Emma is dedicated to mobilizing the ability of mental health and addiction services to restore dignity and wellbeing to our most disenfranchised populations. She is currently managing a tertiary mental health service providing for six district health board catchments in the Lower North Island. In 2011 Emma was instrumental in establishing Te Roopu Aramuka Wharoaroa (Aramuka), an intensive recovery service in the mental health directorate at Wellington Hospital for homeless and substance dependent people with high and complex needs. Under Emma’s management, Aramuka was responsible for the development of several highly successful community initiatives, including the Wellington Special Circumstances Court and Te Mahana, New Zealand’s first homelessness strategy. Emma has worked in an advisory capacity with a large number of non-government and social enterprise agencies in New Zealand and Australia. She is committed to restoring the resiliency of those impacted by trauma in her community.

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