Experience

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  Department of Conservation (DOC)

  • Oral historian and researcher

    • Nov 2023 - Present

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  Jewish Lives

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Oral historian - Interviewer

    • Oct 2022 - Mar 2024
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I am interviewing a number of older people from Auckland's Jewish community as part of the Jewish Lives project.

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  Whakatāne District Council

  • Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

  • Social Researcher

    • May 2022 - Sep 2022
    • Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    To produce a situational overview of housing and homelessness in the Whakatane District, as baseline research for a joined-up approach to finding solutions from within the community sector in partnership with the District council.

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  Tapestries

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Historian

    • May 2021 - Sep 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I specialise in researching and writing organisational histories, interviewing archival research, and self-publishing.

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  Tapestries - weaving stories together

  • Devonport, Auckland

  • Writer, historic researcher and project manager

    • Feb 2016 - Dec 2021
    • Devonport, Auckland

    Published December 2021 -' Threads of Caring', a history of the Anglican Trust for Women and Children (ATWC). Tapestries were commissioned to undertake research and to write write a history of ATWC (1858-2018), which has included a series of oral history interviews, archival research, and research into a history of welfare in Aotearoa / NZ, culminating in the creation of a book. Published by David Ling publishing.

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  Auckland North Community and Development

  • Takapuna, Auckland

  • Commuinications, Training and Development Coordinator

    • Mar 2013 - Feb 2020
    • Takapuna, Auckland

    Auckland North Community and Development (Formerly known as NSCSS) is a professional development agency for the not-for-profit sector. ANCAD supports 150 NGOs on the North Shore of Auckland. I managed the communications strategy for the organisation and coordinated a professional development training seminars and workshops on a monthly basis for the not-for-profit sector. I also produced a book celebrating stories of community leaders and local government on the North Shore from the 1960s. 'Your Story My Story, together builds community' was published in 2015.

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  Tapestries

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Fishing history - NZ 1966

    • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Have just completed an interesting research project for a client - looking at part of our fishing industry history here in New Zealand

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  National Oral History Association (NOHANZ)

  • NZ

  • President

    • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
    • NZ

    This year I was elected as the President of the National Oral History Association - Te Kete Kōrero-a-Waha o Te Motu. We have 300+ members across NZ. We provide mentoring, training support, newsletters, regional gatherings, symposiums and conferences. We have a conference coming up in 2014.www.oralhistory.org.nzhttp://oralhistory.org.nz/code.htm - NOHANZ Code of ethics

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  Monte Cecilia Housing Trust

  • Mangere, Auckland

  • Fundraiser and Media Comms coordiantor

    • Nov 2011 - Dec 2012
    • Mangere, Auckland

    I was responsible for managing the website, internal and external media/comms, and fundraising activities. I organised an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary and was also contracted through my business Tapestries to 1) review the agency's fundraising and communications strategies and 2) to undertake an oral history project to celebrate the 30th anniversary. This project is profiled ion my website.

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  Department of Internal Affairs

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Contract Researcher

    • May 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    “Community-led Development Initiative” – I organised and facilitated two focus groups interviews as part of the evaluation of this project.

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  Christian World Service

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Media and Communications Coordinator

    • Feb 2005 - Jan 2007
    • Christchurch, New Zealand

    I was the Media and Communications Manager within the Education, Advocacy & Campaigns team. Role involved: developing communications strategy across areas of fundraising and developing educational; campaigns to engage with churches, schools and the wider community. Tasks included: weekly website content management, preparing media releases, journalistic reporting on work of CWS and its partners, issues of aid and development, editing, design, layout and content of educational, fundraising and worship resources, promoting annual and emergency appeals and special fundraising projects, organizing media training for staff and managing a photo database. www.cws.org.nz

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  Christchurch Environment Centre

  • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Project Manager

    • 1999 - 2001
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Managing an environmental education programme. In my capacity as an oral historian I also researched and wrote a history of the CEC.