Hayden Wano (Chief Executive Officer)
RCpN, PGDipHSM, ADN, MBA, MBS candidate. Hayden has over 25 year’s health sector experience in mental health, community and medical services.  Hayden also has over 15 years experience in senior health management including the position of Director of Clinical Services with Taranaki Healthcare Limited.  Since 1998 Hayden has held the position of CEO with Tui Ora.  He is of Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngati Mutunga and Ngati Awa Iwi descent.

Pam Hikuroa (Executive / Personal Assistant)
Pamela Hikuroa EA/PA Tui Ora Limited/Hauora Taranaki PHO Management team.  Joined Tui Ora in November 2009 having worked in the Public Health sector for a number of years.

Jane Hawkins-Jones (Service Delivery Manager)
Jane also joined us in January 2005 bringing with her a wealth of experience in administration and client support from her previous work, both the health sector via MedLab and as a case manager for WINZ.  Jane is married to Ngawhare Jones, from Ngamahanga Tauri descent.

Evan Watson (Human Resources Manager)
Evan joined the Tui Ora team in December 2005 and brings with him extensive management experience gained in the meat processing, manufacturing, health care and education industries.  He is skilled in a wide variety of disciplines including human resources, quality management, policy development, auditing, project management, business systems, information systems and technology, payroll and benefits, finance and administration.  Evan is of Te Atiawa and Ngati Mutunga descent.

John Gray (Business Manager)
John Gray joined Tui Ora in January 2010 after stints with the DHB, Nike & Kelloggs.  John has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Management.

Marcel Schadt (Programme Office Manager)
MCP, MCTS, MCSA, PRINCE2 Practitioner, ITIL v3. Marcel joined Tui Ora Ltd in June 2008 with over a decade of experience working in IT, much of which he gained working in London.  Over his IT career he has held various roles, starting out working on a Help Desks and then moving into Systems Engineer roles.  In recent years he has held IT Management positions in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand.  He has worked in various sectors including Legal, Corporate, Health, and Utilities.  Marcel is of Te Atiawa and Ngati Rahiri descent.

Provider Arm

Hinemoerangi Ngatai Tangirua (Provider Arm Group Services Manager)
MMS (Dist), BMS (Hons), EN. Hinemoerangi has an extensive background in health, tertiary education, and business management related areas.  She is experienced in many aspects of increasing opportunities for communities.  Over the last 15 years Hinemoerangi has held governance and senior management positions at a local, regional and national level.  Hinemoerangi is of Ngati Ruanui, Ngaruahine and Ngati Porou descent.

Finance

Bev Anaru (Senior Accounts Clerk)
Bev joined the finance team of TOL in October 2005.  She previously worked in administrative and sole charge office positions.

Sue Kitt (Accountant)
Sue has been a member of the Finance team since May 2011. Sue came from Palmerston North and has many years experience in the accounting field, her last position being with a large Chartered accounting firm.  She is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and has a BBS from Massey.

Janine Sirett (Accounts Clerk)
Janine has 30 years experience in various admin/clerical positions and commenced at TOL in September 2005 in a Temp Position joining permanently in January 2006 having returned to Taranaki after 20 years away.  Janines last position was Secretary/Admin for the Roading and Services Departments of Waipa District Council in Te Awamutu.

Information Technology

Robert Adlam (IT Desktop Support Analyst)
Rob joined Tui Ora in May 2011, having worked for four years as IT Support for a home-based accounting business.  Rob has over 25 years experience working in IT, specialising in Operations and IT Support, including 13 years working at Telecom.  Prior to 1995, Rob lived and worked in Perth, Australia for three years working for a country-wide warehousing company as an IT Systems Operator specialising in IT Support.  Rob is of Te Atiawa and Ngati Rahiri descent.

Peter van Koppen (IT Team Leader)
MCP, MCSA, MCSA:Messaging, MCSE, ITIL v3. Peter joined Tui Ora Ltd at the start of March 2006.  After having lived in The Netherlands most of his life he moved to New Zealand in mid 2005 with his wife to be closer to her family.  Peter has worked in IT for five years in various roles like: Desktop support, Software Development, Network Administration and Design, Database Administration and Server Administration and Design.  Before joining us Peter worked for Synergy in Wellington.

Hone Rata (Systems Analyst)
PRINCE2 Practitioner, ITIL v3. Hone joined us in February 2006 and has recently returned to Taranaki from the United Kingdom.  He has 8 years experience in Information Technology services.  His diverse experience ranges from Desktop Support to Database Administration.  Hone has worked in large and small corporate environments.  His most recent employers have been JPMorgan Chase and Coutts.

