Intention Setting

Anita Edwards
Government Women’s Network Chair 

She / Her

Anita is the current Chair of the Government Women’s Network and has been an active member for over 6 years. Of Cook Island decent and connected to Ngāpuhi through her Tāne, she has spent twenty plus years as a people and thought leader with Inland Revenue, Health, and Ministry of Justice. Most of the time spent has been working in the frontline through to advisory positions and is currently a Principal Advisor, Design and Implementation for Te Ao Marama, Ministry of Justice. Tooled with a background in coaching and development she leads with the goal to open spaces in places for those who struggle to advance their careers in the public service. 

Karyn Thompson
Government Women’s Network Chair

She / Her

Karyn is the Director of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Career and Talent Management. As a senior female leader in the NZDF Karyn has been breaking glass barriers her whole career. Highlights have include making history as the first and only female commander of Waiouru leading the training, education and development of the NZ Army, and founding the NZDF Women’s Development Steering Group. This group was launched to provide strategic advice to senior Defence leaders on attracting, recruiting, advancing and retaining more women. In 2015 Karyn’s leadership was recognised by winning the diversity category of the NZ Women of Influence Awards for consistently advocating for diversity and breaking down barriers to create positive change for women. She holds a Masters Degree in Management and a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies. She is a superior graduate of United States Army War College graduating in the top 30% of her class of 380 students and receiving a distinguished excellence in writing award. Karyn has been awarded the Chief of Army’s Commendation for saving a young girl’s life and the United States of America Meritorious Service Medal for exceptional service during a complex and challenging deployment to Iraq. In addition to her day job, she is Deputy Chair of the Government Women’s Network Steering Committee, working collaboratively across government agencies to create a step change that will enable all women in the public sector to achieve their potential. Karyn grew up on a high country sheep station and enjoys hiking and photography.

Keynote Speakers

Tory Whanau
Mayor of Wellington

She / Her

Tory Whanau won the Wellington City Council mayoralty in October 2022.As the council’s first wahine Maori mayor, she’s also the first Mayor to be elected without council experience since Mark Blumsky took office 27 years ago. Originally from Pātea in South Taranaki, Tory is of Pakakohe and Ngā Ruahine descent. She lived in the small town before moving to Wellington to study Media Studies at Victoria University at age 20.Tory has worked as a film censor, a marketing executive for AXA New Zealand and a marketing manager at an Australian superannuation provider and a digital marketing manager for Signa Insurance. More recently she spent 6 years as the chief of staff for the Green Party. Tory lives in Wellington with her dog Teddy. She is learning to love the Phoenix football team.

Susan Devoy
Former World Squash Champion, Former Chair of the Halberg Trust, Former Relations Commissioner.

She / Her

Dame Susan Devoy DNZM, CBE is a former world squash champion, former member and Chair of the Halberg Trust, and held the role of Race Relations Commissioner from 2013-2018.

A role which had an uncompromising effect on Dame Susan and enabled her to see a side of New Zealand that is not commonly seen.  Susan draws on this experience to share insights into the issues around diversity and inclusion, intolerance and prejudice – how can we as individuals and organisations take responsibility for positive change.

Susan was ranked Number One in the world continuously from 1983 until her retirement in October 1992, when she achieved her fourth World Women's Squash Championship. She has, remarkably, won the British Open Squash Championship eight times, the last in April 1992 when she was delighted to regain that title having lost it the previous year.

Susan was named New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year in 1985, 1987 and 1988.  A Member of the British Empire and Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her achievements in squash, in 1998 Susan became a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit - the youngest New Zealander since Sir Edmund Hillary to receive such a high accolade from the Queen.

Kirsten 'KP' Patterson
Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors

She / Her

Kirsten Patterson (known as KP) is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors and is a Chartered Member of the IoD. She is a qualified lawyer and a Distinguished Fellow of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand, Co-Deputy Chair of the Global Network of Directors Institutes (GNDI), and a member of the New Zealand External Reporting Advisory Panel (XRAP).  She serves on the Boards of the mental health charity, Voices of Hope, is Chair of the Brian Picot Ethical Leadership Advisory Board at Victoria University in Wellington and an Ambassador for the Wellington Women’s Homeless Trust.  A strong advocate of diversity, KP is a member of Global Women New Zealand and was one of the founding members of Global Women’s ‘Champions for Change’, a group of senior executives and directors who commit to diversity in the workplace. KP was the founder and is Executive Sponsor for Chapter Zero New Zealand – the New Zealand Chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative - hosted by the IoD NZ to mobilise, connect, educate and equip directors and boards to make climate-smart governance decisions, thereby creating long term value for both shareholders and stakeholders.

