Your Executive 2021

Manuel Dalton is the current President of the St Patrick's College Old Boys Association, elected to the role in 2024 and was educated at St Patrick's College Silverstream between 1990 – 1993.

Manuel is married to Joy and they have 2 x sons and 2 x daughters and live in Trentham. At 18, Manuel joined the Military as an automotive technician (mechanic). Originally he joined the Air Force, and after five years in the Air Force went through a restructure and moved to the ‘green machine’ (NZ Army). Before leaving the Air Force, he was deployed to Bougainville Papua New Guinea as an Aircraft Refueller, where he gassed up the Australian Army Iroquois from 171 Squadron to run their sorties. Moving from Ohakea in Bulls over to Linton in Palmerston North, at onme stage he was deployed on Batt 6 to East Timor Indonesia. After 10 years service, Manuel moved back to the Hutt and loves Upper Hutt. He has remained in Trentham Camp since and held various roles, mainly in the training space and has gravitated toward the youth work we do in NZDF.

He moved to become a Youth Development Specialist. He has been a Platoon Commander at the Youth Development Unit and the Training Development Officer at NZ cadet Force Headquarters. His current position is as the Camp Warrant Officer for Trentham Camp.

Manuel has coached/managed/trained/massaged/strapped for rugby, boxing, touch, and netball. He has been a trainer for corporate boxing events (and even stepped into the ring for one), but a highlight recently was playing Rugby League alongside both of his sons for the Trentham Titans Premier Reserve League team.

Joy and Manuel I run a Charitable Trust named Fuel the Need. It provides nutritious healthy lunches endorsed by Life Education Trust to schoolkids in Upper Hutt who would otherwise normally go without. They have been doing this 2016. Manuel also runs a fitness business (BaseFit) which delivers fitness training for Wellington Recruiting on a Monday night in Petone. This gives those people who have started the application process exposure to ‘military styled’ fitness training before they enlist and head to basic training. He holds various roles and positions inside Defence such as Club Captain of the Wellington Area Sports Club (WASC) Trentham Camp, and being a member of the NZ Army Touch Committee.

When time allows his hobbies include diving, fishing, hunting, and Australian muscle cars. He has also completed the 2021 Ironman in Taupo and has played in eight of the 10 (first two were over40’s) Old Boys Traditional rugby games that The Old Boys Association hosts

Manuel believes that the Marist institution put him in good stead moving forward, and says: - Tangata ako ana I te whare, te turanga ki te marae, tau ana. (A person who is taught at home, will stand collected at the marae). A child who is given proper values at home and cherished within their family, will not only behave well amongst family but also within society and throughout life.

George Collins is the Immediate Past President of the St Patrick's College Old Boys Association. George was elected to the Executive in 2007, taking over Felix Kane as Secretary in 2008. George is an old boy of St Patrick's College, Silverstream and attended college from 1980 to 1984. George was elected to the role of President of the Old Boys Association from 2015 to 2019.

George and his wife, Josephine are the parents of two grown up children & both have an interest in catholic education & social justice. George works as an employment mediator in Wellington.

Sean Mahony is the Treasurer of the St Patrick's College Old Boys Association. He is an old boy of Silverstream (1981-85) and joined the Executive in 2013.

Sean is Chartered Accountant and after attending Victoria University he worked for Price Waterhouse/PricewaterhouseCoopers, including four years in St Petersburg, Russia. Since returning to New Zealand, he has worked for Airways Corporation, Buddle Findlay and the Department of Corrections. In 2014, Sean started working for himself providing business consulting and advice.

Sean is on the Board of Proprietors and Trustees of St Patrick's College Silverstream. He was on the board of Sacred Heart Primary School, Petone and was previously a trustee and then chairman of the Board of Trustees for St Patrick's Primary School, Kilbirnie.

Sean is married with three children, the eldest of which is currently at Silverstream. As well as time with family, Sean's other interests include music, craft beer, collecting memorabilia and most sports, specifically rugby, league and cricket.

Evan Bayly was first elected to the SPCOBA Executive in 2000, Evan is an old boy of St Patrick's College, Wellington and attended college there from 1970 until 1974. Evan was President of the Old Boys Association from 2011-2014 and was the Immediate Past President from 2015-2019.

After graduating from Victoria University in the late 70's, Evan embarked on an extensive career in business and management, including founding his own company, Gold Coast Security Ltd, working in Regional Management at Securitas NZ Ltd and The NZ Apple and Pear Marketing Board and also working as a Consultant with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 1992 onwards he worked as a Business Skills Coach and Consultant until 1999. His current role is as the Chief Executive Officer of Expert Developments Ltd, an IT company he founded in 2000 with his step-son.

Evan was also a Trustee on the Board of Trustees at St Bernard's Catholic School in Brooklyn for 8 years and he was the Chairperson of this Board for 4 years, was involved in the management of the SPC Town 125 Jubilee Celebrations as a member of the organising Committee. Evan was a trustee of the St Patrick's College, Wellington Foundation.

Evan lives in Wellington with his wife Beverley, has two adult children, Michael and Sarah, who have careers in Vancouver and Melbourne respectively. His interests include family, golf (including collecting old golf clubs), road cycling, mountain biking, business, property and travel.

Fr Peter Ewart SM has been the Society of Mary representative for the SPCOBA since 2016. Fr Ewart attended St Patrick's College, Cambridge Tce from 1954- 1959.

After a year at Victoria University, Fr Ewart went to the Marist Seminary at Greenmeadows and was ordained in 1967.

He taught at Cambridge Terrace 1968-69 and 1971-77 and graduated from Victoria University with a B.A. He then taught at Silverstream from 1978-85, serving as the Deputy Rector in his last year there, as well as being appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Town college until 2001.

Fr Ewart edited a number of Blue and Whites and Patricians including the Diamond Jubilee magazine of Silverstream in 1991.

Peter was appointed as the Executive Officer of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference from 1991-2001 and for a part of that time (1991-96) he resided as a community member at Silverstream.

After a sabbatical, he worked in parishes in Christchurch and returned to Wellington in 2011 where was the Local Secretary for the Apostolic Nunciature at Lyall Bay until 2015.

Presently Fr Ewart assists at St Mary of the Angels Parish in Boulcott St, assists in the Society of Mary Archives and resides in the Marist Community at Mount St.