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Mike Seawright

Founder and Executive Director

Since leaving the corporate world behind 17+ years ago, Mike Seawright has been delivering humanitarian assistance to families living in the world’s conflict zones. He has provided medical aid in Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan and Pakistan, economic development and energy projects in Afghanistan and most recently emergency humanitarian aid, leading multiple interventions in Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine.

Frustrated that not enough was being done to help families affected by war and conflict Mike founded ReliefAid. With a simple vision of helping families who had no one else to turn to, ReliefAid has delivered life-saving aid to over 1 million people in war-torn Gaza, Syria, Lebanon Afghanistan, and Ukraine, and they are not stopping there.

While his work surrounds him in war and conflict Mike counts himself lucky to bear witness to what he calls “the very best of humanity”.  When not travelling to oversee ReliefAid’s international interventions he lives in Auckland with his family.

Mike Seawright

Founder and Executive Director

Adam Clark

Board Chair

Joanne Hill

Board Member

Simon Foote

Board Member & Legal Advisor

Anne Bulley

Board Member

Peter Cafaro

General Director – ReliefAid Canada

Hannah Gibbins

Advocacy & Communications Manager

Simon Quirke

Board Member

Anton Frima

Board Member - ReliefAid Canada

Rt Hon Helen Clark

Patron

Aidee Walker

Ambassador

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