Tim is a registered Social Worker and joined SST as CE in April 2017. Tim brought with him over 30 years of clinical and managerial experience within the CDHB Specialist Mental Health Service in the Child and Adolescent and Adult Specialty areas, with significant experience also from other social enterprise and not for profit sector roles. Tim is committed to improving the quality of life of tāngata whaikaha. In his spare time, Tim enjoys examining rare minerals and collecting unusual rocks and meteorites.

Grant began in his role as Finance Manager for SST in March 2023. Grant brings with him significant financial management and leadership experience from previous roles at Plant and Food Research, Selwyn House School and St George’s Hospital.. Grant’s role is to manage and be responsible for the overall financial management of SST while working within the Trust’s vision, mission, values and policies. When not working Grant enjoys time with his family, playing golf and running.

Geoff is Samoan and among other things spent three years as Principal of a school in Samoa. After 16 years as Principal of Shirley Intermediate School, Geoff has more recently been a facilitator with Tautai o le Moana, a professional learning and development pathway ‘by Pasifika principals, for principals of Pasifika learners' focused on changing educational outcomes for Pasifika/Pacific students. The vision is to strengthen leadership capabilities and improve outcomes for Pacific learners and contribute to linguistically and culturally sustainable practices and processes across Aotearoa NZ. Geoff is the Pasifika cultural advisor to Stepping Stone Trust and Tupuranga.

Catherine is a registered Social Worker and previous roles have included:
• Chief Advisor of Social Work with the Social Work Registration Board.
• Associate professor and head of social practice at AUT
• Clinical Manager of the Social services at CDHB / Christchurch hospital,
• Specialist Community Palliative Care Social Worker at a hospital.

Catherin holds a PhD with distinction.

Simonne has worked in management roles, is a registered Social Worker with over 20 years' experience in Mental Health, intellectual difference and Disability service delivery, and started her early career with Stepping Stone Trust.

As one of SST's Services Managers, Fiona is responsible for ensuring SST services provide a high level of care for all tāngata whaikaha. Fiona is a Nurse with significant experience in the mental health sector, in both the USA and New Zealand. Prior to being a Services Manager, Fiona was a Team Leader at SST and gained a high level of operational knowledge and hands-on experience. In her spare time, Fiona can be found playing one of several instruments and sharing her love of music with others, or on her family's lifestyle block looking after her chickens.

As one of SST's Services Managers, Shelley is responsible for ensuring the Southern services provide a high level of assistance and care for all tāngata whaikaha. Shelley has significant experience, having worked for over 2 decades in the Health and Disability sector. Prior to joining SST in late 2021, Shelley was the Manager of a large Home specialising in Mental Health, Disability, Age Care and Dementia Services. She enjoys thinking creatively on how tāngata whaikaha can be supported in the community. In her spare time, she can be found reading and spending time with her grandchildren in the Maniototo.

Andrew is a qualified builder who has been in the construction industry for 30 years and is experienced in project management, building surveying, property repairs and maintenance. Andrew along with the maintenance team keeps the properties and fleet maintained so that they can be enjoyed and used by kaimahi and tangata daily. No day is ever the same and he enjoys the variety and connection with the people we are here to serve.

As SST Quality Manager, Emma is responsible for making sure the Trust is upholding to the very best of its ability tāngata and whānau rights. This includes upholding our commitments under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumer Rights and the Ngā Paerewa standards. Emma oversees our quality system, policy development, and is the Trust’s Privacy Officer. Emma is a registered social worker and has worked as a support worker for almost all of Stepping Stone Trust’s Services including for a number of years in the Youth Mobile Team.

I am the new Kaiārahi Wairua formerly know as the Chaplain. Though a change of name, it is still primarily the same role just with a touch of ‘Aria’! I have a broad background in pastoral care, leadership, sports and education. I have worked and lived experience in mental health with all ages. My commitment is to support others where they are and in their development journey where my approach in life is to keep it real and authentic. I love God and His creation, I love my whānau, and I love the joy that comes from both growth and challenge.

Ko Rangiuru te maunga

Ko Kaituna te awa

Ko Te Arawa Te Waka

Ko Tapuika te iwi

Ko Ngāti Moko te hapū

Doug came to Ōtautahi to study at Canterbury Uni in 1972 and has remained here ever since. He has enjoyed a number of work experiences; teaching, software design, business analysis, project management and iwi development. He is the kaumatua for South West Baptist, chair of Tapuika Holdings Limited and Kaiārahi Tikanga (Cultural Advisor) at Transpower NZ. He was appointed to the role of Pou Tikanga (Māori Cultural Advisor) for Stepping Stone Trust in September 2022 and will work to achieve and maintain tikanga excellence and integrity across the organisation. His interests include waiata, mountain biking and spending time with a very big whānau.