Marilyn has been married to Lew for 41 years. She has 2 adult sons, a lovely daughter-in-law and four grandchildren.

Marilyn has been involved in the voluntary sector since she was 14 years old in youth activities. Between her late 20’s into her 40’s years her volunteering as a mum has included: (Plunket, Kindergarten, sports teams, scouts, PTA, School Committees and Boards of Trustees ). Her involvement in the disability sector includes time with the Disabled Persons Assembly (locally and nationally), 16 years as Chair of the Disability Advisory Group to the North Shore City Council and a current member of the North Shore Disability Strategy Steering Committee. She was also Chair of the Wilson School Board of Trustees for 15 years. Marilyn has been a Rotarian since 1996 and treasurer of the Friends of the Takapuna Library for a number of years.

She is going to be a recipient of the Gold Card very soon - she says “hopefully my passion and commitment to working in the community will continue for some time yet.”