About

Foundation Trustees

 

Professor Richard Douglas MNZM

Richard Douglas is a Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. He is an ORL surgeon with particular interest in endoscopic sinus and medial skull base surgery. He is a founder of the Tarapunga Charitable Trust, which provides healthcare access for remote communities in Te Tai Tokerau. Richard is a long-standing philanthropic supporter of the arts and serves on the Board of Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.

Dr Kriselle Baker

KRISELLE BAKER

Kriselle Baker (Ngāpuhi, Ngāruahine) is Chair of the Waiheke Art Gallery Foundation and Co-Chair of the Waiheke Art Gallery and Sculpture on the Gulf. She works as an arts writer and editor. She has a Ph.D. in Art History from The University of Auckland. She was a founding member of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Contemporary Benefactors and has served on the Boards of Te Tuhi, The Hotere Foundation, and the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation.

GINA COOK

Gina Cook is an Advisory Partner with BDO Auckland. Originally training as a Tax advisor within a Big 4 firm, Gina has amassed over 20 years’ experience working within accounting firms and also privately owned businesses across a range of disciplines. Gina, along with her team, specialises in providing advisory and accounting services across a wide range of industries, including preparing financial statements and tax returns, general tax advice and planning, business advice and strategic planning for small and medium sized businesses, forecasting and modelling, outsourced accountancy services.