Our Team- Mirror Youth Day Program
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui; Te Rarawa
Kaihautū Oranga | Clinical Team Leader- Mirror Youth Day Program
Background: Outdoor instructing in New Zealand and Australia. Youth work with NZ Army, Otago Youth Wellness Trust and Child, Youth and Family Services (Oranga Tamariki), Co-existing Problems Clinician with Mirror Services
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Services, Te Taketake Diploma in Applied Addictions Counselling
Professional Membership: dapaanz (Addiction Practitioner Association Aotearoa NZ)
Interests: Hunting, rock climbing, tramping and family time.
Aaron Oatley
Kai Oranga
Background: As Tangata Tiriti with a strong belief that meaningful engagement has the power to create lasting change, the Mirror Youth Day Programme kaupapa aligns with his personal and professional values.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Professional Membership: OTBNZ (Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand)
Interests: Aaron is passionate about the outdoors and adventure, addicted to off-road motorcycling at the moment. He is creative through mahi toi and preparing kai.
Alex Gorrie
Kaiāwhina
Background: Alex has a background in Mechanical Engineering and Youth Development, both of which he has an environmental focus on. Alex spends his free time volunteering and has worked tirelessly in helping the community access edible gardens here in Ōtepoti, he has also been instrumental in running Crooked spoke – a system where people build their own bike out of parts that have been stopped from being put into the landfill.
Qualifications: ME (mechanical), Diploma in Te Aupikitanga ki Te Reo Kairangi
Interests: Learning Te Reo Māori, being outside, running, riding bikes
Brit Chreptyk
Kai Oranga
Background: Registered Nurse, 20 years experience working alongside taiohi in the outdoors
Qualifications: Registered Nurse, Anthroposophical Nurse
Professional Membership: Nursing Council of New Zealand
Interests: Spending time with my whānau, cooking and feeding people
Liana Seeto
Kaiāwhina
Background: Liana has a varied background, that includes working in the Kimberley region of Australia.
Qualifications: Certificate lV Youth Work & Certificate lV Mental Health
Professional Membership: dapaanz (Addiction Practitioner Association Aotearoa NZ) Provisionally Registered
Interests: Photographing & videoing nature, music