Our Board

ANCAD is very proud to have such an esteemed Board who come from diverse backgrounds, bringing many key skills and strengths to their oversight. ANCAD is grateful for their long-standing commitment and passion to the cause.

Brian Putt

Chairperson

Brian Putt

Chairperson

Brian is a self-employed town planner with 37 years of professional work in local, district, regional and central government planning.

Brian is a self-employed town planner with 37 years of professional work in local, district, regional and central government planning. He has a long involvement with North Shore community organisations from his time as a councillor on the former Northcote Borough Council (from 1980). He was part of the establishment of Awataha Marae and Onepoto Awhina.

Brian was an elected councillor on the inaugural North Shore City Council from 1989 -1992. He chaired the Northcote Soccer Club for 6 years and was a member and Chair of the Northcote College Board of Trustees for 7 years. Brian’s interests remain in the strategic purpose and function of community development.

He sees his professional skills as a valuable tool to assist in helping ANCAD confront and liaise with central and local government organisations.

Brian is married with 4 adult children and 3 grandchildren. He has lived in Northcote for 37 years.

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Lisa Easte

Deputy Chair

Lisa Easte

Deputy Chair

Lisa has over 30 years of experience in community and youth development with a passion for family, youth and community.

Lisa has over 30 years of experience in community and youth development with a passion for family, youth and community.  She also has a passion for building strong community relationships that build up cultures of achievement and excellence.

Lisa has held positions with Youthline, Foundation for Youth Development and North Shore Budget Services. Trained with a MSc in Psychology, Lisa has also gained skills in teaching both youth and adults, and has been involved with counselling and supervision work.

Lisa moved into management with strategic and financial planning and was involved with training and development of workforces.

Lisa currently is the deputy chairperson of ANCAD and sits on the board of NZ Marine Industry Association.

Lisa has key expertise in the following areas: strategic, business and operational planning, budgeting and financial reporting and accountability, community engagement and development, staff management, event management, relationship and stakeholder management and networking.

Lisa worked for 3 years as HR Manager for Southern Spars with their people development.

Since 2020 Lisa has worked as a consultant working with management and HR situations for several companies.

She has lived and worked on the North Shore for most of her life. She is an alumni of Northcote college and Auckland University. Lisa has an adult daughter and continues to advocate for community-led development and access to health services, especially for those in mental health and youth development.

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Kim Bennett

Board Treasurer

Kim Bennett

Board Treasurer

Raised in the Nelson, Kim graduated from the Auckland University then practiced as a registered property valuer.

Raised in the Nelson, Kim graduated from the Auckland University then practiced as a registered property valuer.

Kim’s work skills and experience comprises a broad range and depth of property expertise including a 21-year career as CEO of a property investment company, where he specialised in all facets of commercial, retail and industrial property investment, development and general management.

Kim wishes to put something back into the industry with a particular interest in Iwi based organisations (he is Te Arawa) where he may contribute toward their asset growth and strategic direction utilising his specialist property and business expertise.

Kim is no stranger to the ANCAD community initiatives, having past involvement with the team assisting with their Auckland Community Accounting programme (Māori).

Recently Kim undertook a successful residential subdivision and development in Takapuna.

Kim is married with 4 adult children and 2 grandchildren. He has lived in Takapuna for over 30 years.

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Maria Lafaele QSM

Board Member

Maria Lafaele QSM

Board Member

Born of Samoan decent, Maria is a graduate from the University of Auckland and currently working for the Waitemata DHB.

Born of Samoan decent, Maria is a graduate from the University of Auckland. She is currently working as a Project Manager for the Planning Funding and Outcomes team at Auckland DHB and Waitemata DHB.

Prior to that, Maria worked as a Pacific Careers Consultant for the University of Auckland Career Centre and also for the WDHB Clinical Research & Resources Centre as a Pacific Researcher Assistant. She is serving the communities through her work as an Advisor Board member of the North Shore Pasifika Forum, a trustee board member to the North Shore Women’s Centre and also Healthlink North.

Maria has a strong interest in communities and in particular, a passion for Pasifika communities looking at the transition experienced by many families arriving and living in New Zealand.

She would like to see the Pasifika communities on the North Shore strengthened and empowered to achieve their aspirations.

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Cindy Bradley

Board Member

Cindy Bradley

Board Member

Cindy Bradley’s career has been in the tertiary sector with a focus on adult education and life-long learning..

Cindy’s career has been in the tertiary sector with a focus on adult education and life-long learning.

As Director of Executive Education at the University of Auckland Business School she was responsible for the design, development and delivery of a portfolio of learning solutions for individuals, teams and organisations. In this role she worked with CEOs, HR and Learning and Development professionals to create learning and development solutions for their senior managers, aligned with their individual needs and the organisation’s strategic direction.

She is passionate about developing individuals to be more impactful in their roles and thereby growing New Zealand’s capability and productivity.

Cindy previously served as Director of Development at Northwestern University Law School where she directed the entire development programme, including major gifts (US$50,000+) bequests, planned gifts and annual gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations.

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