Ginny Radford
Ginny Radford | |
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| Awards | Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Companion of the Queen's Service Order |
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| Alma mater | University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington |
Virginia Margaret Radford CNZM QSO is a New Zealand girl guide leader. In 1997 she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service, and in 2016 she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Girl Guides.
Early life and education
[edit]Radford joined the Brownies aged around seven.[1] She worked as a teacher, and was the human resources and communications director at Fletcher Forests.[2][3] She has a Bachelor of Science with Honours from Victoria University of Wellington, in zoology and mathematics, and an MBA from the University of Otago.[4]
Guiding career
[edit]In 1999 Radford was elected as chair of the board of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).[3] She is the only New Zealander to have held this position.[5] She promoted guiding in more than twenty countries, and helped develop the long term vision for the world association.[5]
In 2012 she was appointed as director of the board of Girl Guides Australia.[5] Radford also served as Vice Chairperson on the International Board of Trustees of the American Field Service (now AFS Intercultural Programs), having been elected to the board in 2008.[5]Radford was a board member and Vice Chairperson of the Olave Baden-Powell Society, elected in 2005. The society is a network of supporters of WAGGGS, fundraising and keeping previous members in touch with guiding.[6]
Radford is also vice president of the Auckland Justices of the Peace Association.[7]
Honours and awards
[edit]In the 1997 New Year Honours Radford was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service, and in the 2016 New Year Honours she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Girl Guides.[8][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Speedy, Erin (30 December 2015). "New Year Honours: A life dedicated to the Girl Guides movement". Stuff.
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- ^ a b "GirlGuiding New Zealand". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Ginny Radford LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "New Year Honours 2016 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "About the Olave Baden-Powell Society". WAGGGS. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Auckland Justices of the Peace Association 100 Years celebration | The Governor-General of New Zealand". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "New Year Honours List 1997 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 27 November 2024.