Roselyn Fauth

Roselyn Fauth attended Timaru Girls’ High School from 1995 to 2000, where she developed her love of art, music, storytelling and teamwork. She credits many TGHS teachers with encouraging her creativity, curiosity and confidence, and in her senior year was recognised with multiple prizes and the proxime accessit award.

During her time at school, Roselyn was involved in music, choir, orchestra, netball and tennis. She accompanied assemblies and singers, played clarinet, co-led a junior choir with her friend Adrienne, and earned silver performance cuffs for representing TGHS nationally in choir. Those experiences helped shape her belief that creativity, teamwork and shared opportunities can build confidence and connection.

Living with dyslexia, Roselyn learnt to approach problems differently. She developed strong visual thinking, self-directed learning and storytelling skills, which became important foundations for her career. After leaving school, she travelled to the Netherlands to explore her heritage and gain creative inspiration, before returning to Timaru and joining her parents’ business, Cloake Creative. There she learnt graphic design, web development, branding, copywriting and marketing through hands-on experience and mentoring.

Roselyn has since built a career and community contribution that blends creativity, heritage and service. She co-founded WuHoo Timaru with her husband Christopher Fauth and her father Geoff Cloake, helped lead Timaru Rocks, and played a key role in the $3 million Caroline Bay Playground upgrade, including marketing, fundraising, local history research, storytelling and inclusive design. Her work has helped make local stories, public art, heritage and free family experiences more accessible to the wider community.

Her voluntary service has included leadership and committee roles with the Friends of the Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru District arts and advisory groups, Timaru Civic Trust and the Aoraki Women’s Fund. In 2024, her own artwork was acquired for the Aigantighe Art Gallery’s permanent collection, and she co-designed stained-glass windows for the gallery’s historic house with artist Francine Spencer.

Roselyn’s contribution has been recognised with the Timaru District Council Community Service Award in 2023, South Canterbury Woman of the Year in 2025, and the Aotearoa Recreation Association Playground of the Year Award in 2025, accepted on behalf of CPlay. She continues to champion the TGHS motto, Scientia Potestas Est, “Knowledge is power”, showing that education can take many forms and that creativity, persistence and generosity can create lasting change.