Karen Rickerby
Community Leader
Karen has worked in management and advisory roles in the Disability Sector for about 25 years. She began her role as the Community Leader at the end of 2017 and was on the Marralomeda Trust for 18 months before that. Karen has had a link to Marralomeda since its early days through other roles she held and also through her mother Patricia’s work at the Activity Centre. Karen is married to Andy and has two sons, Isaak and Sam.
Glory Ratu
Residential Support Leader
Glory joined the Marralomeda whanau as a residential support worker in 2016. She is a proud Rotuman (mother) of two sons Julian and Maluseu, a Mapiga (grandmother) to Ryan, Ethan and Warren. Glory brings a wealth of knowledge from 20+ years of Rotuma community building and volunteering, 15+ years of management and frontline experience in the health sector and 2 years of running her own business. She brings a unique lens into the team with her proven ability to nurture strong relationships. .
Gina Lyall
Day Support Leader
Gina has had 20 years experience working in the disability field, first as a support worker then moving into the role of team leader before joining Marralomeda. Gina has been managing the Activity Centre since 2009 and feels very passionate in supporting people to achieve what they want out of life.
Denice van Beurten
Health Co-ordinator
Denice is married to Barry and has 3 beautiful daughters, Brooke Kate & Paige and a precious grandson Zeke. She has worked in the health field as a School Dental Nurse and for a pharmaceutical company. She has also spent 5 yrs at Te Waka as a school support worker. She then trained as a Diversional Therapist while working at WesleyCare. Denice doesn't work Tuesdays because she is busy running Mainly Music at Papanui Baptist Church and sometimes Girls Brigade. She enjoys supporting the Community Members with their health appointments.
Jennine Baines
Finance and Administration Co Ordinator
Jennine worked in finance and administration at The Catholic Parish of Christchurch North for the last 17 years . She has 2 adult children. A daughter living in London and a son in Christchurch.
Charlotte Basher
Individual Support Leader
Charlotte started her journey 12 years ago, and hit the ground running. Starting off supporting people with Huntington’s disease and is still a very active member of the Christchurch Huntington’s association. After the passing of a dear friend KJ, it was always said “if the shoe was on the other foot”. So it was Charlottes time to branch out and look to the future of all people we support and their whanau. To implement the enabling good lives principles, working alongside people to actively support them and promote change. To look at the model of care in an individual person centred approach.
“A journey only starts with a single footstep”.