Our Trustees

BRAD COOMBS (CHAIRMAN)

Brad is a Landscape Architect and Principal of Isthmus Group. Brad has a blended family, including two boys with bilateral cochlear implants and his wife Kirstin also wears Hearings Aids. Brad loves to help members of the deaf community in Tauranga and enjoys the empathy and compassion that deaf people have for the people around them. He helped to set up the Bay of Plenty Association for Deaf Children in 2014 and was the inaugural President. After working hours he is a part time cyclist, gardener, boatie and woodworker.

Aaron C. H. Moores

Aaron is an Authorised Financial Adviser, working as an Investment Adviser for Craigs Investment Partners. He is currently serving his second term and is currently Chair on the Tauranga Primary School Board of Trustees. Aaron enjoys the outdoor lifestyle in Tauranga, where he lives with his wife and young family. In his free time, Aaron also enjoys a range of sports including golf and skiing

Craig Rossouw

(Treasurer)

Craig oversees the Audit Team as an Associate Director at William Buck.  In his position, he assists several not-for-profit entities of varying size in the Bay of Plenty with their audit requirements.   He became Trustee and Treasurer for Blue Lagoon Hearing Trust in 2022. Craig enjoys the occasional round of golf and spending time with his family in beautiful Tauranga.

Rosalie J. Smith-Frank

Rosalie has been involved with the Deaf community for many years and has worked in the community based/disability sector for over 15 years as a leader and manager. Rosalie has also been involved with a Deaf Development program in Cambodia.

Maureen Baker

Maureen has been involved in the Deaf Community all her life, having grown up in the Deaf community in the UK with Deaf Parents. She is a registered social worker, has worked for Deaf Aotearoa for the last 20 years and is currently working as a Pathway Assessor based in their Bay of Plenty branch.

Seanna Higgs, Coordinator

Seanna is a virtual Executive Assistant for numerous business owners and CEOs throughout New Zealand and is studying sustainability at the College of Global Futures | Arizona State University. Originally from the USA, Seanna has called Tauranga home since 2017 and took on the Coordinator role at Blue Lagoon Hearing Trust in 2022. When she isn’t working or studying, you will find Seanna at the beach with her dog, spending time with her family, or volunteering.