Meet the trustees

Arthur Loo - Chairman
Auckland-born Arthur has been in practice as a solicitor since 1977. He is a partner of the Auckland legal firm, Loo & Koo, which specialises in general practice, property and business law. 

Arthur is involved with a number of other community organisations and charitable trusts. He is the current Chairman of the Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Education and is a Trustee of the SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust. In addition, he is also the current Chairman of the Auckland Chinese Community Centre Inc. Arthur received the New Zealand Commemorative Medal in 1990 for his contribution to New Zealand. 

Greg Moyle - Deputy Chairman
After graduating as an accountant in 1975, Greg was employed in a number of accountancy-related roles, including time with the Police and the Department of Justice and a role lecturing at the University of Auckland (which he still does on a part-time basis). He also completed a law degree and, in 1992, Greg fulfilled a long-cherished goal of establishing his own business – New Zealand Financial Planning.

Greg also undertakes a myriad of other charity and community work, including being 2004/2005 President of the Rotary Club of Downtown, Director of Radio Lollipop, Past President of the Mt Albert Grammar Old Boys Association and a member of the school's Board of Trustees.

Blair Wingfield
This grandfather of five has been an insurance broker for over 40 years and is currently working for Accent Insurance Brokers. However, he is also heavily involved in many community organisations, including Rotary and a large variety of sporting areas such as cricket and rugby.

As a survivor of leukaemia for more than 28 years, Blair has exceptional insight into the work of the Foundation. He understands the LBF’s vision to cure, mission to care, as well as the personal toll leukaemia takes on the whole family. He has been involved with the Foundation for over an amazing 20 years, ten of those as a Trustee and four in his previous position of Chairman.

Cheryl Willetts
Cheryl was born and bred in Auckland where she has been an active member in the community and last year was presented with a ‘Good Citizens Award’ by Auckland City. She is a Rotarian with the Auckland East Rotary Club and has been honoured as a ‘Paul Harris Fellow’ for services to Rotary.

Cheryl has been on many committees over the years, including the Aotea Centre Performing Arts Society, Home & Family Society, St Kentigern Parents Association and The National Heart Foundation. Since Cheryl’s appointment to the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation Trust Board, she has helped organise the first ever 100 Hole Marrowthon, which raised more than $100,000. Cheryl’s hobbies include travel, playing golf, music, theatre and spending time with her grandchildren.

Dr Hilary Blacklock
Hilary is Clinical Head of the Haematology Department at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland. She is also a Clinical Haematologist in the Medical Specialists Group of physicians at the Mercy Specialist Centre. Hilary has been published more than 70 times in peer-reviewed journals.

She is also Medical Director of the NZ Bone Marrow Donor Registry, and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the School of Medicine. Hilary has a wide variety of sporting and cultural interests, as well as three teenage children.

Doug Strong
Doug is a retired chartered accountant and orchardist with experience in both commerce and finance. Currently, he is an adviser in the tourism industry and spends his spare time sailing and is also a keen golfer.

Doug’s involvement with the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation began when one of his children was diagnosed with a blood disorder. He started volunteering for the organisation, before becoming a long-serving member on the Board of Trustees. He has also spent time as Chairman of the Board.

Dr Peter Browett
Peter is a Consultant Haematologist at Diagnostic Medlab, a Consultant Haematologist at Auckland City Hospital, and a Professor of Pathology and Head of the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at the University of Auckland School of Medicine.

His involvement with the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation stems from his clinical interest in the management of patients with haematological malignancies, including blood cell and bone marrow transplantation. In the laboratory, he has an interest in cell marker and molecular studies in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with leukaemia, lymphoma and inherited blood disorders. Peter has had a long association with the Foundation, acting as Medical Director for many years and, more recently, as a Trustee too.

Arthur Pitcher

Arthur settled in Christchurch nearly 14 years ago having previously lived in the UK and Turkey.

Now semi-retired, Arthur’s work in the leisure industry over the years has given him the opportunity to support a number of charities and get involved in a wide range of fundraisers.

Arthur, a survivor of cancer, is a proud member of Christchurch Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow recipient.

Tony Wilding
Tony has been a company director since 1987 in the dairy industry; including positions with the NZ Dairy Group and the NZ Dairy board prior to the formation of Fonterra in 2001.

Currently, he holds the positions of Chairman of the Agriculture Industry Training Organization, a Trustee of the Pohlen hospital in Matamata, and the president of the Tirau Golf Club

Tony and wife Sally have 5 children, now adults, as well as dairy farms in the South Waikato encompassing two properties and 800 Cows.  He has been a regular blood donor for the past 30 years and for the past 3 years he has been a monthly plasma donor.

Rachel Lerner

Rachel has been a lawyer since 1993 specialising in commercial litigation. She is married to Robert and they have three primary school aged sons.

Before becoming a trustee of the LBF Rachel was involved with Plunket and other community and school based not for profit organizations

Rachel’s spare time is spent enjoying her family, trying to keep fit and pursuing cultural interests.