Meet Our Alumni

Meet the CELF Alumni

Every year, we welcome a new cohort of participants. We endearingly call our CELF Alumni "CELFies"

Class of 2022

Anton Waller, APLAPL

Kathy Harward, CCS Disability ActionAPL

Vanisri Mills, Diversity Counselling NZASP

Rachel Rabarts, BNZBNZ

Deserae Frisk, Waikato PlanBNZ

Fraser Bell, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Jeremy Mayall, Creative WaikatoFoster Construction

Gerald Van den Broek, Power FarmingPower Farming

Megan West, Child MattersPower Farming

Anna Ellis, Prolife FoodsProlife Foods

Riikka Anderson, YWCAProlife Foods

Matt Nugent, Schick Civil & ConstructionSchick Civil & Construction

Brett Fleming, Trinity LandsTrinity Lands

Mart Emmett, YWAM Ships Aotearoa LtdTrinity Lands

Shannon Clarke, WEL Energy TrustWEL Energy Trust

David Wiles, WEL NetworksWEL Energy Trust

John Adams, KPMGCELF

Kent Holdsworth, Te Whatu Ora WaikatoCELF

Class of 2021

Jake Lambert, APLAPL

Samantha Lee, The Supported Lifestyle Hauraki TrustAPL

Joey Uden, BNZBNZ

Kelly Woolston, Enabling Good LivesBNZ

Chris Benfell, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Deborah Nudds, The Meteor TheatreFoster Construction

Wayne Smallwood, Golden HomesGolden Homes

Larn Wilkinson, Hauraki District CouncilGolden Homes

Rebecca Skilton, RAWKaimiro Trust

Surinder Dhulip-Singh, Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable TrustKea Trust

Steve Halse, Perry Metal ProtectionPerry Metal Protection

Karen Singers, POETPerry Metal Protection

Jean McKenzie, Mathematics For Life TrustPower Farming

Heidi Mardon, Toimata FoundationProlife Foods

Daniel van der Hulst, Schick Civil & ConstructionSchick Civil & Construction

Matthew Cranshaw, NZ PoliceSchick Civil & Construction

Harvey Brookes, WEL Energy TrustWEL Energy Trust

Dallas Rangi Butler, Xtreme Zero WasteWEL Energy Trust

Class of 2020

Matt Archibald, APLAPL

Kate Rawnsley, The ChiefsAPL

Chelsey Hawthorn, BNZBNZ

Sharon Lourie, Dress for SuccessBNZ

David Slone, CSC Buying GroupCELF

Jenny Nand, Department of Internal AffairsCELF

Ben Royfee, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Sami Stretton, Stretton Group LtdFoster Construction

Justin White, GallagherGallagher

Tyron Pini, WorkwiseGallagher

Kristine Clarke, NZ PoliceKaimiro Trust

Brett Maber, Power FarmingPower Farming

Thomas Nabbs, The WaterboyPower Farming

Karen Hoskin, St JohnProlife Foods

Colin Vette, Schick Civil & ConstructionSchick Civil & Construction

Darren Ward, Swimming WaikatoSchick Civil & Construction

Bryn Little, WEL Energy TrustWEL Energy Trust

Andy Mannering, Hamilton City CouncilWEL Energy Trust

Class of 2019

Chris Horan, BNZBNZ

Rachel Karalus, K'aute Pasifika TrustBNZ

Tania Witheford, CELFCELF

Amanda Hema, The Stakeholder AgencyCELF

Huge Wakelin, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Karlene Verryt, DV Bryant TrustFoster Construction

Shane Keesom, GallagherGallagher

Nathan Collins, Habitat for HumanityGallagher

Lizana Tuake, CORE Education LtdHuntly Joinery

Thomas Campbell, Power Farming Power Farming

Teresa Bidlake, Hospice WaikatoPower Farming

Ross Lamberton, Prolife FoodsProlife Foods

Rick Thorpe, XtremeZeroWasteProlife Foods

Andrew Matheson, Matheson ConsultingSchick Civil & Construction

Pat Peoples, Schick Civil & ConstructionSchick Civil Construction

Kylie Leonard, Dairy Women's NetworkTompkins Wake

Norm Hill, Boffa MiskellWEL Energy Trust

Mike Ryan Manager, Ultrafast FibreWEL Energy Trust

Class of 2018

Tony Douglas, BNZBNZ

Holly Snape, Community WaikatoBNZ

Adam Findlay, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Cheryl Reynolds, Momentum WaikatoFoster Construction

