Executive Commitee
Ruth Christie - Co-President Ruth is a leadership coach, consultant and facilitator with a background in organisational development, organisational change and human resources. She is fascinated by what makes us human and studied positive psychology to better understand how we can live fulfilling, happy and healthy lives.Ruth works with leaders and teams to create solutions to enhance leadership capability and wellbeing, create engaging team cultures, and implement sustainable change. Ruth applies positive psychology tools and approaches in all her work, along with neuroscience-based coaching methods and embodiment practices. Her toolkit also includes health coaching, Havening, and a wide range of whole-person methodologies to help people be great at being human. Ruth loves to support and inspire others to create positive impact, and is always learning from her Chief Wellbeing Officer (her golden retriever Sorley). |
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Tina Berryman-Kamp - Co-President and Secretary
Tina is a first-generation New Zealander of English and Dutch heritage and a Clinical Psychologist, trained at the University of Waikato. She has worked across Corrections and Mental Health settings, including establishing and leading her own Perinatal Mental Health Service for many years. Having stepped back from direct clinical practice, Tina now provides professional supervision to perinatal staff, delivers Mental Health 101 training to community workers and organisations, and offers advisory and consultancy services focused on the wellbeing of new parents and families. She also contributes to Tauiwi Tautoko, challenging online racism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Tina’s growing interest in Positive Psychology reflects her desire to move beyond a deficit-focused approach towards strengthening wellbeing, resilience and flourishing for individuals, families and communities. Toward this, in 2026 she completed Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing with the Langley Group Institute in Australia. As a Pākehā within a Māori whānau, Tina is committed to supporting the reclamation and revitalisation of Māori culture and to learning from diverse cultural perspectives. She is excited to bring her experience, curiosity and passion for wellbeing to the NZAPP Executive Committee. Tina nurtures her own wellbeing through creativity, nature, laughter, looking for the good, and savouring the little gems in everyday life. |
| Annalise Roache (PhD, MAPPCP, PCC) - Past President Annalise Roache, PhD (she/her), is a Postdoctoral Researcher within the Centre for Positive Health at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), working at the intersection of wellbeing research, measurement, and applied practice. Her doctoral research developed the Model of Elemental Wellbeing, a mixed-methods, lived-experience-informed framework that examines how laypeople understand and experience wellbeing and how these perspectives align with and extend dominant Positive Psychology models. She holds a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of East London. Annalise is a long-standing advocate for ethical, inclusive, and evidence-based wellbeing practice. Alongside her academic work, she has over two decades of experience in coaching and programme design and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. She is particularly interested in supporting the ethical and inclusive application of wellbeing science in practice, and in fostering professional communities that connect research, practitioners, and lived experience. |
| Eryn Campbell Eryn is a newly hatched Clinical Psychologist with a passion for introducing Positive Psychology to the mental health system in Aotearoa New Zealand. She started her journey with the New Zealand Association for Positive Psychology in her third year at university, where she took a Positive Psychology course run by Robert Isler. Eryn soon realised that positive psychology filled the gap left in clinical psychology – working towards wellbeing instead of against illness. Robert became her supervisor for her Honours and Masters degrees where she investigated the effects of positive emotions on the experience of chronic pain, something she has been living with since 2010. Eryn helped Robert with the 2018 NZAPP conference, became his teaching assistant at the university, and became the Treasurer for the association shortly after that. The past seven years she has been subsumed in study, which has culminated in a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, and it looks like she will be studying for the rest of her career – she just won’t have to hand in those pesky assignments anymore! Eryn currently lives in Hamilton with her cat, Maya, and plans to stick around for a couple of years while she gets her feet under her. |
| Jane Davies, MA SHRM, Dip Psych and Wellbeing, MInstD
Jane is an advocate of lifelong learning and growth mindset. Graduating from Nottingham Business School (NTU), England, with a master’s degree, in Strategic HR Management, with further post-graduate studies in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, and governance training with the Institute of Directors. Jane’s career is marked by diversity and international reach. She has gained experience across a wide range of industries, building a portfolio that reflects her adaptability and global perspective. Jane’s fascination in people and performance remains strong, mentoring individuals and teams to flourish and thrive. Described as a highly agile senior level leader, with a pragmatic, participative and inclusive style, successfully operating across a wide spectrum of disciplines and work-streams which include Board, governance, strategic planning, organisational design, M&A, divestment, change / transformation projects, employee engagement, wellbeing, ER, mediation, legislation / compliance. Proudly kiwi, Jane enjoys Auckland’s stunning city of sails, and farm life along the dramatic Westcoast of the North Island. Jane supports a range of charities and undertakes pro bono work, subject to her family and professional commitments. |
![]() | Mary Rose Dias Dimock - Treasurer Mary Rose Dias Dimock is a Masters-trained coach and Positive Psychology practitioner, Certified iRest® meditation teacher, and 800-hour trained yoga and meditation teacher. Her work integrates evidence-based psychology, yogic wisdom, and mindfulness-based tools to support individuals in cultivating calm, resilience, and self-compassion. Mary is passionate about communities that bring together learning, connection, and heartfelt care, and about helping others grow, thrive, and feel included. She is delighted to serve on the NZAPP Executive Committee and contribute to the flourishing of Positive Psychology in Aotearoa. |
| Leanne Camilleri (MAPP) Leanne is a wellbeing specialist, coach and facilitator. She holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology and is passionate about translating wellbeing research into practical, accessible strategies that people can use in their everyday lives. Leanne has worked across healthcare, financial services, defence, manufacturing and education. She has a particular interest in the human experience of transition, including workplace change, positive ageing and menopause. She also supports young people to develop confidence, courage and connection through the Discover You™ youth wellbeing program. As host of the Work Well, Live Well and Imperfect Us Podcasts, Leanne enjoys conversations with researchers and practitioners that make wellbeing science meaningful and relevant beyond academia. A compassionate connector and relationship builder who looks for the best in everyone she meets, Leanne believes wellbeing should be accessible, understandable and achievable for everyone. |