Dana has a wealth of experience in business strategy, marketing and international licensing and has worked in both the commercial and non-profit sectors. With a passion for good nutrition, health and well being she has recently moved from the role as General Manager at Coeliac New Zealand to lead the strategic expansion of our Crossed Grain Logo and Dining out Programmes - and will be responsible for growing our national Coeliac Awareness Week and stakeholder engagement activities.
Fred, originally from Singapore, joins Coeliac NZ with many years of experience in accounts, office and event management. He brings more than 30 years of working experience across a diverse range of industries. In NZ, he has worked for a charitable trust handling their accounts, membership and office management. He sees the similarity between this charitable trust and Coeliac NZ and believes he will be able to contribute effectively to the organisation.
Since September 2019 Wendy has led Coeliac New Zealand as its General Manager. She believes collaboration is the glue that holds for purpose organisations together. Wendy has 2 decades of experience leading not for profit organisations as a CEO in the for-purpose sector including responsibilities for human resource management, financial management, project management, strategic planning and event management and a similar amount of time in commercial sector prior to that. She thinks that kindness and empathy are the most powerful things in the universe, and we never know another person's journey until we let them tell it. Wendy leads Coeliac New Zealand towards achieving our strategic priorities of advocating and raising awareness about coeliac disease, providing education and supporting research initiatives.
Suzanne is a NZ registered dietitian with over 16 years’ experience. She has extensive experience working within the community to support vulnerable populations along their wellbeing journey through education and training. She has a management background with a passion for providing and enabling exceptional clinical care and improving health inequities. She will support the team at Coeliac NZ through the health promotion lens of education and advocacy with health professionals, industry, and community organisations.
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