OUR TEAM
Missions Interlink New Zealand is governed by a Council elected by subscribed members of its missions community. As Kaitiaki (guardians) of Missions Interlink, the Council appoints the Executive Officer, and every year an Executive Team is selected by the Council, mostly made up of Council office holders, to work with the Executive Officer as necessary to advance the operational objectives of Missions Interlink.
Together, the Council and Executive Officer (with the office staff) comprise the core team of Missions Interlink. The main objective of Missions Interlink is to facilitate collaborative participation among members in activities that benefit the whole missions community.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
This is the current make up of the Missions Interlink Council’s Executive Team.
Jay Matenga
Executive Officer (Director)
Jay has been dedicated to mission from and within Aotearoa New Zealand since 1992. He first joined the Missions Interlink Council in 1995 and was appointed Executive Officer in November 2015.
Jon Horne
Treasurer
Jon is the business manager of Pinehurst School in Albany and has served previously in the NZ Christian aid sector. An individual member of Missions Interlink, Jon brings great accounting and business management expertise to Missions Interlink as Treasurer since 2016.
Joseph Bateson
Chairperson
Joseph is the co-Director of WEC NZ, alongside his wife Lois. WEC has been a longtime member of the Missions Interlink Council. Joseph was appointed as Chair in 2020.
Andrew Marriott
Secretary
Andrew is the Director of MotiVate, a long-serving member of the Missions Interlink Council, he was appointed back onto the Executive Team in 2022.
Glenn Carter
Vice Chair
Glenn is the Director of Asian Outreach NZ. Glenn is well known to the community and was appointed to the Executive Team into the Vice Chair role mid-2019.
Rebecca De Jong
Exec Team Member
Rebecca is a Professional Teaching Fellow in Theology for Laidlaw College. She rejoined the Missions Interlink Council when Laidlaw was voted on in 2022 and became an Executive Team member in 2023.
MI COUNCIL
These are all the current members of the Missions Interlink Council.
