Staff

Sinead Bradley - Receptionist
Sinead is one of the first people you come into contact with when you call or visit the Employers' Chamber. Her role includes front line reception and telephonist responsibilities and organising the certificates of origin.  Sinead also provides administration support to the Executive Office and general support to all departments as necessary.

Leeann Watson - Manager, Business Performance
Leeann manages the business performance team delivering professional business advice across all areas in running a successful business; including international trade (both importing and exporting), R & D funding, business planning and strategy. Leeann is a director of Champion Canterbury Ltd, a business awards which celebrates Canterbury business achievements. Leeann's role also overseas the training and events calendar. 

Morgan Burns - Training and Events Assistant 
Morgan organises the training and development programme.  She also provides administration assistance to the Business Performance team.

Lisa Jones - Training and Events Manager
Lisa is responsible for managing the training and development programme and she works along side the Events Manager.

Maree McEnaney - Events Manager
Maree is responsible for managing all our networking events which include Thrive Mainland,Champion Canterbury, Annual Golf Tournament, the Reserve Bank luncheon plus other various luncheons, expos, conferences and networking events.

Heidi de Groot  - Business Performance Executive Assistant 
Heidi provides executive assistance and support to the business performance team who provide advice, information, resources as-well as training and development and networking events. Heidi is also actively involved in the coordination and delivery of our Champion Canterbury awards recognising and promoting business excellence and success. 

Keith Woodroof - Manager, Employers' Services
Keith provides advice to employers across a wide range of human resource and employment relations issues including bargaining strategies and employment agreement (formerly employment contract) development. Keith represents members at mediation conferences and in collective bargaining and also when advising members on employment relationship problems and working with the member to develop practical solutions. He brings a wealth of experience to the role having worked with major shifts in employment legislation over the past 30 years.

Linda Ryder - Employment Lawyer 
Linda is a senior practitioner who specialises exclusively in employment law having represented clients in employment mediation, the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Relations Authority, the Employment Court and the Court of Appeal. Linda has extensive experience conducting disciplinary investigations, drafting employment agreements (individual and collective), representing employers facing personal grievance claims, redundancy/restructuring proposals and all other employment related issues.

Shauna McClelland - Employment Lawyer 
Shauna is an experienced senior practitioner who represents members on all aspects of employment law. Shauna has extensive experience in collective bargaining, conducting disciplinary investigations, drafting employment agreements, defending personal grievances, redundancy/restructuring processes, Human Rights claims and all other employment related issues.

Jonny Sanders - Employment Relation Adviser
Jonny provides advice to members on a broad range of employment relations issues. Jonny is also responsible for presenting training seminars on employment related topics, and co-ordinating the wage and salary survey.

Victoria Barkway - Employment Relations Adviser 
Victoria is able to offer advice and training on a broad range of human resource and employment relations issues including all aspects of training and development, project management, the disciplinary process and managing performance. Victoria is also responsible for presenting courses and training seminars on employment related and HR topics.

Helen Mason - Occupational Health and Safety Consultant 
Proficient in the production of health and safety plans for large national corporations and small firms alike Helen can assist you with any issues, large or small. We offer in-house training including health and safety representative stage 1, 2 & 3, tailor made assistance with the implementation of health and safety management systems, work station assessments, in-house consultancy and pre-audit reviews for companies wishing to enter one of ACC's safety management programmes.

Shirley Page - Employers' Services Executive Assistant
Shirley is the Legal Executive Assistant to the three employment lawyers. Her role involves file management, preparing and filling legal documents, member liaison and assistance. Shirley also supports the Employers' Services team, co-ordinates the Wage and Salary Survey and distributes the Employer Bulletin and Human Resources Manual.

Phil Falloon - Manager, Government & Regional Relationships
Phil is responsible for managing the migrant employment project in association with New Zealand Immigration Service. Phil also looks after the Employers' Chambers' relationships with other Chambers of Commerce, and supports the Employers' Chambers' business advice and international trade services.

Jude Ryan-O'Dea - Migrant Employment Co-ordinator
Jude manages our successful Canterbury migrant employment programme which works with matching new migrant and refugees with Canterbury employers'. This programme has been running for five years and we have placed over 400 skilled migrants and refugees into jobs.

Tafflyn Bradford-James - Manager, Communications & Marketing
Tafflyn's role is to lead the communications, marketing, and ICT initiatives for the Employers' Chamber as well as driving new membership.

Debbie Bellis - ICT & Marketing Co-ordinator
Debbie is responsible for the ICT strategy, co-ordinating the outgoing electronic communications and provides branding and marketing support for all publicity material for the organisation.

Kristin Flanagan - Membership Development
Kristin's role is to encourage new members to join our organisation and ensure that all of our members are aware of the services and support available to them.

Keryn Cunningham - Membership Telemarketer
Keryn is probably the first person a member will have contact with from the Employers' Chamber. Her role is to call potential Members to outline the benefits of membership prior to them joining.

Steve Woodside - Manager, Finance
Steve is responsible for the finance function at the Employers' Chamber.

Anne Jamieson - Accounts Assistant 
Anne works in the accounts department as accounts receivable where she provides support to members regarding annual subscriptions and payments, bank reconciliations and the reconciling of events.  Anne also takes all registrations for seminars and events.