Our team

People First NZ has a team of people working across the country. The team assists our members and people with learning disability to speak up about the things that matter to them.

The team includes our National Manager and the national office team, along with regional coordinators and team leads, and the local assistants and meeting assistants who work directly with our members.

Meet our team

National Office

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Cindy Johns

Chief Executive

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Crystal Fang

National Finance Manager

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Sandy Ryan

Funding and Project Manager

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Pip Townsend

Communications Manager

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Kathryn Parrish

Make it Easy Manager

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Patrick Doherty

Learn with Us Co-ordinator

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Regional team leads

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Yi Small

Team Leader, North | Midland Region Coordinator

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Pam Shanks

Team Leader, South

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Regional coordinators

Catherine Mu

Northern Region Coordinator

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Yi Small

Team Leader, North | Midland Region Coordinator

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Elizabeth Bennett

Central Region Coordinator

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Lillian Howarth

Top of the South Region Coordinator

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Marg Matheson

Midsouth Region Coordinator

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Lee-ann Wightman

Southern Region Coordinator

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Administration

Maninder Hooda

Financial Assistant

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Laura Hume

Administrator, Make it Easy

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