Keeping the PACE 2022 speakers

FASD Navigator Anna Gundesen
**FASD-CAN Inc**
https://www.fasd-can.org.nz

Anna is a FASD Navigator and enjoys walking beside whānau through their often challenging journey of raising individuals with behavioural symptoms from pre-natal alcohol exposure. Her career began in Occupational Therapy followed by decades of leadership in the creative arts, and then experience of advocacy, suppo...
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Annalise Sharp

Oranga Tamariki

Annalise Sharp is a Service Manager from the Transition Support Services team, within Oranga Tamariki. Annalise is passionate about ensuring rangatahi are aware of, and have access to their entitlements, and are well supported as they journey from care into adulthood.

Arran Jones
**Independant Childrens Monitor**

Arran Jones is the Executive Director. Arran has been with the Monitor since April 2020. He has a legal background, having spent over ten years working in the Ministry of Social Development’s Legal Service both as senior solicitor and Deputy Chief Legal Advisor leading operational and corporate teams.

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Chappie Te Kani
**Oranga Tamariki**

Chappie Te Kani (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto, Rongowhakaata) has held several senior public servant roles including Assistant Commissioner at the Public Service Commission, Head of System Assurance and Continuous Improvement, and Caring for Communities Lead within the COVID-19 Group at t...
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PhD Daniel Hughes

www.ddpnetwork.org/resources/library/authors/hughes-daniel-a/

Dan Hughes, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with a practice in South Portland, Maine. He founded and developed Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), the treatment of children who have experienced abuse and neglect and who demonstrate ongoing problems related to attachment and trauma. This treatment occurs in a...
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Felicia Stewart
**The Trauma Initiative**
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Felicia Stewart is a former PR executive and travel writer who found herself in a distorted parenting space following the adoption of a toddler in 2005. For 14 years she has been on a journey to understand the challenging behaviours that she faced each day.

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Janise Mitchell
**Australian Childhood Foundation**
https://www.childhood.org.au/

Janise Mitchell is the Deputy CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care in Australia. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Arts and Social Sciences with Southern Cross University.

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Dr Joe Tucci
**Australian Childhood Foundation**
https://www.childhood.org.au/

Dr Joe Tucci is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Childhood Foundation.
Joe is a registered psychologist, social worker and author with significant experience in child protection and working therapeutically with children.

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Ph.D. Jonathan Baylin

Dr. Baylin received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981. He has been working in the mental health field for 35 years.

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Linda Surtees
**Caring Families Aotearoa**
https://www.caringfamilies.org.nz

Linda has been with Caring Families Aotearoa since 2010 and has a wealth of experience in the foster care sector. Linda is a strong advocate for fostering families to receive robust, collaborative support and training to provide qulaity care for our most vulnerable children.

Māhera Maihi
**Mā Te Huruhuru**

Māhera is a young dynamic Māori wahine who's life mission is to change the world one Māori at a time. Raised in Tāmaki Makaurau (Otara, Manurewa and Papakura) as a third generation urban Māori she experienced life as a Māori disconnected from her culture and history. Although gangs and poverty was a part of her...
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Associate Professor Nicola Atwool
**University of Otago**

Nicola Atwool is an Associate Professor in the Social and Community Work at the University of Otago. She returned to academia in 2012 after six years as a Principal Advisor in the Office of the Children's Commissioner.

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Nikki Denholm
**The Light Project**

Nikki has a health background and specialises in sexual health and gender issues.
She founded the *NZ FGM Education Programme* and *NZ National African HIV/AIDS Education Project and* has been working in the area of youth and porn since 2014.

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Rob Surtees
**Caring Families Aotearoa**
https://www.caringfamilies.org.nz

Rob’s professional interests lay with Family Therapy and parenting children with attachment disorders. He has a degree in counselling, has completed study in Psychotherapy, and has experience in foster caring.

