Contact us

How to find us

Our staff

Chief Executive's office

• Professor Sunny Collings Tāhuhu Rangapū - Chief Executive 
• Mel Phillips Pou-Taituarā - Executive Assistant to Chief Executive

Communications

For website, media, and other communications-related enquiries:

• Aileen Coombe Communications Manager
• Suzy Botica Senior Communications Advisor

Finance and Corporate Services

• Lynne Bjarnesen Chief Financial Officer and Director of Corporate Services
• Joy Capuno Management Accountant
• Esther Viljoen Head of Corporate Services
• Ai Lan Pau Accounts Payable Assistant
• Andilee McCallaghan Risk Manager
• Peter Adams IT Systems Administrator
• Jason Cleaver Senior Web Applications Developer 
• James Hastings Data Administrator
• Vlatka Matich Administrative Assistant
• Rachel Mose Iopu Administrator
• Melanie Duncan Administrator
• Marian O'Brien Administrator

Ethics

For enquiries related to legal and ethics matters, please email info@hrc.govt.nz

Investment Processes

• Stacey Pene Director of Investments
• Le-Shan Pomana-Wesley Portfolio Lead (Māori Health)
• Tolotea Lanumata Portfolio Lead (Pacific Health)
• Dr Katie Palastanga Portfolio Lead
• Audrey Tay Investment Process Manager
• Hannah Neale Integrity and Regulatory Lead
• Natasha Hall Health Equity Policy Advisor
• Mia Loheni-Brown Health Equity Policy Analyst
• Scott Aitken Account and Relationship Manager
• Dr Miguel Jo-Avila Senior Investments Process Coordinator
• Toni Liu Associate Research Process Manager
• Sia Cocker Havili Investment Process Coordinator 
• Hannah Park Investment Process Coordinator 
• Tracey Gardiner Investment Process Coordinator
• Brynn Spain Investment Process Coordinator
   

Research Partnerships

For enquiries about the HRC's Connecting for Impact Fund, please contact:

• Scott Aitken Account and Relationships Manager

Strategy and Policy

• Dr Tania Pocock Director of Strategy and Policy
• Megan Willmott Senior Policy Analyst
• Jessica Glen System Design and Transformation Lead
• Alexandra Boyle Senior Policy Analyst 
• Zara Rahmani System Design and Performance Analyst
• Katie Ferry Policy Analyst

For general enquiries

For all general enquiries, including feedback on the HRC's use of plain language, please contact us at info@hrc.govt.nz