Greyhounds As Pets - Kelvin Grove

The GAP programme was established as an independent trust by Greyhound Racing New Zealand to find homes for greyhounds when they had finished racing. The Trust is governed by an independent Board of Trustees and in 2008 became a registered charity. The Trustees meet every two months to discuss operations and plan future strategy.

You can find out more about our Trustees below.

Alastair Donald

Alastair brings a great deal of governance and management experience to the GAP Board and he is also currently a long term director at PWC in Auckland. Alastair is a greyhound owner and acquired his first greyhound prior to the establishment of GAP.

Julia Thomas

Julia has a Masters in Clinical Animal Behaviour, and has worked in the animal welfare sector for more than 15 years.  She holds certificates in Canine Behaviour and Training, and Animal Welfare Investigation.  Julia has worked at the Auckland SPCA as Operations Manager, and continues to consult on canine behaviour cases, staff training and new programmes.  Her earlier career was in Human Resource Management, and she has worked for a number of corporate and not-for-profit organisations in senior management roles. More recently Julia has conducted research associated with rehomed greyhounds.  

Pam Madgwick

Pam is currently a Director of a consultancy company based in Wellington primarily providing services and advice to government agencies. Pam worked in leadership roles in government for many years before moving into her current work. Her focus is on strategy, governance and change management. Pam and her partner have two greyhounds and all help provide foster care for other greyhounds from time to time.

Jo McCauley

Jo is an experienced leader in the financial services industry and is currently CEO of a NZ based travel insurance business. Jo’s background is originally in Marketing and Customer Experience and she has held several roles in banking and insurance in both NZ and the UK. Originally from Scotland, Jo now lives in Auckland with her husband and four boys and is also mum to several cats and a career changed guide dog.

Jean Fahey

Jean has been training greyhounds, very successfully, with her husband for 25 years.  They both enjoy seeing their retired and slow greyhounds find forever homes.  Jean worked as a qualified accountant for 30 years until stepping back 3 years ago to work full time in the greyhound industry. Jean is currently a Board member of Greyhound Racing New Zealand.  She has a variety of experience on committees and boards of incorporated societies, sporting groups and a school.