Staff

Introducing The OSCAR Foundation Staff

OSCAR Advisors

Odette Yates

Northland

Odette has worked in a mix of community based OSCAR, large city and rural programmes throughout New Zealand for over 10 years and has been an Advisor in Northland for several years. She has a Fine Arts degree, a diploma in teaching and an OSCAR certificate.

odette@oscar.org.nz

Susannah Taylor

Auckland

Susannah is one of the O.S.C.A.R Advisors for the Auckland region, advising programmes in Central, South and East Auckland. She ran OSCAR Supreme Award winning programme BKIDZ for 5 years in Tauranga before moving to Auckland

susannah@oscar.org.nz

Anastasia Sillick

Auckland/Otago/ Southland

Anastasia is one of the O.S.C.A.R Advisors for the Auckland region, advising programmes in North, West and South Auckland. She has experience across both the corporate and community sectors having worked in Education Recruitment and managed O.S.C.A.R programmes at a community level.

anastasia@oscar.org.nz

Sally Lee

Thames/ Coromandel/ Bay of Plenty

Sally Lee is the OSCAR Advisor for the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Thames. She is a Team Leader for Regional OSCAR Advisor’s and specialises in the Child Youth and Family Standards for OSCAR Approval.

sally@oscar.org.nz

Tania Maunsell

Waikato/ King Country/

Taranaki

Tania is the OSCAR Advisor for Waikato, King Country and Taranaki. She is also part of the conference team and has a background in Early Childhood care. She has also worked as a Karitane Nurse for Plunket and a Childcare Coordinator for Work and Income NZ.

tania@oscar.org.nz

Julie King

Poverty Bay/ Hawkes Bay/ Manawatu/ Wanganui

Julie has worked as an OSCAR Advisor for 10 years and is Team Leader for OSCAR Advisors. She advocates for children first and children at the heart of all we do. She has a wealth of knowledge about creating and delivering inclusive experiences for children.

julie@oscar.org.nz

Cindus Colonna

Nelson/ Buller/ Malborough

Cindus has a Diploma in Social Work and has worked in the OSCAR sector for a number of years. Her OSCAR experience includes working in community based organisations, the District Council, and running her own private OSCAR programme in the small rural community of Upper Moutere just out of Nelson.

cindus@oscar.org.nz

Julie King and Sally Lee

Wellington/ Kapiti Coast

Julie and Sally are the OSCAR Advisors for Wellington and Kapiti Coast. Julie and Sally bring their expertise as Team Leaders and many years of OSCAR experience.

sally@oscar.org.nz
julie@oscar.org.nz

Amanda Murray

Canterbury/West Coast

Amanda Murray is the OSCAR Advisor for the Canterbury/WestCoast/Buller Region. She is a graduate of the OSCAR Certificate and have 8 years experience Supervising and now Managing an OSCAR Programme in Christchurch.

amanda@oscar.org.nz

OSCAR Staff based at the National Office

Murray Upton

Chief Executive Officer

Murray was appointed CEO of The OSCAR Foundation in 2005 and has led the organisation through significant changes and developments during that time. Murray has an MBA from Otago University and has had the very rare opportunity to have worked in senior executive roles in Corporate, Government, NGO and the Not-for-Profit sectors.
Amongst his achievements, Murray has restructured, renamed and rebranded the organisation, has constantly worked with the OSCAR sector to increase levels of professionalism, has led the implementation of Te Korowai Kounga, the Foundation’s Quality Assurance System launched in 2010. Above all, he has worked towards instilling the Foundation’s vision of ‘Enriching Childhood’ and the OSCAR sector as a career of choice.

murray@oscar.org.nz

Tina Green

Project Development Manager

Tina has worked for The OSCAR Foundation for the last 8 years and is currently the Project Development Manager. Tina has been involved in the OSCAR world for a number of years starting out as a programme supervisor and holding many different roles within the sector since. One of her proudest achievements is her involvement with Te Korowai Kounga, the Foundation’s Quality Assurance System which was launched in 2010. It reflects her unwavering belief that children’s out of school time is vitally important in their development and should always enable ‘kids to be kids’.

tina@oscar.org.nz

Diane Moran

Office Manager/ PA to CEO

Diane has been with the OSCAR Foundation for six years, originally as a contractor to revise and update The OSCAR Foundation’s employment agreements, policies and procedures for both the board and staff, and was later offered the permanent role of Office Manager/PA to CEO, and she is also a member of the Conference Planning Team.
Diane likes to travel and has previously worked for corporates, government organisations, and not-for-profits in Auckland, Sydney, London and Edinburgh in a variety of roles including Systems Administrator and Trainer; Travel, Conference and Events Management; various Executive PA positions; and Human Resource Management. Diane also worked as a volunteer with the Auckland SPCA at Mangere for 10 years.

diane@oscar.org.nz

Claire Hill

Publications and Research Manager

Claire Hill has worked for The OSCAR Foundation for six years and comes from a background in Media and Not for Profits. She is the Editor of School’s Out! magazine and
The OSCAR Foundation Newsletter. She also produces content for The OSCAR Foundation website and other print and electronic media. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Film, Television and Media Studies.

claire@oscar.org.nz

Karen Larmer

Membership Services Manager

After more than seven years working for The OSCAR Foundation, Karen knows almost every OSCAR provider by name. She has a background in exercise science and has chosen a career path that has always involved either children, water or both!

karen@oscar.org.nz

Shaista Maqbool

Funding and Accounts Manager

Shaista has worked for The OSCAR Foundation since 2006. She is completing a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and has extensive experience in managing accounts and dealing with provider funding applications.

shaista@oscar.org.nz


Karen Drew Office Administrator Karen joined The O.S.C.A.R. Foundation in November 2011 having worked in both the not-for-profit and corporate sectors in administration roles, as well as managing an O.S.C.A.R. programme for 4 years at a community level. karend@oscar.org.nz

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