Staff introductions
Outreach Coordinator
NZFVC
Kia Ora
My name is Jessica and I'm excited to introduce myself as the new Outreach Coordinator for NZFVC. I first became interested in the issues surrounding violence against women through academic studies of Women's Studies and Political Science at Victoria University. I've rounded this out with a number of rich and colourful years working for organisations committed to supporting families and whanau experiencing family violence. During this time I have held positions within Refuge in both New Zealand and Sweden, which has had a strong impact on my analysis of family violence.
Most recently I've been living in my home town of Mt Maunganui and working as the Family Violence Coordinator for the Tauranga Moana Abuse Prevention Strategy (TMAPS), a relatively new community project aimed at providing an earlier, better coordinated and more effective response to families experiencing family violence within Tauranga Moana.
I am very passionate about community development and excited about the opportunity to work alongside your organisations in the incredibly important work you do. I found Sheryl Hann and the Clearinghouse an invaluable source of information and support during my time as TMAPS Coordinator and look forward to continuing and further expanding on the great work already done.
I look forward to speaking and meeting with you in the near future.
Kind Regards
Jessica
04 801 2707
Jessica@refuge.org.nz
NZFVC Information Manager
Greetings one and all
My name is Philip and I am Information Manager for the NZFVC. I've been in the role since the start of 2008 when I took over from Peggy McConnell.
My background is mainly in librarianship. I qualified in 1989 and have practised mainly as a reference librarian. Over the years I have worked in the Health Department, Parliamentary Library, Turnbull and National Libraries and most recently the Ministry of Social Development. I had a couple of years at the National Library as a user representative on large library technology projects. I began with the Ministry of Social Development in December 1998 when it was the Department of Social Welfare. A major appeal of my move there was the prospect of working in the social policy area.
I've always had a strong social conscience, gained no doubt from my parents. My father was a caring and progressive secondary principal and my mother, who has strong feminist principles, worked for the Palmerston North Women's Refuge for many years and was also a secondary school teacher. I am blessed to be married to Robin and have two young adult sons who do us proud.
I'm thrilled to be in my current role, supporting people who are working to eliminate family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand - it feels like a very good fit to me
I'm the person who maintains the website and the Information Collection and I'm looking forward to working with you in the New Year - there is much to do
Philip
04 916 3720
Philip.Worthington001@msd.govt.nz