Andrew Scothern, GallagherGallagher

Clare van der Most, Community Living TrustGallagher

Andrew McKenzie, Huntly JoineryHuntly Joinery

Leah Crawford, Smart WaikatoHuntly Joinery

Kingsley Fink, Tristram MarineKaimiro Trust

Rangimahora Reddy, Rauawaawa TrustKaimiro Trust

Shannon Te Huia, Puniu River Care Inc.NZ Home Loans

Carolyn Jerome, NZ Home LoansNZ Home Loans

Ian Jackson, Prolife FoodsProlife Foods

Ellie Wilkinson, Hamilton Multi-Cultural Services TrustProlife Foods

Mark Lucas, NZ CyclingSchick Civil & Construction

Ian McAlley, McAlley Consulting GroupSchick Civil & Construction

Luke O'Dwyer, Hamilton City CouncilTompkins Wake

Alison Ferris, Dairy Women’s NetworkTompkins Wake

Vicky Costain, WEL NetworksWEL Energy Trust

Karen Morrison-Hume, Anglican Action Mission TrustWEL Energy Trust

Class of 2017

Jason Cowan, BNZBNZ

Melissa King-Howell, Department of ConservationBNZ

Pat Mellsop, Montana Catering CELF

Silvana Erenchun Perez, Sharma Hamilton Ethnic Women's TrustCELF

Lee Patchett, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Andrea McBeth, NZ PoliceFoster Construction

Vaas Conradie, GallagherGallagher

Sean Austin, Chiefs RugbyGallagher

Andrew Byod, St John New ZealandKaimiro Trust

Nick Smith, Proform PlasticsKaimiro Trust

Andrew Richardson, NZ Home LoansNZ Home Loans

Jane Searle, Child MattersNZ Home Loans

Brendon McLean, Prolife FoodsProlife Foods

Mike Rolton, St Vincent de Pauls NZProlife Foods

Dean Martin, Earthworks WaikatoSchick Civil & Construction

Simone Molenaar, Aspire Community SupportSchick Civil & Construction

Lisa Hicks, Dairy Women's NetworkTompkins Wake

David Cowley, WEL Energy TrustWEL Energy Trust

Sarah Nathan, Creative WaikatoWEL Energy Trust

Class of 2016

Graeme Geurts, BNZBNZ

Sarah Ulmer, Te Awa TrustBNZ

Susan Trodden, Orchestras CentralCELF

Leonard Gardner, Foster ConstructionFoster Construction

Graeme Ward, WintecFoster Construction

Adam Black, GallagherGallagher

Roni Albert, Waikato Women’s RefugeGallagher

Sean Lambly, Prolife FoodsProlife Foods

Wayne Naylor, Hospice WaikatoProlife Foods

Mary Jensen, Smart Waikato TrustStafford Industries

Julian Williams, Raupatu River TrustStafford Industries

Peter Shepherd, Schick Civil ConstructionSchick Civil Construction

James Murray, St Joseph’s Fairfield Catholic Primary SchoolSchick Civil Construction

Peter Pooran, Stainless DesignStainless Design

Trisha Benge, McKenzie Centre Stainless Design

Deanne McManus-Emery, Hamilton City CouncilTompkins Wake

Tyler Langford, Dairy Women’s NetworkTompkins Wake

Raewyn Jones, WEL Energy TrustWEL Energy Trust

Vikki Blundell, Waikato Foundation for Youth DevelopmentWEL Energy Trust

Nic Greene, Habitat for Humanity WEL Energy Trust

Nathan Twaddle, High Performance Sport NZWEL Energy Trust

We are proud of our CELF Alumni and all that they do for the Waikato community, and look forward to to welcoming more CELFies each year.

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