Contact us – we're here for staff
Every staff member has access to the Staff Support Team. The Staff Support Team is made up of six representatives, one from each of the service areas.
Feel free to contact us with any areas of concern and/or interests you may have and we will endeavour to find a solution together.
Psychological health issues
Carina Perner
Occupational Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor
Tel +64 21 920 696
Email carina.perner@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/health-safety/hazards
Physical health issues
Leisa Barron
Occupational Health Nurse
Tel +64 3 479 5034
Email ohn@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/health-safety/occupational health
Workplace issues | Interpersonal Disputes
Jennifer Anderson
Manager | Facilitation and Mediation
Tel +64 3 479 5679
Email jennifer.anderson@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/mediation
Workplace issues | Human Resources
Tana-Lee Henare
Divisional Human Resources Manager
Tel +64 3 479 8150
Email t.henare@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/humanresources
Workplace issues | Human Resources (Christchurch campus)
Susan Patterson
Senior Human Resources Advisor
Mob +64 21 279 0820
Email s.patterson@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/humanresources
Health and safety (Christchurch campus)
Christina Carroll
Health and Safety Advisor
Mob +64 21 279 6096
Email christina.carroll@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/health-safety
Physical Health | Proactive Support
Dan Porter
2x Manager | Recreation Services, Unipol
Tel +64 27 499 5031
Email daniel.porter@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/recreation
Pastoral Care | Spiritual Wellbeing
Olivia Dawson
Chaplain
Tel +64 3 479 8497
Email olivia.dawson@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/chaplain
Pastoral Care | Spiritual Wellbeing (Christchurch campus)
Sheila Mark
Chaplain
Mob +64 27 535 6323
Email sheila.mark@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/chaplain
For further support
General workplace issues | Union
Tree La Rooy
TEU – Union Representative
Tel +64 3 479 8803
Email tree.larooy@otago.ac.nz
Counselling
EAP Benestar
Find a counsellor benestar.com/counsellor-map
BeneHub benestar.com
(Company identifier: uniOtago, token: eap)
Or email staffsupport@otago.ac.nz