Different paths, one connecting thread

Government, clinicians, Māori and Pacific providers, NGOs and patient advocates aligned around a shared goal: eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030.

Led the hepatitis C government affairs strategy, brought more than 150 leaders together at the Hepatitis C Summit and helped secure a Government commitment to progress a National Action Plan. The strategy was recognised with an AbbVie Global President’s Award.

Clinical, consumer and Māori perspectives shaped a national prostate cancer quality improvement programme that secured a $4.3 million Budget allocation.

Established clinical and consumer networks, prepared Ministerial and Cabinet-level advice, and translated evidence, lived experience and equity priorities into a costed four-year programme covering public information, clinical guidance, service standards, data and ongoing improvement.

For the Ministry of Education’s PB4L School-Wide evaluation, students, staff and whānau interpreted their own stories and chose what to act on.

Co-designed a participatory evaluation process using SenseMaker® that treated schools as partners rather than subjects of evaluation. Communities considered lived experience, patterns across the stories and cultural context before deciding what to do next.

As project manager, I coordinated the development of an innovative pharmaceutical distribution system that enabled eligible patients across New Zealand to access curative hepatitis C treatment through local pharmacies, wherever they lived.

Coordinated internal teams, external suppliers and compliance requirements around the needs of pharmacies and patients, creating a safe, workable delivery model with nationwide reach.

Worked across two neighbourhood renewal programmes: Canada’s federal Action for Neighbourhood Change programme in Surrey, using an asset-based approach across diverse communities, and the Aranui Community Renewal Programme in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

In Surrey, supported residents, businesses and local organisations to form a community governance group, agree a shared vision and put it into action. Across both programmes, brought residents and institutions together, translating between local priorities and formal systems so community knowledge could influence decisions.

For a national whānau health and support organisation, recruited and facilitated focus groups with diverse communities, including whānau whose experiences are often overlooked in service design.

Used AI-assisted transcript analysis, followed by expert review of the themes and quotations, to support the individual group reports, then worked with others on the overall synthesis.