Our Board
Robert Muller (Chair)
Hailing from Nukunuku, Tonga and raised in Auckland, Rob has over 15 years experience working in the community and public health sector in New Zealand. His recent roles have seen Rob focus on young people. This saw him working in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, youth development and more recently youth justice.
Rob joined the Board after recognising his experiences and skills that he had grown as a result of my working life could help support RPE. Rob is married to Stella and together they have a blended family of 7 kids. He is currently working with his wife at Bright Sunday, a marketing and creative agency based in South Auckland.
Catriona MacLennan (Secretary)
Catriona MacLennan is a barrister, journalist and social activist with extensive experience in relation to rape law reform, domestic violence and other issues. Catriona practised law in South Auckland for 14 years, specialising in family law, benefit law and representing clients dealing with credit issues and loan sharks. She was a Duty Lawyer for 11 years. Catriona helped set up Nga Ture Kaitiaki ki Waikato Community Law Centre to provide free legal advice to people who could not afford lawyers.
She was the project director for Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust, established to provide affordable loans to low income families and keep them out of the clutches of loan sharks. Catriona is a co-author of the Child Poverty Action Group report The complexities of “relationship” in the welfare system and the consequences for children.
Catriona is the author of five books published by Penguin and HarperCollins about legal issues, including the best-selling Know Your Rights. She has presented six television series on Sky Channel 83 about child poverty, legal rights, feminist issues and animal rights.
Catriona is involved with the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pay Equity Coalition. She comments extensively in the media on social justice and legal issues, including sexual violence.
Bevan Chuang
Bevan Chuang is a 1.5-generation Hong Kong Chinese New Zealander and is currently working for the Auckland Council and also a Co-Owner of a marketing and events company.
Bevan is passionate about women's rights education and advocacy, and has been working in the community development sector for over 10 years, including health promotion and migrants and refugees services.
In her spare time she enjoys writing, visiting art galleries and museums and spoiling her two dogs.
Dr. Debbie Hager
Dr. Debbie Hager is a public health educator and researcher with a focus on women, particularly access for disabled, mentally ill and substance abusing women to domestic and sexual violence services. Debbie has been running community workshops and seminars about these issues for the past 18 years.
Debbie's PhD examined conceptual intersections between disability, and domestic and sexual violence. Debbie teaches health promotion at the University of Auckland.
Jade Kake
Jade Kake (Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea, Te Arawa) is an architectural designer, writer, and housing advocate. She has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector – particularly in roles relating to housing advocacy – at both a governance and operations level.
Jade has a strong interest in ensuring the needs of women (particularly Māori women) who are experiencing housing stress and deprivation are met, and that these women are not further marginalised and disenfranchised by policy and practice that responds to the needs of the visible (single men) or cultural (pākehā) majority. Given the clear link between sexual violence and housing insecurity, Jade sees her appointment to the RPE Board as an opportunity to positively contribute her skills and networks in support of women.
Emma Barker-Clark
Emma is a qualified probation officer who specialised as a youth justice practitioner and educator. She has experience of developing prevention and intervention programmes for young people who have been victimised by sexual and physical violence and abuse, or who have perpetrated violence and abuse. Her MSc research explored the efficacy of interventions delivered to young people to address youth domestic abuse. As part of her PhD research she is currently exploring how young people's perceptions of gender relate to their experiences of harm and safety online and offline. Alongside her research she has a specific interest in youth rights, representation, inclusion and participation. She currently teaches Youth and Society at the University of Auckland. When not working or researching Emma loves whānau time with her husband, two children and dog.
Cleone Campbell
Cleone was previously employed as a legal executive for over 40 years as a Registered Legal Executive specialising in property conveyancing, financing, trusts and deceased estates administration. Currently, Cleone participates in voluntary work and maintains memberships with not for profit societies. Cleone has previoiusly served in a variety of capacities in professional and not for profit/service organisations.
Join Our Board
To express an interest in joining the board as a trustee, email Debbi Tohill