our staff
The StarJam office team is small but effective! Four full-timers including the position of CEO, one full-time volunteer, one two days a week Jammer and a two day a month contract position make up the full complement. The small team provides more than 30 years of not-for-profit experience through to national management level, more than a decade of sales & marketing management experience, significant relationship and account management experience and a host of business, arts, communication and information technology qualifications to Masters level.
Julie Bartlett
CEO & Founder
“I’m proud of the team at StarJam and I am in awe of their dedication, commitment and passion. I feel privileged to be in a position to meet so many Jammers and their families who I think are the most amazing people on the planet.”
Before founding StarJam with her husband Roy, Julie worked for a number of charitable organisations in a variety of roles. In her spare time she loves exploring wild and remote places, lazing on the beach and swimming in the sparkling waters of the Hauraki Gulf.
Roy Bartlett
Office Manager, Trust Secretary & Co-Founder
Roy, Co-Founder of StarJam has worked in the not for profit sector since 1986. During this time he has worked for Presbyterian Support, Alzheimers Foundation, Home and Family Society and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Auckland. Roy is a member of the Fundraising Institute of NZ and has served on both the National Executive of its Council and the Northern Regional Branch. Prior to his move into management for non profits, he worked for 20 years as an engineer. Roy particularly enjoys the movies, the theatre, socialising with friends over a good meal as well as sharing a love of sun, sea and sand with his wife Julie.
Daniel Gourlay
Communications Assistant/Jambassador
I am Daniel Gourlay and I have been in StarJam’s shows, being the host in 2005 & 2006 and dancing in 2007. I’ve also gone away to LA to interview the big man Danny de Vito. I was the one to pick “Here Comes the Sun” for a show, with my friends being there for me too. My dream would be to interview Troy Bolton from High School Musical and Ken Barlow from Coronation Street. I love it and have now been working for StarJam for ages! Getting paid is lovely, and that I have friends here, and that everyone has a go makes me so happy. Love to all my family and friends and thank you to everyone at StarJam for being there for me.
Kiri David
Programmes Co-ordinator (Auckland)
Kiri recently joined StarJam in June 2010. Prior to StarJam, Kiri worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer in Central Auckland. She has a double degree in Law and Art History from the University of Auckland, where she was also a lecturer, tutor, and mentor. Kiri loves playing netball, reading good books, visiting art galleries, travelling around the world, family Christmas holidays at the beach, and going out for long fancy dinners. Kiri recently returned from a 7 month trip around South America with her partner. They learnt to speak Spanish, hiked to Machu Picchu, visited the Salt Flats of Bolivia, and swam with turtles and sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Karen Singer
Programmes Co-ordinator (Waikato)
Karen is joined our team in April 2010 when we launched our programmes in the Waikato. Karen comes from a funding background and worked for the Perry Foundation for seven years. Karen is currently studying toward her Graduate Diploma in Not for Profit Management. She lives in Hamilton with her partner Neil and their two teenage daughters Emma and Zoe and Whoodledor dog Jack. Karen is a board of an outdoor education trust and her children’s school. Karen loves spending as much time at Waihi Beach with her family as she can but is also an avid reader, gardener and sci-fi geek.
Conrad LaPointe
Fundraising Co-ordinator
Conrad comes from a charity and education background. He recently migrated with his family to New Zealand from England, and is warming up after initially arriving in Wellington by mistake. Conrad has lived and worked in many countries including Egypt, Australia, India, China and Indonesia, and loves getting lost in unknown places. Conrad is completing an MSc in Environmental Architecture, which has no relevance to his job, but may help him build a house one day.