Administration

Sharyn Tamarapa (Business-Contracts Administrator)
Sharyn joined the Tui Ora team in November 2005, having previously worked in the Social Services/Early Childhood sector for 16 years.  Sharyn is married to Hamiora (Sam) who is of Ngati Ruanui, Nga Rauru, Taranaki, Atihaunui-a-paparangi and Te Arawa descent.

Marama Witehira (Receptionist/Business Support Assistant)
Marama joined the Tui Ora team on October 2007, having previously worked for 4 years as an Administrator for Waiwhakaiho Te Kohanga Reo.  Prior to 2003, Marama lived and worked in Australia, and was employed by Westpac for 7 years & Macquarie Bank for 5.  Throughout that time, Marama’s duties ranged from frontline telling and lending to Mortgages processing.  Marama is married to Eddie and they have 2 girls.  Marama is of Ngati Raukawa descent and affiliates to Te Atiawa and Ngati Tama and Eddie is of Nga Puhi descent.

Cultural Advisor

Alice Doorbar (Kaimahi Hauora/Cultural Advisor)
Joined TOL in Oct 2005, a background of nursing and volunteer work among iwi from 1975.  Maori Community Health Worker with Taranaki District Health Board since 1989 working throughout Taranaki.  Currently involved within Taranaki Base and Hawera hospitals supporting whanau from admission to discharge and return home.  Alice is of Te Atiawa, Ngatimaru and Ngati Ruanui descent.

Te Ao Auahatanga

Ali (Eleanor) Hamlin (Project Manager Whanau Ora Te Ao Auahatanga)
Ali joined Tui Ora in July 2010 to manage the Te Ao Auahatanga Whanau Ora Project.  Previously working in the Manawatu for Mid Central Public Health Unit as the Screening Health Promotion Coordinator for the Manawatu / Whanganui Regional Screening programme before moving into a project managers role with the Central Cancer Network.  This role involved working across 8 DHB regions addressing the Ministry of Health Cancer Control Strategy and Action Plan with a specific focus on Reducing Inequalities across the cancer control continuum.  Ali has completed under graduate studies in Health Promotion working towards her final year in a post graduate Diploma in Public Health (Otago University) and is currently completing a Diploma in frontline management and a certificate in Business studies (NZIM).  Ali has links to Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou, and Te Atihaunui a Paparangi and her fiancé Marc Paenga is of Ngati Porou, Nga Ruahine, Ngati Ruanui, Te Atiawa, Ngati Maru descent.

Bridget Taylor (Project Facilitator Whanau Ora Te Ao Auahatanga)
BSocSci (Hons) Psych Bridget returned to the Maori Health Network in July 2010, joining the Tui Ora team as project facilitator of the Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora Maori funded Whanau Ora project.  After graduating from Waikato University in 2007, Bridget began working for Mahia Mai A Whai Tara in the Alcohol and Other Drug arena, moving on to Taranaki Womens Refuge in 2010 for a brief period, before being offered her current position at Tui Ora.  Bridget has Whakapapa links to Te Atiawa and Ngati Maniapoto.

Community Development

Youth Transition Service

Wendy Eynon (Acting Operations Manager / Youth Coach)
I come from a very diverse working background mainly in government.  I am a qualified Polytechnic tutor having taught for nine years in Tertiary Education and have a strong background working in social services as a Work Broker for 4 years.  In the late 90s I returned home to Taranaki and worked as an Administrator with local Iwi.  The team I worked with were responsible for the eventual Treaty Settlement for Ngati Ruanui.  In 2004 I moved into middle management with Ngati Ruanui Group Management Ltd before taking up my current role with YTS.  I hope to one day work more closely with Maori youth within the High Schools.  Currently I sit on the BoT at Opunake High School.   Proud to be of Ngaruahine, Nga Rauru, Te Whanau a Apanui and Whakatohea descent, I am married to Raymond and Mum to Leah, Kahu and Mykel.  Our family home is in Kaponga.

Chris Dunlop (Youth Coach, North Taranaki)
Chris joined Youth Transition Services in July, after twelve years as an Employment Consultant with Workwise and Workbridge, and has brought with him a wealth of local knowledge, contacts and networks, developed while working within Mental Health, Alcohol & Drug, and Disability fields.  He also has an acute understanding of Employment and Work and Income processes – which is great for assisting job seekers.  The knowledge he has gained is attributable to his constant relationship building and always looking for opportunities.
Chris is currently completing his National Certificate in Youth Work.  He is delivering YTS services to four of the local High schools.
In his spare time, Chris and his partner maintain a lifestyle block on the city limits, with ducks, chickens, sheep and cows.  All the animals are tame and “cuddle-friendly”.  Chris is building his second trike (three wheeler) motorcycle and he’s been the assistant manager “the most social rugby team in the World” for the last 9 seasons.  This forces a degree of work life balance and keeps him in touch with other disciplines outside of his work requirements.

