Meet the Team
Lorraine Thompson
General Manager
Lorraine joined our team in April 2022, bringing with her a great depth of knowledge about the Manawatu District from spending 7+ years at Manawatu District Council. The GM role focuses on funding applications, reporting to the governance committee, and managing the accounts and general admin. In addition Lorraine has taken on the Community Engagement role vacated in June and is very keen to increase NSM’s ability to assist community groups and organisations especially in emergency situations.
Kiri Somerville
Chairperson
Kiri relocated to the Manawatu in 2022 and accepted the role of chair after joining the committee in 2023. Kiri’s professional background is Human Resource Management having worked with businesses in the technology, agriculture, retail and energy sectors. In joining NSM, Kiri’s goals are to support the organisation to deliver its strategy and to connect more her local community as a volunteer.