Equity and Diversity Committee

Our Equity and Diversity Committee works to ensure that our faculty is a fair and inclusive place to work and study and a place where diversity is celebrated.

We develop, promote, and monitor strategies within our faculty and within the equity community across the University to provide equal opportunities as well as work and study environments where everyone has a chance to reach their potential.

The Equity and Diversity Committee of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences works to:

• Ensure that our faculty is a fair and inclusive place to work and study
• Develop, promote and monitor strategies within our faculty and the wider University community to provide equal opportunities for staff and students
• Build work and study environments where everyone has a chance to reach their potential
• Celebrate diversity within our faculty

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and the equity committee recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi as our foundational document and the status of Māori as tangata whenua.

The diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our committee make a valuable contribution toward achieving equity in our faculty.

Chair

Emma Sadera
Paewai Whakaako Ngaio | Professional Teaching Fellow
Manupiri Tōkeke | Associate Dean (Equity and Diversity)
Īmēra: e.sadera@auckland.ac.nz
FMHS Education

Members

Lillian Ng (she/her/ia)
Pouako Matua| Senior Lecturer Psychological Medicine
Īmēra: lillian.ng@auckland.ac.nz
School of Medicine

Stuti Misra (she/her)
Ahonuku | Associate Professor in Ophthalmology
Īmēra: s.misra@auckland.ac.nz
School of Medicine

Trudi Aspden (she/her)
Pouako Matua | Senior lecturer 
Īmēra: t.aspden@auckland.ac.nz
School of Pharmacy

Manisha Sharma
Pouako Matua | Senior Lecturer
Īmēra: manisha.sharma@auckland.ac.nz
School of Pharmacy

Jacqui Hannam (she/her/ia)
Ahonuku | Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
Īmēra: j.hannam@auckland.ac.nz
School of Medical Sciences

Jacqueline Ramke
Ahonuku | Associate Professor
Īmēra: j.ramke@auckland.ac.nz
School of Optometry and Vision Science

Sue Reddy
Poutaki Ratonga ā-Rōpū | Group Services Manager
Īmēra: s.reddy@auckland.ac.nz

Joanna Ting Wai Chu
Paewai Rangahau Matau | Senior Research Fellow
Īmēra: jt.chu@auckland.ac.nz
School of Population Health

Gerhard Sundborn
Pouako Matua | Senior Lecturer
Īmēra: g.sundborn@auckland.ac.nz
Pacific Health

Gigi Lim
Ahonuku | Associate Professor
Īmēra: g.lim@auckland.ac.nz
School of Nursing

John Egan
Director – Learning Tech Unit
Īmēra: j.egan@auckland.ac.nz
FMHS Education

Nicola Paton
Kaihoahoa Ako| Learning Designer
Īmēra: n.paton@auckland.ac.nz
Learning and Teaching Design

Student Representatives

Fabi Ormerod
FMHS Postgraduate Students Association (FMHS PGSA) Representative
Doctoral student, School of Population Health
Īmēra: fabi.ormerod@auckland.ac.nz

Ariana Andrews (she/her/ia)
FMHS Postgraduate Students Association (FMHS PGSA) representative
School of Population Health, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori
Īmēra: ariana.andrews@auckland.ac.nz

Student Services Representatives

Jeremy Boyce
Poutaki Ratonga Pūmātauranga | Academic Services Manager
Īmēra: jeremy.boyce@auckland.ac.nz

Daniel Waru Heke (he/him/ia)
Kaitohutohu Hōtaka | Programme Adviser
Īmēra: d.heke@auckland.ac.nz

Lucy Barnes (she/her/ia)
Kaitohutohu Wheako Tauira | Student Experience Adviser
Waea mahi: +64 (09) 923 8942
Īmēra: lucy.barnes@auckland.ac.nz