She sits on the local advisory group for the funding division of the District Health Board (DHB).

Christine is also in the community advisory group for the Manawatu Primary Health Organisation and is chairperson for the District Management Group for the Depression Plan for the DHB. Christine is the family voice on steering groups for mental health services across the region. Christine is the mother of three adult daughters who have been very supportive over the years.

Linda joined us in January 2008 and supports families in the Feilding/Palmerston North area as well as editing our newsletter and helping out with IT.

She lives in Feilding with four dogs and a cat and has two sons, aged 26 and 21 and a daughter aged 18 who have now left home.

Elizabeth has been associated with SF since the early 90s. Elizabeth is responsible for day to day management of accounts and keeps the office running smoothly. She is a widow with three adult children and enjoys the garden.

Susan joined us in April this year (2009). Susan passed her Diploma in Social Work after doing her student placement with us in 2006. She lives in Feilding, has four children (only one still at home), a cat and her son has a rabbit and a rat.

I'm Lloma Harnett and I work with Horowhenua families. I've been employed with Manawatu SF since 2005 and I really enjoy my job. My husband and I sold our dairy farm in Tokoroa in 2003 and shifted to a lifestyle property north of Levin. We have a large garden which we enjoy. We have four adult daughters and five grandchildren.

Kia ora, ko ngati raukawa me muaupoko oku iwi, kei te Family/Whanau Co-ordinator,
No Tamaki Nui A Rua te Rohe.
Hi. I am based in Dannevirke covering the Tararua District.
I have four sons, 3 step sons,
2 grandchildren and have been involved in a varying capacity within the mental health area for 20 years.