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Sally Moffatt
**Caring Families Aotearoa**
https://www.caringfamilies.org.nz

Sally holds a Diploma of Teaching and a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood). Sally is a skilled facilitator, delivering the Foundations for Attachment programme to caregivers across Aotearoa. Sally has an in-depth knowledge of developmental trauma, attachment, therapeutic parenting and the impact of developmental t...
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Tania Henderson
**Education 4 U Limited**

Tēnā koutou katoa Ko Poho-o-te-rangi te maunga, Ko Matumako te awa, Ko Te Ao Hou te marae, Ko Ngati Ruawaipu te iwi, Ko Whanau-A-Tapuhi te hapu, Ko Tania Henderson ahau.

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Group Communications Manager Tanya Abbott
**L'Oreal New Zealand**

Tanya is the Group Corporate Communications, Public affairs & Sustainability manager for L'Oréal New Zealand, a subsidiary of the largest beauty company in the world, found in over 130 countries with more than 85,000 valued employees.

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Tuihana Ohia
**Woo Wellbeing**

Tuihana's expertise spans across all aspects of wellbeing including project management, design, building inhouse capacity, strategy development, relationship liaison, workshops, event management and implementation.

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Veronica George
**Soul Psychology**

Veronica is a registered psychologist, certified in Dyadic Developmental Practice. She studied psychology at Waikato University, in the Applied Behaviour Analysis Programme. As she began working with children who had a background of relational trauma, she discovered there was something missing in the behavioural appr...
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Voyce - Whakarongo Mai

Voyce - Whakarongo Mai

The VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai National Youth Council is made up of care experienced young people aged between 16 – 24 years old from all over NZ, who are interested in making a difference and connecting to the care community.

FASD Navigator Anna Gundesen

FASD-CAN Inc

Anna is a FASD Navigator and enjoys walking beside whānau through their often challenging journey of raising individuals with behavioural symptoms from pre-natal alcohol exposure.

Her career began in Occupational Therapy followed by decades of leadership in the creative arts, and then experience of advocacy, support and facilitation in the foster care sector.

Anna brings to this role lived experience. She has been an advocate navigating her way through services to find the best fit to support their child, diagnosed with FASD. Over the past 7 years she has undertaken a breadth of professional development in FASD and continues to do so.

Arran Jones

Independant Childrens Monitor

Arran Jones is the Executive Director. Arran has been with the Monitor since April 2020. He has a legal background, having spent over ten years working in the Ministry of Social Development’s Legal Service both as senior solicitor and Deputy Chief Legal Advisor leading operational and corporate teams.

Arran has held several leadership roles at the Ministry of Social Development including in the Office of the Chief Executive, Legal Services and at Work and Income. More recently he was Head of Privacy at ACC. Arran also led the Partnerships and Programmes workstream in the Investing in Children programme that established Oranga Tamariki.

“My vision for the Monitor is to listen to many voices, most importantly of children, young people and their whānau. I believe this is how we can provide the greatest support to Oranga Tamariki and other monitored agencies, and ultimately the children and young people in their care.”

Chappie Te Kani

Oranga Tamariki

Chappie Te Kani (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto, Rongowhakaata) has held several senior public servant roles including Assistant Commissioner at the Public Service Commission, Head of System Assurance and Continuous Improvement, and Caring for Communities Lead within the COVID-19 Group at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

He was also Acting Chief Executive Te Arawhiti. He joined Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children in May 2021 as Deputy Chief Executive Governance and Engagement before being appointed to the role of Chief Executive late last year.

Chappie lives in Lower Hutt with his wife and two children.

PhD Daniel Hughes

Dan Hughes, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with a limited practice in South Portland, Maine. He founded and developed Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), the treatment of children who have experienced abuse and neglect and who demonstrate ongoing problems related to attachment and trauma. This treatment occurs in a family setting and the treatment model has expanded to become a general model of family treatment. He has spent over 40 years helping children and youth reach their full potential and reconnect with others in their lives.

