Bice Awan

Bice was the chief executive of Skylight a not for profit charitable trust until February 2015. Bice was Skylight’s first staff member when it began in 1998. Skylight was the first organisation in New Zealand to focus specifically on the multifaceted impact that change, loss and grief has on children, young people and their families. She focuses her activities in areas where there is a need for a voice to be heard around the challenges that exist within the area. Bice is on the Board of PADA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Aotearoa), and also the Board of SPCA where she is the Chair of its Animal Welfare Committee. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Wellington and joined NZORD Board in 2014. Bice became a Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2016 for services to mental health and rehabilitation.