Our people | Caritas

Caritas head office is in Wellington where 20 full time and six part-time staff are located.

Wellington staff

(04) 496 1742 or 0800 22 10 22 (freephone)

Julianne Hickey – Director
Kate Go – Executive Assistant

Jon Curran - Operations & Support Manager

Monica Kong – Accountant

Murray Shearer – Programmes Manager

Marion Ferguson – Senior Programmes Coordinator
Petra Wheatley – Programmes Coordinator
Amanda Craddock – Programmes Coordinator

Phil Brass – Programmes Coordinator

Finn Egan - Programmes Activities Assistant (part-time)

Catharina Vossen – Catholic Volunteers Overseas Coordinator

Teresa Thorp - Advocacy & Research Manager

Martin de Jong – Advocacy & Research Advisor
Cathy Bi-Riley – Advocacy & Research Analyst (part-time/sabbatical)
Duncan Brown – Social Justice Week Advocate (part-time/contract)

Roger Ellis – Community Engagement Manager
Karl Corney – Communications, Marketing and Fundraising Advisor
Michael Stewart – Social Justice Education Coordinator

Teresa Shanks - Education Advisor

Joanna Viernes - Community & Advocacy Assistant

Jo-Angelique Araiza, Rebecca Sees, and Mareta Tana – Communications Assistants (part-time/contract)
David Nonu – Information & Data Analyst (Tuesdays only)

Roman Zarate - Fundraising & Data Analyst

Our Board

Beverley Turnbull (Chair)

Fr Gerard Aynsley (Deputy Chair)

Jo-Anne Carley

Mike Delany

Loraine Elliott

Kevin Lampen-Smith

Rawiri Morunga

Grant Segar

Keith Wedlock

Volunteers

Caritas is supported by a strong group of volunteers throughout the country and overseas. From those that sit on our committees, to those involved at the parish and school level. We and the many communities that we work with are indebted to all those that give their time and effort to help Caritas work for a world free of poverty and injustice. Please email us if you would like to volunteer in New Zealand, or read about our Catholic Volunteers Overseas.