RGON PG DIP TERTIARY TEACHING PG DIP MANAGEMENT PG DIP VACCINOLOGY
Loretta Roberts is the National Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre. Loretta has worked for IMAC for the past 20 years; her most recent role was as National Manager for seven years.
Loretta has an extensive background in nursing, education, and maternal-child health, having practiced across a number of locations in Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Aotearoa New Zealand. She has used her organisational experience, clinical knowledge, and management skills to support and lead the IMAC team to deliver their wide range of immunisation services.
If you have questions about how IMAC could support the vaccinator workforce and your organisation, or any contractual inquiries, please contact Loretta directly.
MBCHB MPH DIB OBS DCH MD FRNZCGP FNZCPHM (HON)
Professor Nikki Turner is an academic General Practitioner. She is a Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and Principal Medical Advisor for the Immunisation Advisory Centre.
She works part time as a General Practitioner in Wellington and is based in Wellington.
She has over 20 years' experience in academic research and service delivery with vaccine preventable disease, national immunisation programmes and vaccine service delivery both in New Zealand and internationally.
RNZCGP
Dr Mamaeroa David is the Senior Māori Medical Advisor with the Immunisation Advisory Centre.
She is a General Practitioner based in west Auckland and has a passion for preventative medicine. She has been a Medical Advisor with IMAC for the past 18 months and in 2024 she was appointed to the role of Senior Māori Medical Advisor.
“Working in healthcare, I am excited to make a difference on an individual and whānau level, up to a wider community and national level”, says Mamaeroa.
“I am excited to see a shift to embed te ao Māori practices into our everyday mahi. The phenomenal Māori and Pasifika general practice leadership throughout primary care is inspirational, and is a major reason I joined IMAC.”
RGON, BNurs, PGDip (WellChildHealth), MNurs, PhD
Dr Ellaine Ete-Rasch is the Senior Pacific Advisor with the Immunisation Advisory Centre.
She grew up in Samoa and commenced her nursing schooling there before moving to New Zealand in the 1990s. Ellaine completed a PhD in Nursing from Victoria University of Wellington focusing on the persistent high rates of preventable hospitalisations of Pacific children. Ellaine has an extensive background in child health and primary health care nursing.
Ellaine first joined IMAC in 2021 as a COVID-19 nurse educator for the Polynesian Vaccination and Training Programme, a collaborative initiative with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to support and strengthen COVID-19 vaccination trainings for the nursing workforce in seven Pacific countries; Niue, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Fiji.
RGN RM
Jane Morphet has a background in nursing and midwifery, with a strong focus on education. Prior to working at IMAC, Jane worked in the United Kingdom for many years, specialising in the field of immunisation.
Jane supports the Regional Immunisation Advisors and their teams. She also manages the 0800IMMUNE staff and works closely with her colleagues developing COVID-19 education and resources.
Michele Crawshaw is the Communications Manager with the Immunisation Advisory Centre.
Prior to this, Michele has worked in Communications roles with Auckland Council and with A Better Start National Science Challenge – an MBIE-funded 10-year child health research programme focused on addressing critical health challenges faced by our tamariki and rangatahi.
Michele has an extensive background in the New Zealand media industry, and has been Editor of several of the country’s top magazine publications.
BPharm PGDipHSM
Victoria Rameke is the Clinical Communications Manager with the Immunisation Advisory Centre.
She is a trained pharmacist, having worked in pharmacies in New Zealand and the UK over the past 20 years. She has been a COVID-19 vaccination site lead, and established pharmacy and outreach COVID-19 vaccination clinics during the pandemic.
She joined IMAC in 2021 and leads our Clinical Communications Centre team, which provides immunisation advice to health professionals through our 0800 IMMUNE phone line.
BSc(Hons)
Theo Brandt is the Information Manager within IMAC.
He did a BSc(Hons) in Social Psychology with The University of Auckland. Since 2003 Theo has worked across a variety of projects within the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and is now Information Manager for the Immunisation Advisory Centre, managing the development of websites, learning systems and other platforms.
Comprehensive Registered Nurse, PG Cert Well Child
Lisa Box is the Northern Regional Immunisation Advisor for the Immunisation Advisory Centre. She initially joined IMAC in the role of COVID-19 Regional Immunisation Advisor.
Lisa has many years of experience in the primary healthcare sector, with responsibilities including cold chain management and CCA reviews, vaccinator clinical assessments, quality improvement and RNZCGP foundation assessments.
In her role, Lisa supports the wider health sector in the region, as well as IMAC education facilitators, in delivering our wide range of immunisation services including workforce education and training courses to increase the vaccinator workforce.
Registered Nurse, PG Cert.
Renee Stewart (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is the Regional Immunisation Advisor for the Midland region, based in Turanganui a Kiwa/Gisborne. Renee is a Registered Nurse and comes to the team with a broad variety of skills and knowledge. Her background includes surgical, general practice, and iwi provider-community/rural, and district nursing.
As a Regional Immunisation Advisor, Renee supports the wider health sector in the Midland region with workforce education and clinical advice regarding cold chain and the National Immunisation Schedule.
Comprehensive Registered Nurse, PG Cert Primary Health Care
Marleen Hart is the Regional Immunisation Advisor (RIA) for the Central and Southern regions. She is based in Te Whanganui a Tara and worked as an educator and clinical advisor for IMAC for 4 years prior to becoming an RIA.
Marleen has many years of experience working in primary care as a Lead Practice Nurse and in quality (RNZCGP Cornerstone Accreditation). She also has a background in paediatrics and surgical nursing.
Marleen and her team support the wider health sector in the Central and Southern regions to increase and upskill the vaccinator workforce, and to provide clinical advice around vaccines and the National Immunisation Schedule.
