Our Governance

  • John Knight

    BOARD CHAIR

  • Ruth Gardener

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Cheryl Davies

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Janice Kuka

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Philip Alridge

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Sir John Clarke

    MAORI CULTURAL ADVISOR


Our Team

  • Letitia Harding

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  • Dr Sarah Fairley

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR

  • Joanna Turner

    Joanna Turner

    EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

  • Dr Lina Goldstein

    RESEARCH & EDUCATION MANAGER – CARDIAC HEALTH

  • Chloe Bradwell

    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

  • Michaela Tahere

    GRANTS AND FUNDRAISING EXECUTIVE

  • Sharon Pihema

    COMMUNITY EDUCATOR MANAGER

  • Sam Treseder

    DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

  • Absolute stud

    Jared McOnie

    DIGITAL CONTENT & MARKETING ADVISOR

  • Cat Mercer

    DIGITAL CONTENT ADVISOR


Cardiology Advisory Board

Our Cardiology Advisory Board comprises New Zealand's leading experts in cardiac health service delivery and research. The group brings quality assurance and strong credibility to the Trust’s work by approving all major projects and publications, including position statements on health issues and research proposals.

Dr Sarah Fairley

Medical Director, Kia Manawanui Trust – The Heart of Aotearoa

Consultant Interventional and Obstetric Cardiologist, Wellington Hospital

Chair, Cardiovascular Intervention Group, NZ Division of Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Professor Martin Stiles

Consultant Cardiologistand Director of Electrophysiology, Waikato Hospital

Chair, NZ Division of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Dr Adele Pope

Consultant Cardiologist

Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay

Dr Jennifer Roberts

Clinical Nurse Manager in Cardiology, Wellington Hospital

Adjunct Teaching Fellow, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington 

Dr Marcus Lee

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for Cardiology

Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)

Dr Andrew Chatfield

Consultant Structural and Interventional Cardiologist, Wellington

Johanna Lim

Clinical Cardiology Pharmacist and Pharmacist Prescriber

Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay

Dai Te Wiata

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Heart Failure, Waikato Hospital

Samantha Cashell

Section Head Cardiac Physiologist (Cath Lab and Non-Invasive), Wellington Hospital

Ashleigh Hawley

Cardiac Sonographer & Cardiac Physiologist, Wellington Hospital

Jane Hannah

Nurse Practitioner, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service, Te Toka Tumai Auckland