The Team


Director
Dr Nikki Turner
MBChB, Dip Obs, DCH, FRNZCGP


Medical Advisor/Well Child Tamariki Ora Facilitator
Dr Marguerite Dalton
BSc, MBChB, DCH, DCCH, FRCPCH, FRACP


National Manager
Research & Innovation
Well Child & Family Services

Lynn Taylor
PhD


Director of Research
Helen Petousis-Harris
PhD, BSc, PGDipSc


National Manager
Loretta Roberts
RN

National Co-ordination Team

Regional Immunisation Advisors

Northern Region
Georgina Gymer
RN
Central Region
Karen Green
RN
South Island
Linda Hill
RN Comp, PGCertHsc

National Education & Training

Education & Training Coordinator
Trish Wells-Morris
RN, RM, PGDipN

Education Administrator 
Sarah Dingle

Office Assistant
Chelce Marshall 
 

National Communications Team

Technical Writer/ImmNuZ Editor/Immunisation Advisor
Karin Batty
RN, PGCertHSc, PBCertCTN, AdvCertMgt
Immunisation Advisor
Elaine Boyd
RN, PGCertCHN
Immunisation Advisor Brenda Gerard
RN, PGCertICU
Immunisation Advisor
Robyn Johnson
RN, PGCertHSc, BHSc (Nursing)
Immunisation Advisor
Lyn Sharp
RN

Clinical Team Leader, Outreach Immunisation Services/ Immunisation Advisor
Leeann Knight
RN, PGCertHSc, BN

Immunisation Advisor
Bernadette Heaphy
RN, PGDipHSc (Nursing), BN

Education & Training Coordinator/Immunisation Education Facilitator/ Immunisation Advisor
Trish Wells-Morris
RN, RM, PGDipN

 National Influenza Specialist Group

Chair
Michelle Kapinga
RGON

Support
Erin Gillette

 Support Services

ICT Administrator
Lee Thorburn

Education Team

Northern Region
Immunisation Education Facilitator

Lisbeth Alley
RN

Central Region - Waikato
Immunisation Education Facilitator

Michelle Tanner
RN

Central Region - Taranaki
Immunisation Education Facilitator

Trish Wells-Morris
RN, RM, PGDipN

Northern Region
Pacific Immunisation Advisor

Susie Tameifuna
RN

Central Region
Māori Immunisation Advisor

Penny Gittings
RN

Central & Southern Regions
Immunisation Education Facilitator

Bernadette Heaphy
RN, PGDipHSc (Nursing), BN

Auckland Outreach Immunisation Services (OIS) 

OIS Clinical Team Leader
Leeann Knight
RN, PGCertHSc, BN

OIS Project Coordinator
Anjileena Dev
OIS Nurse
Meri Ormsby
RN

OIS Community Health Workers (CHW)
Kathy Tarawa
DipScWk, DipHProm

OIS Community Health Workers (CHW)
Charlayne Taniwha
 

Research Team