English: Maureen Truman is Principal of Karoro School, a primary school south of Greymouth, and has taught in London, Greymouth, and Christchurch. She is a mentor for Beginning Principals. She was a Board member and Chairperson for Greymouth High School and Secretary of the West Coast Principals’ Association. She is a member of the Marsden Valley Advisory Board, which runs a Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom centre. She helped establish a local Learning and Change Network called The West Coast Way, as well as the Māwhera Community of Learning, with a cluster of 10 schools in her region. Mrs Truman was a driving force in the West Coast Schooling Improvement project.