Cheryll Martin, QSO

General Manager

Cheryll Martin, QSO, is the General Manager of Volunteering Auckland – an NGO dedicated to leadership, support and promotion of volunteering. She is an early graduate of the Grad. Dip Not for Profit Management at Unitec,

Cheryll considers herself to be a passionate supporter of volunteering with the ability to motivate and inspire people to believe in the power of helping others. She is a trainer, presenter and consultant regarding volunteerism in particular in the review and development of volunteer involving programmes. She has facilitated professional development workshops across Aotearoa as well as in Papua New Guinea.

Cheryll was a member of the Auckland Social Policy Forum, Ministerial Reference Group for the International Year of Volunteers, and was a community representative on the Ministry of Social Policy Volunteers & Volunteering Policy Project. Cheryll was awarded a Queen's Service Order in the June 2022 Silver Jubilee honours list.

Cheryll is a life time volunteer, currently teaching handcrafts at her local Community House, and volunteering at Waikaraka Park Speedway.