Rebecca Kitteridge
Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Chief Executive 

She / Her

Rebecca Kitteridge was appointed Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and Chief Executive in March 2023. DPMC provides system leadership, stewardship of the national security sector, support to executive government, and has a unique role as the trusted advisor to the Prime Minister.

Rebecca was formerly Secretary of the Cabinet from 2008 to 2014 and was Director-General of Security and Chief Executive, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2023. She has a background in law and foreign affairs. In January 2024, Rebecca will take up the role of Statutory Deputy Public Service Commissioner and work alongside the Public Service Commissioner to provide leadership and oversight of the Public Service.

Session Speakers

Caroline Flora
New Zealand’s Chief Censor

She / Her

Caroline Flora is New Zealand’s Chief Censor. She was appointed to the role in July 2022 and leads Te Mana Whakaatu – Classification Office, which is an Independent Crown Entity.Caroline trained as a lawyer before entering the public sector, where she has had experience in senior roles at both Police and the Ministry of Health. Having undertaken a Masters in Law and a post-graduate certificate in Children’s Issues, the focus of Caroline’s professional career has been on reducing and preventing harm to children, families and communities. She continues that harm reduction kaupapa in her role as Chief Censor. Caroline is responsible for protecting New Zealanders, especially tamariki and rangatahi, from the harms that can come from depictions of sex, crime, cruelty, horror and violence in media. Upholding the right to freedom of expression and recognising the diverse views of all kiwis is at the heart of this work.Caroline is passionate about the work of the Office and is focussed on the evolving role regulation plays in today’s digital world.

Anneliese Parkin
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 

She / Her

Anneliese runs the Policy Advisory Group at DPMC.  The Policy Advisory Group coordinates the Government’s policy agenda and supports the Prime Minister as chair of Cabinet.  She has held this role since 2015 and is now serving her fourth Prime Minister.  

Earlier in her career, Anneliese worked in the Policy Advisory Group herself for several years before taking on the Chief Policy Advisor role at New Zealand’s Ministry of Social Development.  Prior to this, she worked in the Office of Treaty Settlements and for the Department of Labour.  She began her public service career at Te Puni Kōkiri.  

Anneliese holds an MA from Victoria University and a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Darlene Rastrick
Regional Commissioner, Central for the Ministry of Social Development

She / Her

He uri no Te Atihaunui-a-paparangi me Ngati Tane, Ngati Varu, me Ngati Manaune ki Mangaia o ngā Kuki Airani ngā Iwi.

Darlene is a proud Cook Island Māori wahine born and raised in the mighty Manawatu. Married with two daughters coming from a big family who have a love of good food! Starting her career in the public service as a Maori and Pacific Island Cadet she has had a long tenure of service to others.

Darlene is passionate about better life outcomes for iwi, hapu and whānau. With over two decades of experience in the public sector,  having held various roles within the Ministry of Social Development, she has made significant contributions through strategies and initiatives aimed at improving the lives of New Zealanders across her rohe. Darlene currently holds the role of Regional Commissioner, Central for the Ministry of Social Development and was appointed as the interim Regional Public Service Commissioner for Manawatu-Whanganui in February 2023. 

“As tangata whenua and tangata moana I am deeply committed to seeing better outcomes for people through a unified public service who are collaborating effectively across the system. If we can break down barriers for our communities we can achieve great things through partnering and supporting those who need our help the most.”

