Mrs Jillian Vincent, of Christchurch, QSM, for services to pipe bands
Jillian Vincent is a Marching and Drum Major’s judge and has served as an Assistant Contest Supervisor. She was Secretary of the Pipe Bands Foundation of New Zealand. She has held the positions of Contest Supervisor and Contest Group Leader and has been a member of the Non-Music Judges’ Review Committee, tasked with the preparation and production of the Non-Music Judges’ Guide. She is Convenor of the Non-Music Judges’ Selection Committee and the New Zealand Championships Closing Ceremony Organiser. Mrs Vincent is a life member of the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association and of the Association’s Canterbury Centre.