The PIASS Board provides leadership and direction to the General Manager of the service who is in charge of approximately 21 full time staff and part time co-ordinators, with the head office located in Papatoetoe. Current Board members in 2006 are:
Dr Siale 'Alo Foliaki, ChairmanDr Foliaki has been the PIASS Board Chair since 2006. Dr
Foliaki is a graduate of the University of Otago and is currently employed by the Counties
Manukau District Health Board as Clinical Director of the Pacific Mental Health Services. He has completed his fellowship in
psychiatry and was the countrys first Tongan psychiatrist. Dr
Foliaki is married with 4 children. His oldest son Daniel suffers from spinal bifida and
uses a wheelchair for mobility purposes. Dr
Foliaki, as the Chairman of PIASS Trust, together with
Chief Executive of Vaka Tautua (incorporating PIASS
Trust), Philip Beilby,
is focused on strengthening PIASS to achieve better outcomes for disabled
Pacific people in the greater Auckland region. |
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Unaloto Tanginoa, Trustee/Vice ChairmanMr Tanginoa is a respected member of the Pacific disability community and a well known Tongan Community Leader. He brings first hand knowledge and experience of living with a disability to the PIASS Board. |
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Tunamafono Avaula Fa'amoe, TrusteeTunamafono is Director of his own consulting company - First 5 Enterprise Ltd. He is a well known and respected member of the Pacific Disability community and brings first hand knowledge and experience of living with a disability to the PIASS Board. In 2007 he was elected as a Community Board member to the Manukau City Council. |
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