ACCOLADES FROM NZAOT for 2009
NZAOT is a community of extraordinary and talented individuals. With only a small office, we appreciate active members.
Thank you to all those members who have done that little (or a lot) extra to contribute to the success of your association. As a small gesture we would like to bestow the title of 'fabulous wonderful person that we can't do without' to the following members:
| Fabulous wonderful people | What do/did they do for their Association? |
|---|---|
| Hazel Skilton | Founding NZAOT in 1949 |
| Christine Abernethy | Council member from 2007 |
| Jo Adams | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Neeka Aicken | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Helen Allen | SIG Convener - Adults with Intellectual Disability |
| Katy Austin | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Michelle Ayres | NZAOT representative: ACC Rehab Providers Liaison Group - Vocational Services Representing NZAOT Members - ACC Stay at Work meeting (December) |
| Wendy Becker | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Estelle Borer | NZAOT Representative: Allied Health Sector |
| Mary-Anne Boyd | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Mandi Bramwell | Tarawhiti LAN Convener |
| Andrea Broadhurst | Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare |
Alison Bruce-Duncan |
Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Carolyn Burke | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Ainsley Calcutt | NZAOT representative: ACC Occupational Therapy Liaison Group |
| Kristi Carpenter | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Martin Chandler | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Marie Chester | NZAOT representative on 'Career pathways for the Health and Disability Sector: A consultation on core topics' |
| Ann Christie | SIG Convener - OT Supervision OT Insight 2009 Contributor NZAOT representative: AUT Advisory Committee |
| Bella Clark | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Kirsty Connell | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Noeline Creighton | OT Insight 2009 Contributor Part of Legacy of Occupation Research Group that researched and compiled 'Legacy of Occupation: Stories of Occupational Therapy in New Zealand 1940-1972' Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Nicola Crooks | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Mary Culver | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Joanna Cunningham | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Joan Davidson | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Georgina Davis | Council member from March 09 until October 09 Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Denise de Groot | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
Janie de Malmanche |
Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Alison Derbyshire | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Gill Ebbing | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Janet Edmond | Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare |
| Jill Edwards | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Trisha Egan | Christchurch LAN Convener Council member until October 09 |
| Cecelia Eldercamp | NZAOT representative: Standards NZ ISO TC 173 SC 1 Wheelchairs project |
Gloria Elphinstone-Jolly |
Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Christine Farquharson | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Kim Fergusson | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Brenda Flood | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Katrina Galbraith | Council member from October 2009 |
| Jenny Gillespie | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Dorothy Gilliland | NZAOT representative: MOH Credentialling Framework for New Zealand Health and Disability Service Providers |
| Wayne Gooding | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Beth Gordon | OT Insight 2009 Contributor Part of Legacy of Occupation Research Group that researched and compiled 'Legacy of Occupation: Stories of Occupational Therapy in New Zealand 1940-1972' Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Anne Gosnell | Central Otago LAN Convener |
| Liz Gow | OT Insight 2009 Contributor Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Karen Goymour | Manawatu/Wanganui LAN Convener |
| Fiona Graham | OT Insight 2009 Contributor Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops Collating submission on Physiotherapist Specialist Role to Physiotherapist Board |
| Wendy Grammar | NZAOT Values Exchange Administrator |
| Barbara Harder | NZAOT representative: Otago Permanent External Advisory Committee |
| Joanne Harper | SIG Convener - Physical Community Coordinating feedback on home assessment and fire safety for NZ Fire Service. |
| Yvonne Hartwell | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Paula Harrison | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Mary-Anne Harte | NZAOT representative: ACC Rehab Providers Liaison Group - Social Rehabilitation |
| Laura Haslam | SIG Convener - OTs working with older people |
| Diane Henare | NZAOT representative: ACC Pain Management Focus Group |
Lyndal Henry |
Taranaki LAN Convener OT Insight 2009 Contributor Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare |
| Clare Hocking | Member, Permanent Scientific Programme Committee OT Insight 2009 Contributor Member of WFOT team developing Position Paper: Guiding Principles on Diversity and Culture Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Jane Hopkirk | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Clive James | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Emily James | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Jill Judson | NZAOT representative: Honoraria Working Party |
| Christine King | SIG Convener - OT Leaders and Managers Council member until October 09 Convenor: OTLAM two day meeting March 09 |
| Jane Kistiah | Representing NZAOT Members - Pain Management Services Strategic Direction submission (December) |
| Cilla Kuzmanov | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Beth Knight | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Pricilla Kuzmanov | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Barbara Lavin | Member, Permanent Scientific Programme Committee |
| Simon Leadley | Waikato LAN Convener NZAOT Values Exchange Administrator Coordinator from 2007 Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Muriel Leadley | NZAOT representative: Occupational Health SIG |
| Tanya Loveyard | SIG Convener - Oncology and Palliative Care |
| Alex Lowans | Member, Permanent Scientific Programme Committee Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Qi Liu | Article (co-written with Linda Wilson) published in New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1), 40-45 |
