ALTUS RESOURCE TRUST - Key Persons
Amy is a physiotherapist who lives in Christchurch. Amy coordinates Altus Resource Trust teams who work in Vanuatu.
Ann is a physiotherapist who has spent time in Samoa and Tonga, teaching field workers and parents of children with cerebral palsy. Ann is a Bobath tutor and spends most of her time in her home in Wanaka.
Caryl is the mother of four adults and grandmother of eight. She brings wisdom to the board that she has gained travelling the world and interacting with various cultures in developing countries.
Catherine White is a physiotherapist, working in a special school in Auckland. Catherine oversees our work in Tonga.
For many years Deb Wilson or one of her colleagues have provided wheelchair and seating services to the Pacific Islands.
Duncan has numerous practical skills which he has put to use on trips with Frances Coutts, working as her wheelchair technician. Duncan also oversees our building arm, providing housing modifications for wheelchair users such as accessible bathrooms, ramps and paths.
Frances is a nurse who has specialised in working with people with spinal cord injuries. She has taken a number of trips to Tonga to work with the Mango Tree Centre. Frances works for ABI community services and Bay Rehab in Tauranga.
Frances is an occupational therapist who works with Altus in Samoa, Vanuatu and Tonga with people with spinal cord injuries.
John was princpal of the Rural Campus of Dilworth School, Auckland until a few years ago. He brings to Altus Resource Trust wisdom gleaned from his years as a manager at AUT and Dilworth School to his role on the board.
Michelle was the Manager of an early childhood centre in Epsom, Auckland, for many years, retiring early in 2023. The experience managing her own business gave her a wealth of knowledge which she has brought to her role as a trustee for Altus Resource Trust.
Paul is an accountant and worked for many years at a chartered accountancy firm in Auckland City. He now works for consulting chemists and has an accountancy firm, Bonafide Accounting Ltd, with Wayne Freeman. Paul specialises in small business accounting so his expertise is invaluable in watching over and managing Altus Resource Trust's financial affairs.
Shamus is a clinical orthotist and often works as a wheelchair technician with Sue when in the Islands. He has been observed making a functioning power chair out off two discarded wheelchairs. Shamus is director of MoSI labs in Auckland. Sue and Shamus often take their sons on their trips to the Islands.
Sue, who has a background in physiotherapy, is the founder of Altus Resource Trust and coordinates the work of the organisation. She began working with children with cerebral palsy in India in 2002, travelling there twice a year for spend a few weeks to assess, train and provide basic equipment. Since 2006 Sue has worked in the Pacific Islands, travelling there a number of times each year. She worked for 12 years at a special school and then with a private provider of therapy and related services. Sue coordinates the work of Altus Resource Trust and is the main contact person.
Sue initiated the formation of Altus Resource Trust and is the main contact person. She has a background in physiotherapy and is passionate about people with disabilities in developing countries being able to participate fully in family and community life.
Sue, an occupational therapist, oversees the wheelchair service that Altus provides.Sue has extensive experience with wheelchairs and seating. She brings her passion to see people sitting well in wheelchairs that match their needs, to her work with Altus Resource Trust. Sue is employed by Specialist Rehab Services in Auckland.
Wayne is chairman of the board. He has a background in accounting and was manager of Agfa New Zealand and then Wycliffe NZ for a number of years. Wayne has visited many developing countries in past years and has an understanding of various cultures as a result.