Meet the team

We have a great team of experienced and passionate advisors, educators, facilitators and programme support. Based across New Zealand, we have dedicated regional immunisation advisors and facilitators to support the health care workforce in your local community.

Our COVID-19 Regional Immunisation Advisors

Our Regional Immunisation Advisors provide leadership and expertise with regards to COVID-19 immunisation practice within their region. This includes:
Clinical and professional leadership advice to healthcare providers on their education and training programmes for vaccinator and non-vaccinator workforces.
Nurturing and maintaining strategic relationships with regional stakeholders.
Providing advice to healthcare providers to achieve COVID-19 immunisation education requirements.

Our COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitators

We have 20 COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitators nationwide to provide operational clinical advice and support to health care providers for the COVID-19 Immunisation Education Programme, and to support the building of knowledge and capability of the local vaccinator and non-vaccinator workforces. Our facilitators:

Support local education and training initiatives initiated by local health providers to upskill their workforces.
Provide clinical advice on COVID-19 Immunisation including best practices, safety, cold chain and Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM) processes.
Support and advise on clinical peer assessments.

Find your local regional contacts listed below.

Prof. Nikki Turner

Academic, General Practitioner and Medical Director

Prof. Nikki Turner

Professor (Hon) Nikki Turner is an academic, General Practitioner and the Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, University of Auckland.

Loretta Roberts

Director

Loretta Roberts

Loretta Roberts is the National Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), a role she has held for the past year. Previously to this Loretta has worked for the past 20 years with IMAC, her most recent role as National Manager for seven years.

Dr Edwin Reynolds

Medical Advisor

Dr Edwin Reynolds

Dr. Edwin Reynolds is a General Practitioner working in public health with a background in research.

Dr Emma Best

Academic, Medical Advisor

Dr Emma Best

Dr. Emma Best is a specialist Paediatrician, a graduate of Auckland University with specialist paediatric infectious training completed in Australia and Singapore.

Peter McIntyre

Medical Advisor

Prof. Peter McIntyre

Professor Peter McIntyre is a Paediatrician specialising in infectious diseases as well as an Epidemiologist. He has been working in clinical and public health aspects of vaccines and immunisation programmes since completing a PhD in the epidemiology of Hib disease in 1995.

Jane Morphet

COVID-19 Clinical Education Manager

Jane Morphet

I have been working for IMAC for over three years, initially as the Regional Advisor for the Midland area and then as a Programme Manager.

Medical Advisor

Dr. Joan Ingram

Dr Joan Ingram is an Infectious Diseases Physician with an interest in travel and tropical medicine.

Lisa Box

COVID-19 Regional Immunisation Advisor

Lisa Box

Lisa Box is the COVID-19 Immunisation Advisor for the Auckland and Northland region.

Aimee Brass

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Aimee Brass

Aimee Brass helps to educate health professionals and facilitate upskilling amongst the COVID-19 vaccinator workforce.

Sally Schnauer

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Sally Schnauer

Sally Schnauer is a New Zealand registered pharmacist whose role is to provide education and support to organisations that are promoting and administering COVID immunisations to help ensure consistency and continuous improvement.

Sandra Prinsloo

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Sandra Prinsloo

Sandra Prinsloo is a COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator for the Waitematā District.

COVID Immunisation Facilitator/0800 Advisor

Kristen Pyo

Kristen Pyo has been working as a Registered Nurse for several years.

Immunisation Education Facilitator

Kate Hunter

Kate is a registered nurse who has worked in various clinical settings.

COVID Immunisation Facilitator

Selena Waddell

Kia Ora! I am a Registered Nurse and started working with IMAC in April of 2022.

Helen Shaw

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Helen Shaw

Helen Shaw is a part of the Midlands Region COVID-19 team, working as a COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator, working mostly on the 0800 line.

Karen McKellar

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Karen McKellar

Karen Mckellar’s role provides clinical expertise, leadership, and education to organisations that provide and promote COVID-19 immunisation.

Renee Stewart

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Renee Stewart - Midlands Regional Immunisation Advisor

Renee Stewart is the COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator for the Midlands region, based in Tairawhiti/Gisborne.

Janet Collins

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Janet Collins

Janet Collins is an educator for The Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), as well as assisting with the 0800 phone line.

COVID Immunisation Facilitator

Wendy Thompson

Wendy is a Registered Comprehensive Nurse, Paediatric, and Public Health Nurse background. She is also an Authorised Vaccinator.

Covid-19 Immunisation Facilitator

Jacqueline Quinn

I am a Registered Nurse with a varied background that includes Paediatric and adult Intensive care units, Emergency Department, Practice nursing, community, and COVID-19 vaccinator.

Shelley Kininmonth

Shelley Kininmonth has been with IMAC for over four years and currently serves as the Regional Advisor in Central.

Bronwyn

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Bronwyn Stoneley

Bronwyn Stoneley is part of the education team at The Immunisation Advisory Centre, facilitating education regarding COVID-19 immunisation & supporting the 0800 line.

Janine Emrys

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Janine Emrys

Janine Emry's nursing career over the past 30 years has been varied with no two jobs being the same.

COVID 19 Educator and facilitator

Abbey Palmer

Please contact Abbey regarding workplace education, clinical COVID support, and peer assessment needs.

Sue Rogers

COVID-19 Regional Immunisation Advisor

Sue Rogers

Sue Rogers is the COVID-19 regional immunisation advisor working alongside the South Island teams.

Karen Cague

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Karen Cague

Karen Cague is a Registered Nurse with a background in Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Heart Transplant, Immunisation, and Clinical Education.

Belinda Ritchie

COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator

Belinda Ritchie

Belinda Ritchie’s role is to facilitate education and support healthcare professionals in the delivery of Covid vaccinations in South Canterbury.

Covid-19 Immunisation Facilitator

Jennifer Prescott

Since graduating from Nursing in 1992 Jennifer Prescott has worked in different areas; predominantly in Primary Health as a District Nurse and Practice Nurse

Jenny Wong

Operations Manager

Jenny Wong

Jenny Wong is the Operations Manager for The Immunisation Advisory Centres, COVID-19 Immunisation Education Programme.

Mary Nowlan

IMAC senior advisor

Mary Nowlan

As a senior advisor for IMAC, my role varies primarily keeping our team up to date with the latest evidence, updating the Immunisation Handbook and writing academic documents, including journal articles and reviews of evidence.

Communications Manager

Joy Gribben

Joy Gribben is the Communications Manager for the Immunisation Advisory Centre .

Last updated: 08 April 2021

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