Executive Commitee
| Annalise Roache (PhD, MAPPCP, PCC) - 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. |
| Ruth Christie - Vice-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). |
| Eryn Campbell - Executive Committee Member 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. |
 | Annick Janson (PhD) - Executive Committee Member Annick Janson, PhD is a clinical psychologist, researcher and member of a social movement for families to lean in and guide the current changes in the disability sector. Annick co-developed the evidence-based ‘Now and Next’ award winning and ground-breaking family program rooted in Positive Psychology. She is passionate about assisting organisations to grow their peer workforce to impact on organisational outcomes, children progress and family wellbeing through empowerment. Annick is an Associate, Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research, Victoria University of Wellington. She was the Inaugural Research Director at the NZ Leadership Institute, University of Auckland Business School and the Partners in Learning Research Director, Microsoft NZ. As the recipient of a Gallup International Positive Psychology Fellowship, Annick represented New Zealand on the international leadership research stage. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed research publications in the field of collective leadership including for UNESCO and the Human Rights Commission. Annick stepped down from her role of co-President to continue disseminate the strength-based programmes (nowandnext.org) she co-designed for youth and parents raising disabled children. |
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Christina Kruger - Executive Committee Member
Christina completed a Diploma in Positive Psychology & Wellbeing through the Langley Group Institute in 2023. Originally from South Africa, where she completed a Master’s in Law in 2008 before moving to New Zealand later that year. Christina is the Operations and Engagement Lead at a specialist immigration law firm in Auckland. Her background includes a decade as the co-owner of a legal recruitment agency, where she focused on placing legal professionals in firms across New Zealand. At her core, Christina is a connector and catalyst who prefers to mobilise and inspire others rather than compete. She is driven by a desire to create spaces where people feel seen, supported, and empowered, and channel this passion through her role as an Executive Committee Member of the Association working across the events, partnerships and communication teams. |
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Tina Berryman-Kamp - Executive Committee Member
Tina is a first-generation New Zealander of English and Dutch heritage. Trained as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Waikato in the 1980s she has worked across various Corrections and Mental Health settings, including establishing and leading her own Perinatal Mental Health Service for many years. Having stepped back from direct clinical work, Tina now focuses on work she finds most meaningful: providing professional supervision to perinatal staff; delivering Blueprint Mental Health 101 training to community workers and organisations; offering advisory and consultancy services centred on the wellbeing of new parents and families; and contributing to Tauiwi Tautoko, which challenges online racism in Aotearoa New Zealand. She has also been expanding her knowledge and skills in completing the Diploma of Positive Psychology through the Langley Group Institute in Australia. Over time, Tina has been increasingly drawn to Positive Psychology, both personally and professionally, and to moving beyond a deficit-focused lens toward approaches that strengthen wellbeing and build resilience for individuals, families, and communities. As a Pākehā within a Māori whānau, she is deeply committed to supporting the reclamation and revitalisation of Māori culture and to learning from and embracing diverse cultural perspectives. Tina believes Positive Psychology offers valuable tools for navigating the challenges of our time and is excited to contribute to the NZAPP Executive Committee. Tina nurtures her own wellbeing through creativity, spending time in nature, laughter, looking for the good and savouring the little gems that arise everyday. |
| Melanie Weir - Executive Committee Member Melanie has worked in the people space for over two decades. As a leader in HR and Organisational Development (OD) her most recent role supports OD at New Zealand’s largest Port, the Port of Tauranga. Working with global and national organisations to develop and deliver the science of Positive Psychology for flourishing people, teams and organisations is what Mel has dedicated her expertise and learning to for the last 20 years. Previous to the Port Mel was a key part of the Langley Group team, in Senior Consultant, Facilitator, Coach and General Manager roles. Here Mel developed deep experience, knowledge and understanding of the impacts of well curated programmes that support wellbeing science, engagement and performance in work. She continues to work with community groups, organisations, and individuals to support thriving. Currently working towards PhD, and with a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, Diploma in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, and Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in HRM and Marketing, Mel is passionate to see the Association continue to build a strong member base, and enduring partnerships with likeminded professionals. |
| Jane Davies, MA SHRM, Dip Psych and Wellbeing, MInstD - Executive Committee Member
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 West Coast 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. |