Panel Speakers

Aldrina Polataivao
Reporting Data Analyst, Service Delivery, Ministry for Pacific Peoples

She/Her

My name is Aldrina Polataivao, I am 24 years old. I am a proud Samoan, born and raised in the vibrant and colourful land of Otara, South Auckland. I spent much of my schooling and upbringing in Otara and the rest of South Auckland, and after high school at Sancta Maria College, I decided to move to Wellington to attend Victoria University of Wellington. I am now nearing the end of the completion of a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws conjoint degree. I am currently serving the pacific community in Aotearoa as a Reporting and Data Analyst for the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.  My upbringing in South Auckland has shaped the way I view the world and I understand that Otara is usually displayed in the media and general understanding that is has produced levels of poverty, crime, and gang violence. Despite this, my real-life experiences have helped me as a public servant and it brings me down to a level where I can be a voice for the people of Aotearoa, especially those with similar upbringings and those who are just as resilient to work towards a better future. As a young and proud Pasifika woman, I’ve learnt within this Ministry, the significance of using our common acts of service as an advantage to create Pacific-led solutions. As I grow into my role as a Public servant, tautua/service in my work ethic and throughout my professional career will always be a success. Tautua expresses the Samoan cultural tradition of service to family, an individual or group to a greater purpose.  I’ve gained tremendous and valuable experience as a public servant which I would love to share.

Ryan Simchowitz
NZSL Office in Whaikaha, Ministry of Disabled People

He / Him

Ryan Simchowitz (Sim-koh-vitz) is a New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Advisor within the NZSL Office in Whaikaha, Ministry of Disabled People. The NZSL Office provides ministerial support and advice to the Minister for Disability Issues and secretariat support to the NZSL Board. The NZSL Board promotes and maintains NZSL by ensuring the development, preservation and acquisition of the language, and providing expert NZSL advice to both government and the community.

Ryan was born in South Africa, emigrating to Auckland, New Zealand when he was seven years old. He moved to Wellington four years ago. Prior to working at Whaikaha, Ryan worked as a chocolatier for seven years.  

On a personal note, Ryan identifies as a Deaf person. He lives with his wife in Stokes Valley, which is part of Hutt Valley. When he is not in the office, you can find him enjoying one of his hobbies - gardening, spending time with friends and whānau, running, playing football, and traveling

Hana Wong
Public Service Futures Committee member

She / Her

Hana grew up in Wellington and her first taste of the public service was working at Housing New Zealand (now Kāinga Ora) in her school holidays as a high school student. She also had a student job working at the Department of Corrections at a Community Probation Service centre as an Administration Officer.

Hana completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and worked as a physiotherapist in hospitals and private practice clinics across Aotearoa and Australia. After returning from Australia, Hana started working at Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health and completed a Master of Business Administration. During her postgraduate studies, Hana was the recipient of a Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Latin America and spent four weeks in Brazil learning about sustainable development. Currently Hana is a Principal Analyst and Clinical Principal Advisor at Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health where she works in the areas of performance monitoring, health data and analytics, and the Office of the Chief Clinical Officers. She became a Public Service Futures Committee member in 2021 (Public Service Futures is a cross-agency employee-led network for young public servants) and is also a member of Te Whakapiri, a stakeholder working group which developed and oversees implementation of Kia Toipoto, the Public Service Pay Gaps Action Plan 2021-24.

Magele Maria Uluilelata 
Chief Advisor Pacific at Ohu Ahumahi Workforce Development Councils

She / Her

Magele Maria Uluilelata is a respected leader and the Chief Advisor Pacific at Ohu Ahumahi Workforce Development Councils. With a passion for community-driven initiatives,Magele is committed to supporting and empowering Pacific communities in Aotearoa.

Prior to her current role, Magele has held various leadership positions in the public sector and has honed her skills in organisational transformation, operational excellence, service design, communication, and stakeholder relations, and has worked closely with communities and key stakeholders where she has built trust.

Magele is a strong advocate for equity and she firmly believes in the power of service to make a positive difference in people's lives, and her commitment to building enduring partnerships founded on trust, respect, and collaboration is a testament to her character and values.

Born and raised in Porirua, Wellington, Magele is of Samoan descent and holds the chiefly title of Magele from the village of Iva. With her family at the heart of all that she does, Magele brings a strong sense of purpose and connection to her work, and is a true asset to the Pacific community in Porirua and Aotearoa. 

