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Our Committee
| GenderBridge is run by a committee of dedicated volunteers. We meet once a month to strategise and implement new ideas that will benefit our membership and the greater trans community. We work first and foremost for you, and we are committed to maintaining transparency and accountability within our organisation. Do you have an idea for an event, initiative, or campaign? Want to share some feedback on the way we're running things? We want to
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Our Meetings GenderBridge's Committee meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7pm. We welcome visitors to our committee meetings. |
Meet Our Committee Members
We are proud of our diverse committee. Our membership represents a diverse group of trans people and their allies, and our committee members have been carefully chosen to reflect this dynamic within the trans community. You can get to know us better by reading about us below, or simply drop by one of our social meetings. We would love to chat with you.
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Jaimie Veale - Chairperson Jaimie Veale is a transsexual woman, originally from the South Island. She first started attending GenderBridge meetings in 2003 and served as Chairperson in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Jaimie is currently earning her PhD in psychology and has also been involved on the board of Agender and Rainbow Youth. Having found a bit of time in her busy schedule, she has returned to GenderBridge to reprise her role as Chairperson. |
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Cathy Parker - Vice-Chairperson and Treasurer Cathy Parker is a post op transsexual woman. She started attending Genderbridge in 2004 and has extensive experience within the organisation, serving as its Secretary/Treasurer for two years and Chairperson for two years. She has a degree in Engineering but now runs her own magazine publishing buisness on the North Shore, as well as sharing care of her two daughters. |
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Max Lawson - Secretary Max Lawson is a trans guy, gender hybrid, originally from Christchurch. Max has lived in Auckland since 2001 and has been involved with Genderbridge since January 2010. Max works as a team manager in technology and has a passion for fat cats and advocating for the underdog. |
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Ally Wilson - Committee Member Ally Wilson is a trans woman currently living in Mt Wellington, Auckland. She is an artist and animation student. She is fairly new to GenderBridge, and she hopes to reach out and help gender-diverse people in her capacity as a committee member. |
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Petra White - Committee Member Petra White is a post-op trans woman, originally from Sydney, who has been involved with GenderBridge in one way or another since it began. She transitioned in 2004-5. She has previously served on the GenderBridge committee as media liaison, been in several documentaries focusing on trans people, and has done some advocacy work in regards to gender discrimination against trans women. She runs her own company doing weed control with her fiance on Waiheke Island and the Auckland region. In her spare time she is a dancer and helps run a 13 acre horse farm. She does hula and jive/cabaret and has performed on stage with her hula halau and with her partner and is well known in dance circles. |