Educated at Wellington College, I then qualified as a Registered
Valuer (FNZIV, FPINZ). Over a fifty-year career I held roles as an NZIV
Council member, a Board member and Chairman of ValGroup Ltd, and
was Director of Jenks Valuation Ltd in Rotorua for many years until
retirement. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 55 required
me to learn how to manage the condition in order to continue my
outdoor and sporting life, including road and mountain biking in
which I still participate.
With a grown-up family including a T1D son and several mokopuna
I have a direct interest in being involved with JDRF NZ particularly in respect of advocating for children and teenage T1Ds. At the time of my diagnosis in 2001 there was limited support available, a situation which JDRF NZ endeavours to address.