National Advisory Board
Find out about our National Advisory Board, whose members have supported the Centre since its inception in 2004.
Our National Advisory Board was inaugurated in 2004 to provide strategic advice to the Centre and help to develop and align the Centre’s research activities to the interests and needs of Government and the various ethnic and migrant communities represented in Aotearoa and internationally. The Board met three times a year with members being invited to serve a three-year term which could be renewed for a further three years. In 2015 the National Advisory Board was disestablished in favour of better strengthening our individual stakeholder relationships by direct and ongoing collaborations.
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2004
Chairperson
- John Roberts
Members and organisation
- John Roberts, Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Rebecca Foley, Asia 2000
- Jane Poa, NGO
- Bevan Yee, Mental Health Commission
- Neil Scotts, Ministry of Education
- Ian McIntosh, Overseeing Research Centres, VUW?
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Prof Ngatata Love, School of Management, VUW
2005
Chairperson
- John Roberts
Members and organisations
- John Roberts, Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Rebecca Foley, Asia 2000
- Jane Poa, NGO
- Neil Scotts, Ministry of Education
- Ian McIntosh, Overseeing Research Centres, VUW?
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Prof Ngatata Love, School of Management, VUW
2006
Chairperson
- John Roberts
Members and organisations
- John Roberts, Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Rebecca Foley, Asia 2000
- Bevan Yee, Mental Health Commission
- Ian McIntosh, Overseeing Research Centres, VUW?
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Prof Ngatata Love, School of Management, VUW
- Fraser Carson, Director FRESCO
- Stephen Young, NZCA
- Ron Hagan, Porirua Pacific Islands' Forum
2007
Chairperson
- John Roberts
Members and organisations
- John Roberts, Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Bevan Yee, Mental Health Commission
- Ian McIntosh, Overseeing Research Centres, VUW?
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Fraser Carson, Director FRESCO
- Stephen Young, NZCA
- Ron Hagan, Porirua Pacific Islands' Forum
2008
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser Carson, Director FRESCO
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Prof Ngatata Love, School of Management, VUW
- Stephen Young, NZCA
- Asotasi Va'a Makisi, Department of Labour
- Tracey White , Ministry of Social Development
- Peter Cotton, RMS, Refugee Resettlement
- Cherie Engelbrecht (for Mervin Singham), Office of Ethnic Affairs
- Thomas Haapu , Senior Adviser for Economic Development, Investment and Performance at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
2009
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser Carson, Director FRESCO
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Prof Ngatata Love, School of Management, VUW
- Stephen Young, NZCA
- Asotasi Va'a Makisi, Department of Labour
- Tracey White , Ministry of Social Development
- Peter Cotton, RMS, Refugee Resettlement
- Cherie Engelbrecht (for Mervin Singham), Office of Ethnic Affairs
- Thomas Haapu , Senior Adviser for Economic Development, Investment and Performance at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
- Jessie Wilson, CACR student representative
2010
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser CarsonDirector FRESCO
- Joris de BresRace Relations Commissioner
- Pancha NarayananNZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Stephen YoungNZCA
- Asotasi Va'a MakisiDepartment of Labour
- Antony KennedyMinistry of Social Development
- Peter CottonRMS, Refugee Resettlement
- Cherie Engelbrecht (for Mervin Singham)Office of Ethnic Affairs
- Thomas Haapu Senior Adviser for Economic Development, Investment and Performance at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
- Harry PappafloratosColmar Brunton
- Jessie Wilson/Adrienne GirlingCACR student representative
2011
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser Carson, Director FRESCO
- Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner
- Pancha Narayanan, NZ Federation of Ethnic Councils
- Stephen Young, NZCA
- Asotasi Va'a Makisi/Mary Adams, Department of Labour
- Peter Cotton, RMS, Refugee Resettlement
- James Barnes, JBA Global
- Rakesh Naidoo, NZ Police
- Theo Muller, MMResearch
- Cherie Engelbrecht (OEA, for Mervin Singham)/Anita Balakrishnan/Ket Bradshaw , Office of Ethnic Affairs
- Harry Pappafloratos, Colmar Brunton
- Antony Kennedy , Ministry of Social Development
- Adrienne Girling/Arama Rata, CACR student representative
2012
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser Carson, FRESCO
- Joris de Bres, Human Rights Commission
- Pancha Narayanan, Independent
- Steven Young, NZCA
- Ann Dysart, Ministry for Social Development
- Peter Cotton, RMS, Refugee Resettlement
- Joy McDowall, Office of Ethnic Affairs
- James Barnes, JBA Global
- Judi Altinkaya, Immigration
- Rakesh Naidoo, NZ Police
- Theo Muller, MMResearch
- Tayo Agunlejika, NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils
- Mary Adams, Department of Labour
- Cherida Fraser, CACR student representative
2013
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser Carson, FRESCO
- Pancha Narayanan, Independent
- Steven Young, NZCA
- Ann Dysart, Ministry for Social Development
- Peter Cotton, RMS, Refugee Resettlement
- Joy McDowall, Office of Ethnic Affairs
- James Barnes, JBA Global
- Judi Altinkaya, Immigration
- Rakesh Naidoo, NZ Police
- Tayo Agunlejika, NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils
- Alicia Arnold, CACR student representative
2014
Chairperson
- Fraser Carson
Members and organisations
- Fraser Carson, FRESCO
- Pancha Narayanan, Independent
- Steven Young, NZCA
- Ann Dysart, Ministry for Social Development
- Peter Cotton, RMS, Refugee Resettlement
- Joy McDowall, Office of Ethnic Affairs
- James Barnes, JBA Global
- Judi Altinkaya, Immigration
- Rakesh Naidoo, NZ Police
- Tayo Agunlejika, NZ Federation of Multicultural Councils
- Te Huia Bill Hamilton, Human Rights Commission
- Mele Wendt, Fullbright NZ
- Alicia Arnold, CACR student representative