We are very pleased to announce that Mr Stacey Pene (Ngāti Kahungunu), who has been coordinating the Māori and Pacific health research portfolios since January, has been appointed as the HRC’s new Manager of Māori Research Investment.
Stacey has a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, majoring in functional human biology, from the University of Otago. His experience includes working as a writer, editor and project manager within the medical communications industry. He has also worked in the medical IT field, and between 2013 and 2014 was part of the HRC’s Investment Processes team, overseeing the biomedical and clinical portfolios. Before rejoining the HRC at the start of the year, Stacey had been working as a freelance writer and project manager.
Stacey can be contacted on (09) 303 5225, or by email at spene@hrc.govt.nz.