Who We Are

Meet the Team!

CNW is managed by an Executive Committee whose members are representatives from the social services industry.

Organisations represented by our Executive Committee members include:

Our Executive

Julia Hennessy

Julia is the General Manager of Family Works Central. Read more..

Alex Bengree

Alex (Ngāti Porou) is the Kaiārahi/Project Coordinator at Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley. She has been working with Wellington community groups in this role for the last three years, as well as maintaining the centre’s connection to pro-bono legal partners. Read more..

Vicki Hirini

Vicki is a Public Health Worker with The Salvation Army Oasis Centre. Read more..

Dan Mustapic

Dan has held the position of General Manager of Atareira for the past four years and has been working in the mental health or social service sector in some capacity, for the past 35 years.
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Donna Redmond

After participating in the BGI parenting program and volunteering for two years, Donna Redmond became a permanent member of staff in 2012. Read more..

juliane tandy

Juliane is the Service Manager at the Karori Citizens Advice Bureau. Read more..

Volunteers

Vivian Mitchell

Vivian joined the CNW team as a Volunteer Writer in 2020. Vivian studies Law and Development Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She involves herself deeply with the community, Read more..

Who We Are.