Alison Broad

Alison has deep family roots in the Southland community where she is based. Alison’s involvements include consultancy for community projects and capacity building across the fields of social services, housing, health initiatives, education, conservation and disability issues.

She has also had extensive involvement in violence prevention education as co-founder of the Women’s Self Defence Network Wāhine Toa, followed by many years in a national organisational and strategic leadership role with the Network.

Alison is a member of the Southland Conservation Board, a trustee of two local arts trusts, and is an executive of a community education group. She has several years of involvement with community philanthropy, including four years chairing the Community Trust of Southland.

Alison is interested in the dynamics of locally-driven community-based initiatives, and their interface with global issues of sustainability, human rights and social justice.