| Tawanda Machingura | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Jenni Mace | Contribution to NZAOT submission on: 'Advice on Service Models to meet the aims of the Primary Health Care Strategy’ a discussion document from Primary Health Care Advisory Council Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Jill Macer | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Sarah Maley | Guest editor - OT Insight 2009 |
| Diane Matsas | NZAOT representative: Honoraria Working Party |
| Sarah Mather | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Sarah McDonald | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Christine McKennan | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Katherine Mennie | NZAOT representative: ACC Rehab Providers Liaison Group - Vocational Services |
| Clare Miller | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Teresa Miller | Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare |
| Shirley Milligan | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Joanne Mintoft | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Franki Morgan-Stock | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Helen Murphy | Otago LAN Convener |
| Trudy Nalder | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Colleen Naughton | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Alison Nelson | NZAOT delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists / co-opted member of Council since November 08 OT Insight 2009 Contributor Member of WFOT team developing Position Paper: Guiding Principles on Diversity and Culture Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Ellen Nicholson | Contribution to the Occupational Therapists in Primary Health Care working group : Literature and annotated bibliography for Occupational Therapy and Primary Health care |
| Kevin O'Leary | SIG Convener - Driving |
| Yasmin Orton | Auckland LAN Convener |
Grace O'Sullivan |
Editor: The New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy |
| Christine Pacey | Council member since 2006 |
| Jenny Paine | NZAOT representative: Occupational Health SIG, until October 09 |
| Tracey Partridge-Tricker | Council member since 2008 Council representative: ACC Occupational Therapy Liaison Group Collating submission on Physiotherapist Specialist Role to Physiotherapist Board |
| Shona Paterson | SIG Convener - Neurology OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Merrolee Penman | SIG Convener - Occupational Therapy Supervision Member, Permanent Scientific Programme Committee NZAOT rpresentative: Paediatric TBI Service Development |
| Janet Phare | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Nikki Porteus | Article (co-written with Geoffrey Waghorn) published in New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1), 34-39 |
| Kirk Reed | Abstract published in New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1), 46 Convenor: OTs engaged in Primary Health Care working party Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Christine Rigby | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Sunny Riordan | Part of Legacy of Occupation Research Group that researched and compiled 'Legacy of Occupation: Stories of Occupational Therapy in New Zealand 1940-1972' Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Rita Robinson | SIG Convener - Children and Young People Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare Council member from October 2009 |
| Dale Rook | Assisting with interpreting the NZ data for the 'W.F.O.T: OTs in Mental health survey' |
| Elizabeth Rowland | Council member - President from 2007 Council Representative: ACC Occupational Therapy Liaison Group OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Richard Savill | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Elizabeth Saville-Smith | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Rowena Scaletti | OT Insight 2009 Contributor Part of Legacy of Occupation Research Group that researched and compiled 'Legacy of Occupation: Stories of Occupational Therapy in New Zealand 1940-1972' Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Pam Schofield | SIG Convener - Mental health OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Petrouchka Schuurman | SIG Convener - OTs working with older people Collating Cost Saving Ideas for ACC from members |
| Kara Seebeck | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Helen Shaw | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Linda Shaw | Waikato LAN Convener |
| Chantel Sheldon | Participant:NZAOT new graduate focus group |
| Jess Shepherd | Participant:NZAOT new graduate focus group Help with setting up Meaningful Occupation Blog |
| Carolyn Simmons Carlsson | Articles published in New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1),4-11 and 56(1)27-33 SIG Convener - Supervision OT Insight 2009 Contributor Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Catherine Swift | SIG Convener - Pain Management |
| Rachel Tatham | NZAOT Values Exchange Administrator |
| Pauline Tawa | Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee |
| Bronwyn Thompson | OT Insight 2009 Contributor Representing NZAOT Members - Pain Management Services Strategic Direction submission (December) |
| Briar Trubshaw | Council member 2007 - March 2009 |
| Lititia Walker | NZAOT representative: Standards NZ ISO TC 173 SC 1 Wheelchairs project |
| Katrina Wallis | Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare |
| Ruth Ward | OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Ann Webster | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Sue Whitby | Bay of Plenty/Lakes LAN Convener |
| Maria Whitcombe-Shingler | SIG Convener - Wheelchair and seating NZAOT representative: Standards NZ ISO TC 173 SC 1 Wheelchairs project |
| Anne Wilkinson | Conference 2010 organizing committee |
| Debbie Wilson | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Jane Wilson | NZAOT 60th Anniversary Celebration planning Clinical Workshops 2009 organizing committee OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
Karen Wilson |
SIG Convener - Rheumatology |
| Linda Wilson | Article (co-written with Qi Liu) published in New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1), 40-45 NZAOT 60th Anniversary Celebration planning Working party member: Occupational therapists engaged in primary healthcare OT Insight 2009 Contributor Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Sue Witherden | Presenter at 2009 NZAOT Clinical Workshops |
| Nancy Wright | NZAOT 60th Anniversary Celebration planning OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Valerie Wright-St Clair | Abstract published in New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1), 46 Convenor, Permanent Scientific Programme Committee OT Insight 2009 Contributor |
| Angela Zame | Council member from October 2009 |
This list only acknowledges active members from 2009 (the 2008 accolades pages can be viewed by following the link at the right) - Please help us to keep this page up to date. So many fabulous, wonderful members are doing fabulous, wonderful things. If you think we have failed to mention anyone Please let us know
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