Our Team.

We have an amazing team made up of paid staff, contractors, and volunteers all with different and unique skills to support the clients we work with.

The Management Team

Manager (Chief Executive)

Christopher Efford, OStJ, MSc

Masters of Applied Science

Financial Mentor (Supervisor) (Provisional)

Clinical Manager

Gerrit Wolters, SWRB, MANZASW

Registered Social Worker

ACC Sensitive Claims Social Worker

COSP Facilitator

Office Manager

Tania Buchanan

Office Administrators and Project Staff

Toni Sims

Office Administrator

Dahlia Ramage

Office Administrator

Carolina Salazar

West Coast Connect Coordinator

Multicultural Council Coordinator

Core Family Start Whanau Workers

Maegan Cameron, SWRB, MAZASW

Clinical Supervisor

Registered Social Worker

Financial Mentor and Supervisor

ACC Sensitive Claims Social Worker

COSP Facilitator

Renee Walker

Whanau Worker

Studying towards Psychology

COSP Facilitator

Julie Clemett

Whanau Worker

Dip. Teaching and Learning (Primary)
Dip. Teaching and Learning (ECE)

Andrina Butler

Whanau Worker

Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

Study towards Masters in Science (Psychology)

Jessie Reid

Whanau Worker

Occupational Therapist

Paul Payne,

SWRB, MANZASW

Social Worker

Registered Social Worker

Stacey Hazeldine

Whanau Worker

Studying towards Social Work

Our Clinicians

Sara Gillies, NZAC

Youth Counsellor

Bachelor of Arts in Art
Bachelor of Applied Counselling
Graduate Diploma in Teaching

Julie Dobson