Peter Hokopaura (Youth Coach, Central and South Taranaki)
Peter joined Tui Ora in October 2006 having previously worked as a constable in the police.  Prior to this he worked at the Hawera Freezing works.  Peter has a passion for youth and to see them reach their full potential and sees his role at YTS as a way of helping youth to reach their goals.  Peter is married to Suzanne and have 5 children.  Peter is of Ngati Ruanui, Pakakohi and Ngarauru descent.

Queenie Mackey (Administrator/Receptionist, Youth Transition Services, New Plymouth)
Queenie joined the YTS team in 2005.  After residing overseas for 8 years, she relocated back to New Zealand October 2004 with her husband.  Her work background has always been secretarial and over the years she has enjoyed working in many different industries which have included fashion design and telecommunications.  With a young family to care for - life at the moment is all about finding balance.

Anne Russell (Youth Coach, North Taranaki)
Anne brings with her vast years of customer service frontline experience having worked in a variety of roles from within the public & private sectors.  However, her skills and experiences as a Case Manager/Trainer for 7 years with Work & Income is what she brings to this role.
Anne empathises with Youth and feels the importance of support and mentoring in this ever changing world is of great need for them to be fulfilled and successful in their futures.  Anne has 2 adult children and 2 moko.  She is of Te Whanau Apanui/Whakatohea descent.  She is looking forward to continuing her work in helping youth to develop, gain knowledge and being empowered to make wise decisions for themselves and their future, alongside an amazing team of Youth Coaches at YTS.

James Tautuku (Youth Cadet)
Tena Koutou Katoa
Ko James Tautuku toku ingoa
Ko Aotea te waka
Ko Ngati Ruanui me Nga Ruahinerangi me Te Arawa nga iwi
Ko Ngati Manuhiakai toku hapu o Nga Ruahine
Ko Waingongoro toku awa
Ko Ohawe Beach toku kainga
Ko Youth Transition Services toku mahi.
Tena Koutou Tena Koutou, Kia Ora Koutou Katoa

I joined youth transitions on the 7th of June 2011 as a Youth Cadet.  I previously had worked with youth voluntarily because it is a passion of mine.  The passion for youth started in 2007 when I started a amateur hip hop group in Hawera aimed at breaking the stereotype of youth in the community and to get youth off the streets and into doing something productive.

I joined SouthTru(South Taranaki Rangatahi United) which is a youth council of roughly 16 youths, 2 from each town in South Taranaki whose soul purpose is to make the younger communities become more involved in their community.  SouthTRU is under the STDC Umbrella but isn’t apart of the STDC itself.  So I began as a Youth Representative for Hawera and then progressed on to be a Youth Mentor.  In 2008 as a mentor of SouthTRU I was nominted and then selected as one of the top 12 in New Zealand for the ‘Celebrating Everyday Young New Zealanders’ Award, the ceremony was held in Parliament and was one of the most humbling days of my life.

I went to study in Auckland at the EXCEL School of Performing Arts graduating after 2 years with an Advanced Certificate in Dance, and also was chosen out of 100 students to be one of the 20 to go on a nationwide tour performing in Schools, Churches and Communities all around New Zealand from Whangarei to Invercargill, spreading a positive message to empower and inspire.  Moving home in 2011 I then yearned to do more for the youth and for my rohe so I began looking for more mentoring positions and began enquiring to YTS for mentoring programmes which then lead to me being informed of this Youth Cadet role.

I am a very passionate dancer and youth mentor that I have started a local Taranaki Hip Hop group called KOLLEKTIVE Dance Crew whose aim is to inspire and empower youth to aim for the top, to push through to success and know that there is help available.  We are currently getting ready for Maori TV and the Takitimu Festival.  I teach weekly classes in Taranaki for ages 8+, so my youth work is my life.  Being with YTS is a dream, I work with amazing people and I get to help youth and influence them in a positive way.

Jackie Watene (Youth Coach, North Taranaki)
I joined Youth Transition Services in March 2011.  Previously worked 4years as a programme Manger / Youth Tutor for Trade and Commerce.  As from life experiences I have a passion working with youth, some people even say I have a lot of patients working with youth.

Megan White (Youth Coach, Central and South Taranaki)
I joined Tui Ora in February 2011 taking on the part time position of administrator at YTS in Hawera.  I have also recently been given the opportunity of having a dual role at YTS as a Youth Coach.  I have spent the majority of my adult working life overseas, mainly in London where I worked in both public and private sectors.  I gained a lot of experience working in a variety of roles in different industries, but always enjoyed having direct contact with the community.  I worked as an administrator for the Young People’s Service in London where the seed for working in social services was planted.  Returning from London at the end of 2009 I began working as a support worker for an in-home health provider before joining Tui Ora.