{"id":101,"date":"2020-06-26T03:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ruataniwha.co.nz\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2025-11-16T20:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T07:05:37","slug":"the-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruataniwha.co.nz\/index.php\/about\/the-board\/","title":{"rendered":"The Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"board-of-directors\">Board of Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"chairman-pat-mcquinn\"><strong>Chairman <\/strong>&#8211; Tim Babbage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"vice-chairman-tim-babbage\"><strong>Vice Chairman <\/strong>&#8211; Sophie Strachan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"executive-secretary-karl-morgan\">Executive <strong>Secretary<\/strong> &#8211; John O&#8217;Connor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"sub-committee-chairs\">Sub-committee Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"on-shore-facilities-andrew-jolly\">Finance &#8211; Tim Babbage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"finance-audit-sponsorship-and-risk-pat-mcquinn\">Facilities &#8211; Sophie Strachan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"safety-peter-sinclair\"><strong>Media and Communications<\/strong> &#8211; Tim Babbage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"regattas-peter-midgley\">Operations &#8211; John O&#8217;Connor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"treasurer-alex-meates\"><strong>Treasurer <\/strong>&#8211; Gendie Woods<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"regional-association-representatives\">Regional Association Representatives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"mce_11\"><strong>Marlborough Rowing Association<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">Kaye Surgenor<br>Tim Babbage<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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id=\"mce_17\"><strong>Otago Rowing Association<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Rob Bruce<br>Maude O&#8217;Connell<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sporty.co.nz\/otagorowingassn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/ruataniwha.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ora-logo-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-482\" style=\"width:293px;height:224px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruataniwha.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ora-logo-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ruataniwha.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ora-logo-300x231.jpg 300w, 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