In 2009 Ian was the Nelson Police representative on the board in the role as Family Violence Coordinator. The partnership between NZ Police and BBBS Nelson has continued to remain strong with committed board members such as Ian. 

While he no longer sits on the board of trustees as the Police Representative he has elected to remain involved due to the positive outcomes of the programme. His extremely proficient skills around ensuring children remain safe regardless of who’s care they may be under are of huge benefit.

While there are many ways to measure success, personally the best measure is witnessing the smiles on the young faces of our mentees, those he knows that without the BBBS programme may not have been provided the same opportunities in life.