Office Staff
The UFBA office and staff are based in Tawa, Wellington. You can email any of the staff members through this page or find additional contact details here.
George Verry
Chief Executive OfficerPreviously the Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Rugby Union and Master Plumbers Association, George joined the UFBA in November 2008. A little-known fact: he has attended every Rugby World Cup and has never missed a World Cup Final. He is also an avid golfer – rain, wind, or hail won’t keep him away from the course on Sunday mornings.
Jane Davie
Operations ManagerJane started with the UFBA in September 2006 and has been a member of a Volunteer Fire Brigade for almost nine years, having served eight of those years as Secretary. She has valuable insight into the functional needs and challenges of fire brigades and members.
Sarah Taylor
Events ManagerSarah started with the UFBA in mid-January 2010. She has more than 10 years of events experience. Prior to joining the UFBA team, she worked for Vector Arena, Harcourts Group NZ Ltd, and the Wellington Convention Centre. In addition to the many conferences she's organised, she's also been involved with The Lovely Bones NZ Premiere, World of WearableArt and Starlight Express events. When she's not organising things, she's at the gym, at the theatre, or listening to Nickelback.
Tearo Kelemete
Service Honours AdministratorTearo joined the UFBA in 2007. In addition to taking on the big job of administering service honours and keeping rolls up to date, she also processes accident assurance claims and NZFBI application forms, and provides additional administrative support where required.
Kirsten Spierling
Events AdministratorKirsten is another recent addition to the UFBA team. She started in May in the position of Events Administrator to provide support to the Events Manager. She also assists with service honours administration as required. If Kirsten ever offers you a cupcake, don’t turn it down. She makes the most tasty and beautiful cupcakes you’ve ever seen.
Jasmine Holden
Fire Shop and ReceptionJasmine looks after the Fire Shop and Reception at the UFBA office, and provides additional administrative support to the team when needed. She's also a great source for the latest celebrity gossip.