Rosalind Mckenzie, (Te Arawa, Ngati Pikiao) is the Director of Compass Seminars, founded alongside Craig in 1998. She is instrumental in the scouting and selection of the exceptional training talent we are proud to provide here at Compass, ensuring our offerings are always topical to the sector in Aotearoa New Zealand and in line with best practice.

Ros holds an honours degree in Social Work, and a professional background in Child and Adolescent mental health. Having worked in senior practice positions, Ros has since taken her passion for health and wellbeing and worked alongside some of the leading local and international academics to enable Compass to provide exceptional professional development opportunities to the sector. Ros’ key strength is her careful eye for detail, which has been instrumental in building the fantastic connections we have with our customers and partners over the last 27 years.

Ros is also the office fashionista at Compass, when she's not curating chic vibes in the workplace, she's off walking amongst nature, podcast in hand, plotting her next overseas travel adventure.

A proud dog mum to chocolate Labrador Leo, she also has a couple of big human kids too, but let's be real, it's Leo who gets all the attention now!

Ros can be reached at ros@compass.ac.nz

Glynda recently joined our team as the new Events Administrator. Glynda shares a special bond with her adult children through their mutual love for concerts.

A true sports enthusiast, Glynda follows a wide range of sports with keen interest.  She enjoys visiting her family in Australia whenever possible and loves attending WOMAD festival. Glynda also relishes summer holidays by the beach with family, and weekend drinks and barbecues, always making the most of every opportunity for fun and relaxation.

Glynda can be contacted by emailing office@compass.ac.nz

Originally from a background in Child and Adolescent social work, Craig found a gap in the social services sector for professional development delivered in the smaller regional centres of New Zealand. Committed to fulfilling this need, Craig founded Compass Seminars in 1998, serving as Managing Director since its inception and enthusiastically taking on many key roles including trainer recruitment, relationship management, business development and, most importantly, travelling tirelessly around New Zealand to host Compass events.

Compass is deeply saddened to share that Craig passed away unexpectedly in late 2024 due to an undiagnosed health condition. Craig spent 25 years working incredibly hard to build the company into the well-established and respected training provider it is today. He attended and hosted every Compass event that took place around Aotearoa New Zealand and became a familiar friendly face to each of the customers, colleagues, and organisations we work alongside. 

While Craig will be sorely missed, he leaves a fantastic legacy of unwavering dedication to both his whānau and the professional development sector he was so passionate about.