Murray Penman (Chairperson) Head of Health and Community Services, Visionwest Community Trust

Murray is the Head of Health and Community Services at Visionwest Community Trust in Auckland, having previously been the GM for Home Healthcare at Visionwest. Until September 2019 he worked in Disability Services in the Ministry of Health and was responsible for developing Individualised Funding and other supports which put the disabled person and their whanau in charge of their funding and support options. 

Alison Van Wyk (Deputy Chair) Executive General Manager, ProPharma (Independent)

Alison has a background in nursing, and her previous roles were as Group Chief Operating Officer, Green Cross Health, CEO of Access Community Health and Group Manager, Professional Services for Green Cross Health Medical and Pharmacy Divisions. Alison has a background in nursing and possesses sales, marketing and management experience within the pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare supply chain markets both within New Zealand and internationally.

Meng Cheong Chief Executive, Healthvision NZ Ltd

Meng has a Bachelor of Economics, majoring in Accounting, from La Trobe University in Melbourne, as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Auckland. Meng has enjoyed more than 20 years experience in the New Zealand health sector in a variety of roles encompassing finance, strategy, business development and operations management. Meng began his career in health at the Auckland Area Health Board as Manager, Corporate Finance. Meng joined Healthvision after six years with Northland DHB where he was General Manager, Finance, Funding and Commercial Services.

Carmel Conaghan Chief Executive Officer, RDNS NZ

Carmel has over 25 years of healthcare and senior management experience primarily in the Home and Community Support Services (HCSS) Sector. She commenced her career in Christchurch, New Zealand as a Registered Comprehensive Nurse and then travelled extensively working in a variety of nursing roles in both hospital and community settings; 3 years in Dunedin, 10 years in San Francisco, USA and 9 years in Melbourne, Australia. In 2009 she was delighted to return to NZ to set up the first RDNS NZ office and take up the challenge of working closely with the ADHB and the appointed

Providers to develop and embed the first Restorative Model of service in New Zealand.

In 2013, Carmel joined Geneva Healthcare as General Manager – Home and Community Services where she worked to support Geneva’s growth and gained a strong understanding of financial sustainability and where her passion for the disability sector flourished.

In February 2017, Carmel was delighted to be appointed as CEO RDNS NZ and return to further develop and strengthen it in preparation for our evolving NZ healthcare landscape. Carmel is extremely passionate about the provision of quality Home and Community Services and developing services that are sustainable and innovative for our communities to benefit from in the future.

Wendy Hoskin GM Health and Disability (Enliven), Presbyterian Support Northern

Wendy holds the position of General Manager Health and Disability (Enliven) for Presbyterian Support Northern. She has held that position since late 2020. Enliven provides Home and Community Based Services, Day Services and Individualised Funding Services across the Upper North Island from Taupo north. An area of passion for Wendy is improving support for people with Dementia living in the community and she has recently launched EnlivenPlus, a ground-breaking new service for people living with dementia in the Bay of Plenty.

Wendy has worked for PSN since 2014, originally as GM Development where she started and grew their Family Dispute Resolution Service FWRS. From there she held the role of Chief Operating Officer responsible for People and Culture, Finance, Information Services, Contract Management and Evaluation.

She has had more than 20 years’ experience in the health and social sectors working in management positions at Auckland DHB and Waikato DHB in both Operational Management (Ambulatory Services and Cardiovascular Services) and Funding and Planning Management.  Wendy is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds the Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.  

Androulla Kotrotsos CEO and Director, Access Community Health

Androulla is the CEO & Managing Director at Access Community Health which includes the Total Care Health special nursing service, moving to this role in December 2022 after two and a half years holding the COO position.

Androulla is a practicing Registered Pharmacist, and it was this work in Community Pharmacy that sparked an interest in the wider health sector and how they can work together to help people in their day-to-day living. This led to many roles including at the Ministry of Health, Pharmacy Council, and Pharmaceutical companies, as well as in professional support roles for the Pharmacy profession, and a number of sector board governance roles. 
 
It is through the integrated work-stream that Androulla participated in that she saw first-hand the positive difference the Home and Community sector makes in people's lives every day, and what an essential workforce they are, and what a huge opportunity the current health reforms can present.

Androulla is Wellington based and a current board member of the Pharmaceutical Defence Association of NZ, and the Wellington Associated Pharmacy Group. 

Shelley Cunningham Deputy Chief Executive, Te Puna Ora o Mataatua (Ngati Awa, Whakatohea, Tuhoe, Ngati Porou)

Shelley is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.  She has an extensive background in providing business advisory, accounting and management consultancy to a diversified range of businesses and industries.  In recent years most of her time has been spent working with Māori incorporations, trusts and post-settlement governance entities.

Shelley is the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, a kaupapa Māori Charitable Trust delivering Home and Community Health and ACC services across the Eastern Bay of Plenty.  She is also the Chief Financial Officer for Whakatane Medical Practice Limited (Med Central), a General Practice located in Whakatane.

She held a governance role with Te Manawa Pou Tahi – Tauranga Māori Business Association for 5 years and currently sits on a couple of Ministry and DHB working groups within the home and community health sector. Shelley is committed to the home and community health sector and ensuring equitable outcomes are achieved.

Penny Hanning Independent Board Member

Penny has over a decade of experience in senior management, and is a driven leader known for her exceptional interpersonal skills and strategic acumen in the field of home and community health and aged residential care.

Her expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of competencies, including project and change and people management, budget development, and strategic planning. Penny's commitment to delivering person-centred, accessible services with a focus on maximizing value for whole of system stakeholders continues to underpin her work in the health system.

Penny has worked in the Ministry of Health, TAS and is passionate about ensuring services are designed to value and enhance health outcomes, optimise workforce capability and be operationally efficient.

Penny's current role is Central Regional Manager, Peke Waihanga, Artificial Limb Service.

Lisa Foster Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive of the Association is Lisa Foster.

Lisa Foster is both an inclusive and authentic leader with a breadth of experience across Health, Disability, Mental Health, and Community Support Sectors. Lisa was the Chief Executive for Rare Disorders New Zealand and has a background in bio-medical science. Lisa has acted as a Board director of Asia Pacific Alliance of Patient Organisations (APARDO) for three years.

Lisa is a strategic leader with a growth mindset able to link the right people together to achieve set goals. Specialist expertise in the health and disability sector including effective advocacy, facilitation, workforce development and co-design. She brings a heart-centred approach and critical thinking to the resolution of complex challenges and is passionate about supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals, family, and communities. 

With experience of representing a national voice and building co-operative relationships, Lisa is focused on achieving sustainability and partnership for the home and community support sector.