I am grateful for the opportunity to write about this extraordinary wahine toa. I am lucky to have done my psychiatry training in Sylvia’s wake.
Dr Dale Bramley
Dr Dale Bramley
Dale is equally comfortable in many different environments whether it be on the Marae or in the Boardroom, in clinical settings or with government ministers and business partner.
Jonathan Koea
Jonathan Koea
Professor Jonathan Koea is an Auckland-based general surgeon who specialises in the health of the liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract.
Patrick Le Geyt
Patrick Le Geyt
Patrick Le Geyt has over 25 years of experience working in health and disability in the commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Fay Selby Law
Fay Selby Law
Throughout her career in health, she has also focused on uplifting the smokefree sector in Manawatu by supporting whānau, particularly wahine and māmā, in becoming smokefree.
Dr Fiona Cram
Dr Fiona Cram
Dr Fiona Cram of Ngāti Pahauwera (Kahungunu) descent, Dr Fiona Cram is a thinker, a writer, an academic, a doer, a joker and a self-proclaimed prin
Hineroa Hakiaha RNZcmpN, MNSc, FNZCMHN
Hineroa Hakiaha RNZcmpN, MNSc, FNZCMHN
Hineroa’s professional contributions and leadership in the fields of mental health nursing, health education and Māori health leadership are exemplary.
Dr Lance O’Sullivan
Dr Lance O’Sullivan
Lance O’Sullivan is and has been my mentor for the past five years.
Heather Muriwai
Heather Muriwai
Heather Muriwai is a distinguished midwife and health leader whose career spans over 25 years of dedicated service to whānau, hapū, and iwi.
Leilani Maraku
Leilani Maraku
Leilani Maraku develops and delivers Kaupapa Māori Mental Health & Addiction peer support services throughout the Manawatū region for adults, youth, and their whānau.
Bridgette Masters-Awatere
Bridgette Masters-Awatere
Alongside her mahi in health, she has been a leader in Kaupapa Māori Psychology studies.
Zack Makoare
Zack Makoare
Integral to the success of Te Taitimu Trust is Zack’s own leadership qualities, his vision, and his ability to bring people together, no matter what their background is.
