We’re delighted the huge contribution Lorraine has made to education and philanthropy has been recognised in the King’s Birthday honours, with Lorraine being made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Lorraine is an experienced social entrepreneur and network leader who has built a strong reputation working with public, private and ‘for purpose’ organisations in New Zealand and abroad.   Lorraine’s focus over the last 30 years has largely been on influencing and developing organisations and growing leaders.  Lorraine is currently Chief Executive of Hugh Green Foundation, a role she has held since January 2021.

Lorraine led CfA’s Future Auckland Leader programme for 13 years,  developing a curriculum that was agile and relevant to Auckland’s changing dynamic and demographic makeup included emerging leaders from all sectors – business, iwi, local government and the philanthropic sector.  During this time she coached over 100 of Auckland’s  ‘emerging leaders’.    The Future Auckland Leader Alumni are now widespread and hold many of the top jobs throughout New Zealand and overseas.

Lorraine was also the Founder and CEO of Springboard Trust from 2002-2019.  Springboard Trust (SBT) is focused on developing and scaling an impactful cross-sector enterprise assisting educational leaders throughout New Zealand.

In 2019 Lorraine initiated and started EPIT and is currently Co-Chair alongside Dr. Hana O’Regan.  The ‘Education Partnership and Innovation Platform’ (EPIT) addresses inequity in education through impactful, transformative partnerships. Lorraine has raised $12 million in order to ensure its sustainability through to 2028 as a collaborative platform and organization.