College personnel
Alison is a registered midwife and was appointed to the role of CE in January 2019. Alison is committed to evolving the College to continue to meet the needs of its members, ensuring it provides services that support members to provide high quality care maternity care to women and their babies.
Alison has worked as a Midwifery Advisor at the College for a number of years and previously as Project and Contract Manager for Manatū Hauora | The Ministry of Health. Her experience as a self-employed and employed midwife provides a broad base of knowledge to lead the College forward.
Elaine is a practising midwife and has a wealth of experience as an educator within the maternity services. From her extensive clinical experience she has been able to develop post registration midwifery education in a range of settings and currently delivers education programmes nationally. Elaine has been instrumental in developing many of the workshops provided by the College.
Claire is a practising midwife with experience across the spectrum including community, hospital, urban and rural settings. Claire has developed wide networks as a regional and national College representative, as a liaison midwife and in leading the development of clinical guidelines.
Claire is dedicated to improving and being accountable for health equity in maternity with a focus on equitable health outcomes. As an advisor Claire’s portfolios include professional support for employed midwives and physiological birth.
Violet is a practising midwife with many years of experience supporting the homebirth community. Violet has provided midwifery representation and leadership at many levels including as a regional chairperson and on national multidisciplinary guideline and governance groups. She continues to advocate strongly for midwifery autonomy and fair working conditions for all midwives in her ongoing work for the College. As an advisor Violet’s portfolios include supporting community midwifery leadership, promoting physiological birth, and co-ordination of the College’s biennial national conference.
NGATI KAHUNGUNU KI WAIRARAPA
Te Paea is an experienced midwife who has worked across the midwifery profession. As Core staff, LMC, Cultural advisor, Acting Midwifery Director, Tūranga Kaupapa facilitator and a mentor. She is passionate about all things Māori including improving Māori health inequities. Favourite whakataukī: Nāhau te rourou, Nāku te rourou ka ora ai te iwi – Working collaboratively, and understanding we each have knowledge will improve the health of all people.
Iwi: Ngāti Rangi
Jay has worked across the scope of midwifery in various roles and enjoys the variety of work settings within the profession. Jay has experience as an LMC midwife in both urban and remote rural settings and has worked as a core midwife in a tertiary facility. Jay has also enjoyed supporting her colleagues as a locum and a mentor for the MFYP programme. Most recently, Jay currently combines her role as Māori Advisor at the College with a Te Ara o Hine liaison role at Ara Te Pukenga. Jay holds the value of whanaungatanga in the forefront of all she does. He waka eke noa: We are all in this together.
Brigid is a practising midwife based in Auckland. Her wide variety of midwifery clinical and professional experiences support her role in managing the Midwifery Standards Review (quality assurance process for the midwives) and Resolution Committees.
Carol has experience in a range of disciplines linked to maternal and mental health and well-being. Carol brings these skills to her role as policy analyst and provides support to the midwifery advisors.
Hayley has considerable marketing experience in the UK and Aotearoa New Zealand, many years within the health sector. Hayley manages the College and Find Your Midwife websites and is responsible for Social Media and a range of College publications including the College magazine, Midwife Aotearoa.
Katie is your first point of contact for the Midwifery First Year of Practice (MFYP) programme. Katie has an extensive background in administration, executive support and customer service in a number of industries and is mum to two pre-school age children. Please get in touch with Katie should you have any questions regarding the programme – she’s here to help!
Lynda manages and provides leadership to the College office staff. Lynda’s administration experience is extensive and includes Manatū Hauora | the Ministry of Health, School of Medicine, Canterbury District Health Board and a private education provider.
Alice has a strong background in administration and provides front of house reception and telephone services for the College. As well as coordinating consumer feedback from 22-25,000 women each year, Alice processes all the College’s book and resource orders.
Lisa’s primary role is the day to day administration of the membership database. Lisa also supports the Find Your Midwife team with administration and provides support to the MERAS representatives.
Saili manages the administration for bookings for the Midwifery Standards Reviews and the College’s education workshops. Saili also supports the Continuing Education Midwifery Advisor with administration assistance.
Wayne is an experienced chartered accountant, a company director nationally and internationally, and provides accountancy oversight of the College’s finances on a part-time basis.
Fiona supports the College accountant in managing the accounts and day to day operations of the College. Fiona gained experience in administration and small business accounting prior to joining the administration team.
Annie provides administration support for the Journal editors and for midwifery advisors.
Having worked in various administration roles in Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Fiona provides general administration to the team, with her primary role membership support to the Membership Administrator and Continuing Education Midwifery Advisor.
Carla is a barrister with over 30 years experience. Carla manages the indemnity policy providing individual midwives with a legal service under the terms of the policy.
Susan provides telephone and secretarial support to members requiring the College’s legal service and secretarial support to Carla for Indemnity cases.