Tofilau Iris Webster
Director: Diversity & Inclusion, Te Kawa Mataaho 

She / Her

Tofilau Iris was appointed to Director Diversity & Inclusion in Te Kawa Mataaho’s Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion team in 2022. The focus of her role is to lead the Diversity & Inclusion work programme from Te Kawa Mataaho across the system, supporting the Papa Pounamu D&I work programme, championing the efforts to increase leadership diversity as well as supporting our cross-agency employee-led networks. 

Tofilau’s public service career spans 28 years – she was at the Ministry of Social Development for 22 years covering a multitude of roles including frontline case management at the Community Services Card Centre and International Services where she progressed from customer service officer to Service Manager within 4 years, moving to National Office for a Senior Advisor role where Tofilau supported the delivery of Annual Reporting, Business Planning and was secretariat to the MSD Leadership Team. She moved into the Senior Risk Auditor role for Work and Income carrying out audits across the motu and ensuring quality of information, decision making and service across the delivery of benefits and superannuation to clients. Tofilau worked as DCE Advisor role to Debbie Power for Work and Income, before moving into Senior management roles managing teams in diverse areas such as Privacy and Official Information, international agreements, ministerial services, operational policy, auditing and risk. Previous to Te Kawa Mataaho, Tofilau came from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) where she was Deputy Chief Executive of the Office of the Chief Executive, leading the Ministry’s Ministerial Services team, its Governance & Nominations service, Legal team and the Communications, Marketing & Media team. In each of these roles, she played a vital part in ensuring the work of the Ministry was aligned with their vision for Pacific People in Aotearoa being resilient, thriving and confident in all endeavours. 

Tofilau was raised in Wellington and is first generation born in New Zealand along with 3 brothers to proud parents who immigrated to Aotearoa in the 60’s. Of Samoan heritage, her father is from Alesa, Upolu and mother from Iva, Savaii. The Tofilau title was bestowed upon Iris from Iva in 2018. Family is very important to Tofilau and all she does is to provide a good life for her family – her parents, her children and now her grandson. When she is not working and doing family time, Tofilau is either teaching Sunday School at her church – St John’s in the City, or focusing on her Executive Masters degree in Public Administration through the prestigious ANZSOG programme from which she will graduate in 2024. 

Caren Rangi
Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Officer - CORE Education

She / Her

Chair, Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa. Chair, Pacific Homecare Services. Director, Pacific Co-operation Broadcasting Ltd (Pasifika TV)Board member, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Governor, Radio New Zealand. Director, Hawke’s Bay Regional Recovery Agency. Director, Hawke’s Bay Regional Economic Development Agency.

Governor – Cook Islands World Domination champion – facilitator – connector – family member and friend – these are what I would call my defining characteristics. I am a proud NZ born Cook Islands Maori and I have chosen to be a leader in the field of governance, so I can influence decision-making in areas I am passionate about including arts and culture, broadcasting, social and economic wellbeing. While I started life as an accountant and auditor, I finally found my happy place sitting at Board tables bringing the views, perspectives and needs of the people I represent. I am also proud to live life in regional New Zealand (Hawke’s Bay), while also working across New Zealand and in the Pacific.

Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae
Tumu Whakarae mō ngā Taonga, Secretary for Culture and Heritage and Chief Executive

He/Him

Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae is te Tumu Whakarae mō ngā Taonga, Secretary for Culture and Heritage and Chief Executive, taking up this role in October 2022.  

Leauanae Laulu Mac has over 15 years of Senior Management experience and joined Manatū Taonga from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, where he was Secretary for Pacific Peoples and Chief Executive. During his tenure, Leauanae Laulu Mac led a significant transformation of the Ministry, including the launch of the All-of-Government Pacific Wellbeing Strategy, which is focused on transforming the public service system to be more responsive to Pacific peoples’ needs and aspirations. 

Prior to this, Leauanae Laulu Mac was Chief Executive of the Pacific Cooperation Foundation, and has worked across a variety of private sector and governance roles. Leauanae Laulu Mac holds an LLB from the University of Auckland, an MBA from Henley Management College (UK), and recently completed the Executive Public Service Leadership Programme at the Oxford University Blavatnik School of Government.  