Dan has conducted seminars, workshops, spoken at conferences and guest lectured throughout the US, Europe, Canada, and Australia over the past 18 years. He is also engaged in extensive training and supervision in the certification of therapists in his treatment model, along with ongoing consultation to various agencies and professionals. He is a member of the American Psychological Association. He is also president of the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute (DDPI) which is responsible for the certification of professionals in DDP. Information about DDPI can be found on their website, www.ddpnetwork.org.

Dan has authored many books including Attachment-Focused Parenting (2009), Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Workbook (2011) and, with Jon Baylin, Brain-Based Parenting (2012) and The Neurobiology of Attachment-Focused Therapy (2016). He has also written or been featured in many articles, many of which can be found at www.ddpnetwork.org/resources/library/authors/hughes-daniel-a/.

Felicia Stewart

The Trauma Initiative

Felicia Stewart is a former PR executive and travel writer who found herself in a distorted parenting space following the adoption of a toddler in 2005. For 14 years she has been on a journey to understand the challenging behaviours that she faced each day; studying under the trauma masters, Peter Levine, Diane Poole Heller, Janina Fisher, Bruce Perry, and many other experts in the field.

Alongside her work helping families living with attachment difficulties, Felicia has trained as a specialist tea master and offers coaching in mindful tea practice.

Janise Mitchell

Australian Childhood Foundation

Janise has 30 years’ experience in the field of child protection and child welfare, with a focus on therapeutic care. She completed a Master of Social Work (Research) in 2008 in which she researched the implementation of therapeutic foster care in Victoria, Australia. In her current role, Janise has been instrumental in the conceptualisation, development and implementation of the Australian Childhood Foundation therapeutic care programs.

Janise has extensive experience in the development of innovative therapeutic programs for traumatised children and young people in foster, kinship and residential care. She has provided consultancy to many governments on the issue of therapeutic services for children and young people and regularly participates on state and national Advisory Groups seeking to address the needs of children and young people in the child protection, out of home care, secure care and youth justice sectors.

Janise has a commitment to evidence informed practice and believes strongly in the participation of young people in the development of services, policies and programs that seek to support them.

Janise has presented nationally and internationally and has a range of publications, most recently she was lead editor on the 2020 book The Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children: Evidence-Informed Approaches to Working with Traumatised Children and Adolescents in Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Care edited by Janise Mitchell, Joe Tucci and Ed Tronick, 2020, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Dr Joe Tucci

Australian Childhood Foundation

Dr Joe Tucci is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Childhood Foundation.

Joe is a registered psychologist and social worker and author with significant experience in child protection and working therapeutically with children. He has worked in the field of child abuse and childhood trauma for the past 30 years. Joe completed his Doctorate into emotional child abuse in 2005.

In 1993, he was awarded a Creswick Foundation Fellowship in Child and Family Relationships to work with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the United Kingdom.

He has acted as a senior consultant to government and non-government agencies across Australia on a range of projects related to trauma-informed care and child protection policy. He has demonstrated experience in developing and implementing child focused therapeutic programs.

He has presented at national and international conferences on therapeutic work with children, trauma and child abuse. His writing has been published in both Australian and international academic journals and the broader media. Most recently he was co-editor of the 2020 book The Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children: Evidence-Informed Approaches to Working with Traumatized Children and Adolescents in Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Care edited by Janise Mitchell, Joe Tucci and Ed Tronick, 2020, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Ph.D. Jonathan Baylin

Dr. Baylin received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981. He has been working in the mental health field for 35 years. For the past fifteen years, while continuing his clinical practice, he has immersed himself in the study of neurobiology and in teaching mental health practitioners about the brain. He has given numerous workshops for mental health professionals on “Putting the Brain in Therapy.”

Several years ago, Dr. Baylin began a collaborative relationship with Daniel Hughes, a leader in the field of attachment-focused therapy. Their book, Brain Based Parenting, was released by Norton Press in the spring of 2012 as part of the Norton series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Dr. Baylin has delivered keynote sessions at international conferences and has also given numerous workshops both internationally and regionally within the USA.

