Mrs Carol Charman, of Napier, QSM for services to youth and people with intellectual disabilities
Carol Charman has volunteered with IHC since the early 1980s, including time as IHC Napier President and a member of the national committee. She was a founding member of Parent to Parent New Zealand counselling and support service and volunteered at Awatapu special school. She was the first woman President of Napier West Rotary Club and Assistant Governor for Napier.
She organised the Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN) and was involved with the Napier Rotary Pathways fundraising project, which raised $6 million for new pedestrian and cycle pathways. Mrs Charman is currently co-Treasurer of Greenmeadows Club.