Our People

The Family Start team consists of a variety of skilled, reflective, and caring practitioners.  Our whānau workers are registered social workers, or other professionals, who come with a broad range of backgrounds in education, child development and counselling, alongside further experience from within many other community/iwi-based roles.  Our whānau workers are extremely passionate about what they do and receive ongoing professional development opportunities to ensure they have the best skillset to support whānau experiencing challenging or difficult times.

 

Our people are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to working together to improve the outcomes of tamariki and their whānau. 

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Our board of Trustees consists of:

 

Chair: Wendy Logan

Plunket Representative: Julia Fraser

Whakatū Marae Representative: Nikki Webb

Barnardos Representative: Susie Jones

Ngāti Koata Representative: Chanel Starkey

Māori Womens Welfare League Representative: Myra Dick

Co-opted Trustee: Jeremy Glasgow

Co-opted Trustee: Nikita Picuigin

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Family Start Manager: Becs Ravenscroft

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