Ms Lorraine Mentz, of Auckland, MNZM for services to education and philanthropy
Lorraine Mentz led the committee of civic leadership programme Future Auckland Leaders and was the co-founder and Chief Executive of the Springboard Trust, which works within the education sector to transform schools by developing individuals' and teams' strategic leadership. Through Springboard programmes, principals and leaders receive voluntary coaching from private and public sector leaders. Ms Mentz is currently Chief Executive of the Hugh Green Foundation and established the Education Partnership and Innovation Trust, bringing together philanthropic funders with social impact organisations and schools to tackle inequity in education. She also supports education initiatives on the Board of Te Kete Hono and as Chair of the Brian Wilkinson Charitable Trust.