He uri whakaheke nō ngā hapū tini o Whangārei Terenga Parāoa me te Tai Tokerau.
Ko Ngātiwai, Ngāti Hine, ko Ngāpuhi ōku iwi.
Qualifications:
o Masters of Health Leadership
o Postgraduate Diploma Maori Mental Health
o Postgraduate Cert Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
o Postgraduate Certificate Adult teaching
o Bachelor of Health Science (nursing)
May is a Registered Comprehensive Nurse with over 20+ years of experience in the Government and non-government health and education sectors. She has a proven ability to engage sustain and maintain key stakeholder relationships to benefit the future transformational change, which is needed to bring oranga to our people that access services. May has a genuine passion for service and workforce development, Maori health and equity for Maori.
May has proven skills and capability in senior executive management, project management and operational management, quality improvement, policy and commissioning, having held key leadership roles, and serving in pivotal roles with the intention of being a positive change agent.
May has been associated with the college from its conception here in NZ, May has remained a financial member taking a back seat view for the past 7 years up until now, She returns to the college with a new range of skills that she has acquired over the years. May has previously served as a National Board member, Caucus member, Tuia te ao maramara Project member and Vice President.
May has the capacity and capability to serve our māori caucus as the newly appointed Kaiwhakahaere on the 10th November 2023 at the Maori Caucus Biennial Wananga “He waka eke noa”, held at Tauwhare marae, Pukemoremore, Waikato.
‘Mā pango, mā whero, ka oti te mahi’
A whakataukī that refers to different people, or groups of people, cooperating and combining efforts to achieve a common goal, in this case, to bring together and whakamana te kaupapa o te mahi tahi Te Tiriti O Waitangi neehi hauora hinengaro I Aotearoa