Our Management Team

Arron Perriam

Executive Director

Arron’s experience spans the NZ charity, philanthropy and commercial sectors over the past 30 years. He holds a number of governance roles, all of which contribute to the wellbeing of everyday kiwis, including currently sitting as an independent Board member with The Salvation Army of NZ, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Proud of his Rongowhakaata descent, Arron joined CFANZ from his most recent role as CEO of Cholmondeley Children’s Centre in Canterbury. He is based in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, is a keen trail runner, a musician and is a very proud koro/grandfather to his 5 mokopuna.

“At CFANZ we are all about purposeful partnerships that together bring influence, grow generosity, and help shape the future of NZ communities. This is where my passion resides, and I’m proud to be serving the wellbeing of Aotearoa NZ through the successful growth and strategic focus of our collective regional endowment funding. In partnership with generous locals we can together grow strategic and impactful funding in communities. Ngā manaakitanga."

Eleanor Cater

Philanthropy and Membership Services Director

Eleanor heads philanthropy and membership services and has a background of 30 years as a comms and marketing specialist. These days, she describes herself as a bit of a 'philanthropy nerd', having recently completed an MA in Philanthropic Studies through the University of Kent's Centre for Philanthropy, her dissertation exploring the practice of philanthropy advising, and its potential to progress social justice in Aotearoa NZ. She is a Winston Churchill Fellow, her research project exploring international initiatives which have led to the growth of community philanthropy (read the research report here).

Eleanor believes that personal philanthropy has the potential to be transformative and says that local people are the changemakers that their communities need, “sometimes they just need a bit of help to step onto that pathway of discovery themselves”. She is a grant maker on two local boards in her home city of Porirua, and is motivated by the potential of more informed, participatory philanthropy in local communities.

Ellen Miles

Marketing Advisor

With sixteen years of experience across brand, design, marketing and all things in between, Ellen loves nothing more than creating powerful brand stories that engage, resonate and inspire a response. She is all about collective success; what has made her most powerful campaigns has been meaning and connection to the community.

A born Wellingtonian, if she isn’t racing her two young girls between Kindy, swimming and gymnastics, she will have sniffed out a game of netball for herself.

“I am more than thrilled to help serve such a generous and thriving network. The combined fire power of passionate people and transformative thought leaders makes this journey so impactful. At the end of the day, we all get a kick out of grafting towards a unified goal with our communities sitting right at the heart of that.”