Management Team

Cath joined PACE in October 2016, within months of starting her first role as executive assistant to the board and CEO at Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA).  She willingly admits she underestimated the role of an EA before ‘taking it on’.

Until October 2020, Cath juggled multiple work-steams as Operations and Membership Manager, then became fully focussed on CE, board and trust support asTIA’s Manager-Executive. Since leaving TIA in 2022, Cath has worked in short term roles reporting to the CE, at Toi Mai WDC, Toka Tu Ake EQC and currently at RNZ.

As a relative newbie to the EA world, Cath has been very appreciative of PACE. By joining the Management Team in October 2020 and now as chair, she hopes her association management experience and governance training can contribute to PACE’s continuing success. 

Brigid is currently taking a break from the paid workforce to manage her farm and home projects with her husband and enjoying the company of her many pets.  Prior to this she had worked at Massey University based in Palmerston North since 2004 and from 2008-2023 as Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor.  Previous to this she had been employed in various administrative roles in the private sector in Auckland, the Australian local government NSW and the Royal New Zealand Air Force which took her throughout NZ and overseas.
 

Brigid has been a member of PACE since 2015 and joined the Management Team as Treasurer in 2017.
 

Victoria has been a PACE member since 2022, as a commitment to professional excellence and leadership. Victoria is currently the Executive Services Manager and Board Secretary at the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), and, with her team, provides support to the Board, Commissioners, Chief Executive, and the wider organisation.

Before joining TAIC, Victoria spent five years at the Department of Internal Affairs, starting as a Senior Private Secretary and later becoming a Portfolio Manager. In these roles, she managed administrative and personnel needs for ministers' offices and recruited staff to support government functions.

Earlier in her career, Victoria worked in the service delivery sector, spanning training, IT, and contact centres, where she gained expertise in leadership, project management, and sales.

Julie joined PACE in early 2017 and joined the Management Team in December 2023.  Julie is the EA to the Privacy Commissioner and the Wellington Office Manager and has been in the role for 13 years.  During this time she has worked for three Privacy Commissioners.  Prior to that Julie was the EA/Office Manager at Craig Craig Moller Architects for 10 years.  Julie has also held various EA/Office Manager roles at Department of Statistics, State Services Commission, Department of Survey & Land Information and Dow Consultancy Group.  

As relaxation Julie enjoys reading, cinema, knitting for charity, gardening, dragging her husband out for walks and catching up with friends and family.

Nola joined PACE in July 2019 and joined the Management Team in December 2023 as a General Member - Events.

Laraine joined the Management Team in December 2022 as a General member.