Leauanae Laulu Mac has āiga (extended family) connections with the villages of Fa'ala, Iva and Sa'anapu in Samoa. His matai title Laulu is from Fa'ala where it was bestowed in a traditional saofa'i ceremony in July 2010. In January 2023, our Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive was honoured to be bestowed the Leauanae title. The Leauanae title is a tulafale / ali’i title, which means Leauanae Laulu Mac has a speaking chief and high chief title, enabling him to contribute to the speaking and decision making in his village of Iva, Savaii.

As te Tumu Whakarae mō ngā Taonga, Secretary for Culture and Heritage and Chief Executive of Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Leauanae Laulu Mac oversees all operations of the Ministry and supports our Ministers in matters related to the Arts, Culture, Heritage, Broadcasting and Sport portfolios. Leauanae Laulu Mac is supported by Te Toi, the Office of the Chief Executive at Manatū Taonga.

Bridget Murdoch 
Co-Chair of the Cross Agency Rainbow Network (CARN)

She / Her

Bridget first started as a public servant in 2017 when she began her career as a resource consents planner for Auckland Council. After a couple years in the private sector Bridget joined the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) in March 2021 as an Analyst, and is now a Senior Analyst in the Urban and Infrastructure – Implementation team.

Bridget has been a member of CARN since joining MfE, is an active member of the MfE Rainbow Network, the MfE Rainbow PSA delegate and for the past 6 months has been working alongside other MfE colleagues to establish a Neurodiverse Employee Network. 

Bridget is excited to step into the role as co-chair for CARN, seeing the work and contributions our Rainbow community make in the public service inspired Bridget to put her name forward for the role at the end of 2022. Her hope is to support the development of a more and inclusive public sector, one that can encourage and support the diversity of employees. 

Bridget lives in Wellington with her two cats Calliope and Leela and has a big interest in urban development and ensuring our cities and built environments are accessible and safe for everyone. 

Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone
Secretary for Pacific Peoples

She / Her

Gerardine joined MPP in February 2023 as the Secretary for Pacific Peoples.

Gerardine aspires for MPP to continue to thrive and flourish under her leadership, and to cement a great culture which grows and develops a diverse, resourceful, and highly skilled Pacific workforce, which is valued across the public sector and within the Pacific community. 

Not only does she envisage MPP as an incubator great workforce talent, but as the point of contact for those seeking Pacific knowledge and expertise, and links within the policy, business, academia and creative Pacific spaces.

Gerardine previously held the role of GeGM, Child Youth, Localities and Family Harm at the CCDHB and between 2015 and 2018, was a self-employed consultant, including senior consultant for Pacific Perspectives Limited. 

She also held the role of National Programme Manager, Sector Capability and Improvement at the Ministry of Health between 2010 and 2012 and was CE of Taeaomanino Trust for nine years between 2001 and 2010. 

She has also held several community governance roles, including Chair of the Wellington Community Trust, and was CE of a Pacific social service and health provider based in Porirua. 

Of Samoan descent, Gerardine holds an MBA from Massey University and a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University and is both a Winston Churchill Fellow and Salzberg Global Seminar Fellow.

Megan Main
Chief Executive, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

She / Her

With a strong background in healthcare and delivering quality public services, Megan is passionate about leading ACC to deliver on its purpose of improving lives every day.

Prior to joining ACC, Megan held leadership roles at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as Deputy Chief Executive of Managed Isolation and Quarantine, and Deputy Chief Executive of the Corporate, Governance and Information Group.

She was previously Chief Executive at NZ Health Partnerships and Chief Executive of Health Purchasing Victoria (Australia). Before joining the health sector, Megan held senior line management and consulting roles in a range of industries including fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing and professional services.

Megan holds degrees in engineering and science from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Melbourne Business School. Megan has also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Company Directors Course and Harvard Business School’s Leading Change & Organisational Renewal. She was awarded the Victoria SACS Public Sector Leadership Award in 2015 and was a finalist in the 2021 New Zealand Women of Influence Awards (Public Policy).

Karen Chang
Director and Chief Executive, Serious Fraud Office

She / Her

Karen Chang joined the Serious Fraud Office as Director and Chief Executive in April 2022. Prior to this Ms Chang was Head of Enforcement at the Financial Markets Authority, a role she had held since 2017. She was also Acting General Counsel from November 2021, leading the policy, governance, corporate legal, investigations and enforcement functions.