Māhera Maihi

Mā Te Huruhuru

Māhera Maihi is the founder and Chief Executive of charity Mā Te Huruhuru, where she runs a 10 bedroom housing complex supporting young people in Ōtāhuhu.

Māhera completed studies in Toiora whānau (Social work) and is currently completing a Masters in Māori and Management. Māhera worked at Oranga Tamariki for six years where she identified the need for systemic change, and therefore decided to pioneer and found Mā Te Huruhuru.

Mā Te Huruhuru is born out of Māhera's personal lived experience being raised in Tāmaki Makaurau. They offer kaupapa Māori programmes and services in employment, health, social services, wairua and housing. This includes work readiness programmes, enterprise, suicide prevention, COVID response, whakamoemiti, life coaching services, supported bail, and transitional housing.

Māhera is also the co-owner of a cafe called Maihi and Co Cafe, in Manukau with her sister.

Associate Professor Nicola Atwool

University of Otago

Nicola Atwool is an Associate Professor in the Social and Community Work at the University of Otago. She returned to academia at the beginning of 2012 having spent six years as a Principal Advisor in the Office of the Children's Commissioner. She previously worked at the University of Otago as a lecturer and senior lecturer in the social work programme from 1994 to 2005.

Nicola has professional qualifications in social work and child and adolescent psychotherapy and was employed in a variety of roles by what is now Oranga Tamariki for nearly twenty years before taking up an academic position. Her research interests include the social construction of childhood and adolescence, attachment theory, resilience, the impact of trauma on children and young people, the experience of children in care and social work intervention with children, young people and their families. Nicola is committed to bridging the worlds of academia, policy and practice.

Rob Surtees

Caring Families Aotearoa

Rob’s professional interests lay with Family Therapy and parenting children with attachment disorders. He has a degree in counselling, has completed study in Psychotherapy, and has experience in foster caring.

Travelling the country, Rob has delivered training in Kim Goldings “Foundations of Attachment” and provided more in-depth levels of understanding for foster carers. He believes anyone who cares for or makes decisions for children in foster care needs to have an understanding of the trauma these children have experienced.

Sally Moffatt

Caring Families Aotearoa

Sally holds a Diploma of Teaching and a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood). Sally is a skilled facilitator, delivering the Foundations for Attachment programme to caregivers across Aotearoa. Sally has an in-depth knowledge of developmental trauma, attachment, therapeutic parenting and the impact of developmental trauma on the developing brain. She has a passion to change the way we parent children and young people who have experienced maltreatment so that their trajectory in life changes for the better.

Veronica George

Soul Psychology

Veronica is a registered psychologist, certified in Dyadic Developmental Practice. She studied psychology at Waikato University, in the Applied Behaviour Analysis Programme. As she began working with children who had a background of relational trauma, she discovered there was something missing in the behavioural approach so attended many courses and trainings to better understand the impact of this. The more she learned, the more passionate she became about helping others understand the hidden needs beneath the children’s behaviour, and how to support them.

Veronica works therapeutically, from a DDP perspective, with children, their parents/caregivers, and provide consultancy and professional development for other professionals, including within the education sector.

Voyce - Whakarongo Mai

Voyce - Whakarongo Mai

Their first year members have just elected their first co-chairs, and this highly engaged group has monthly wananga, backed by a specially designed curriculum aimed to build their knowledge of governance, professional standards and communication, teamwork and ultimately build their leadership, their rangatiratanga.

Four representatives from the National Youth Council will present on their behalf, along with VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai CEO, Tracie Shipton.

Speakers

FASD Navigator Anna Gundesen

Annalise Sharp

Arran Jones

Chappie Te Kani

PhD Daniel Hughes

Felicia Stewart

Janise Mitchell

Dr Joe Tucci

Ph.D. Jonathan Baylin

Linda Surtees

Māhera Maihi

Associate Professor Nicola Atwool

Nikki Denholm

Rob Surtees

Sally Moffatt

Tania Henderson

Group Communications Manager Tanya Abbott

Tuihana Ohia

Veronica George

Voyce - Whakarongo Mai