religion and has written five books on faith and church.
Alan has visited World Vision projects in the Solomons and Israel/Palestine, plus refugee camps in Jordan. He is also a long standing trustee (28yrs) of a philathropic trust that has been a strong supporter of World Vision’s work. With Arotahi Alan is regularly working with churches, businesses and development agencies in south and south east Asia.
Alan is married to Sandra and has two married children and four grandkids.