Prior to joining FMA, Ms Chang was a senior Crown prosecutor, conducting a range of trials involving serious criminal offending. Earlier in her career, Ms Chang was a commercial and regulatory litigation lawyer in private practice in Auckland, Sydney and most recently, in New York. 

Karen holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Accounting & Finance, from the University of Auckland.

Victoria Manning
Manager Family Violence and Sexual Violence

She / Her

Victoria became deaf at age 4 and was raised in a supportive, academic family with an older deaf brother. After completing her bachelor degree without the support of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) interpreters, she went on to do a Masters degree at the world’s only Deaf university in the United States. Returning to New Zealand Victoria became increasingly involved in human rights advocacy with disabled people and landed a job in the newly established Office for Disability Issues in the Ministry of Social Development. This job involved implementing the Government’s first NZ Disability Strategy across all government departments. During this time, Victoria was a key Advisor on the development of the New Zealand Sign Language Bill – a four year process. Following this Victoria worked at the Human Rights Commission for several years, included leading a formal Inquiry that resulted in significant changes to government policy and funding for NZSL. Victoria enjoyed several years as GM at Deaf Aotearoa, before returning to the public service in 2021 as a Manager in the Joint Venture to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence – Te Puna Aonui. Victoria has held multiple voluntary roles in both the Disability and Deaf communities over the last three decades and currently sits on the Board of the World Federation of the Deaf. Victoria’s aspirations, like many others, is to make use of her skills for the benefit of the public service and the people we serve. In addition, Victoria is acutely aware of the limited opportunities for disabled women in the public service and her responsibility and opportunity to help remove barriers and improve attitudes. 

Workshop Speakers

Leanne Ross
Chief Customer Officer, Netsafe

She / Her

Leanne leads Netsafe’s prevention campaign work in the Marketing team, Netsafe’s education outreach in schools and communities, plus partnerships, projects and sponsorships within the business development and fundraising function. Leanne previously served as Executive Director of the New Zealand Game Developers Association, after leading the external relations teams at Otago Polytechnic and teaching marketing at the University of Otago. Leanne is based in Dunedin. 

Debs Taylor-Hayhurst 
Business & Personal Life Coach & Mentor, Success Factor

She / Her

Debs is a highly experienced coach and mentor whose vision is to inspire and motivate others to make positive changes in their professional and personal lives to enable them to achieve their full potential. 

With a strong background in professional development, Debs at Success Factor Consultancy and Coaching, has developed a unique set of skills and expertise that sets her apart in her field, helping people identify their unique strengths and abilities. Her customised services meet the specific needs of each client, by providing a personalised experience. Her results-driven approach has helped countless people to achieve success.

Through her strengths-based holistic coaching and mentoring services, Debs helps her clients identify their own personal and business brand, develop and communicate a clear message, target the right audience and understand their values.

Previously, as Executive Director at Dress for Success Christchurch, Debs understands the importance of identifying and developing personal strengths that showcase skills and expertise, and the need to develop self-confidence and build self-belief.

Debs' approach is based on a deep understanding of the importance of how a strong personal brand can help individuals, make a great first impression, stand out from the crowd, and make a lasting impression on others.

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Courtenay Brawley
Psychologist, NZDF

She / Her

Courtenay’s workshop will look at resilience and self-care with a focus on providing practical tips to takeaway and utilise.

Courtenay grew up in Nelson and moved to Christchurch to study Psychology. Courtenay has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master of Science in Psychology, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Practice. Courtenay’s study in Christchurch aligned with the Canterbury Earthquakes and her dissertation was based on workplace stress after the earthquakes and the moderating impacts of work demands and individual resilience. 

Courtenay has been working in the public sector for 8 years and has worked across human resources, learning and development and organisational development. She is a registered Psychologist working for the NZDF in strategic programmes, as an Organisational Psychologist. Her work interests include helping organisations to understand and respond to psychosocial risks, coaching and working with individuals to be their best-self at work, supporting staff and organisations dealing with graphic material, and large scale-change projects.

When she’s not at work Courtenay’s self-care revolves around reading, the beach, reformer pilates and playing dinosaur bingo with her nieces and nephews.