Our Team
Our people working for our community
We have a team of highly skilled leaders and experts in their respective fields governing our organisation. Each of our team members brings a unique set of knowledge, skills, abilities and experience to the table and appreciates the shared responsibility they have to uphold our strategic direction.
Tracy Macfarlane
Te Rarawa
Founder & Trustee
Tracy Macfarlane
Founder & Trustee
Residing in the beautiful Rotorua area, Tracy is of Te Arawa whakapapa and the mother of 7 beautiful children aged 10 to 26. She is proud of the wonderful humans they have become but realises that not all children get the life and opportunities hers have. This is why creating the foundation means so much to her.
Supporting the tamariki and their whānau is crucial to the prosperity of the country and through the generosity of New Zealanders, Tracy and the team have been able to do their bit to contribute to this. She is passionate about children and young people and their resilience and drive to be great, however, circumstances can often be overwhelming for this to happen. Their purpose is to offer innovative, cutting-edge health, leadership and educational opportunities with the outcome being thriving communities. The TMF team is passionate and driven in its purpose and unapologetic in its mission.
In her spare time, she likes to read and spend quality time with whānau and friends and enjoys running around the beautiful lakes, keeping her tinana (body) and hinengaro (mind) healthy.
Conor O’Sullivan
Te Rarawa, Ngāti Maru, Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa
General Manager
Conor Watene O’Sullivan
General Manager
Conor has a strong background in population health and health science. He is experienced when it comes to facilitating trusted relationships between the health research and science realm and Māori communities. He is driven by his passion to advance hauora Māori and Māori leadership within the health and science space, which derives from him his rich upbringing in Te Ao Māori.
Conor’s focus lies in continuing the ongoing work and exploring new frontiers in health, such as precision medicine, emerging technologies, and Indigenous data sovereignty to uplift Māori health outcomes. Additionally, Conor brings a wealth of experience in community engagement and collaboration, ensuring that projects are culturally relevant and beneficial to Te Hiku o te Ika
Te Aumihi Jones
Te Aupōuri, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi
Project lead- Nōna Te Ao
Te Aumihi Jones
Project lead- Nōna Te Ao
Victoria Lelo Kapa-Kingi
Ngāti Kahu
Project Lead - He Taura
Victoria Lelo Kapa-Kingi
Project Lead - He Taura
Tori is the Kaiwhakahaere for the He Taura Rangatahi Project. Her background and qualifications are all in the sports science field, therefore connecting with our rangatahi across Te Hiku through kaupapa hauora is something she loves to do. She works hand-in-hand with the Programme Delivery Specialist to produce engaging and hauora-centric kaupapa for the rangatahi.
Tori is a proud māmā of two beautiful kōtiro living on the ancestral whenua of Karikari. She and her husband Tipene are raising their tamariki to be deeply connected to their marae, hapū and iwi.
Te Miringa O'Sullivan
Te Rarawa, Te Arawa
Project Lead - The Knowledge Hub
Te Miringa O’Sullivan
iMoko Telehealth Aide
Te Miringa is the project coordinator for the Knowledge Hub project. Her work involves working and partnering with researchers who are interested in community engagement and feedback for research purposes. She oversees these partnerships and develops resources and events to develop community engagement.
She graduated from The University of Auckland with a Bachelor in Health Science majoring in population health. Her previous professional roles have focused heavily on project and relationship management.
Indianna Ross
Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Tara (Parapara)
Project Delivery Specialist- Nōna Te Ao
Indianna Ross
Project Delivery Specialist- Nōna Te Ao
Indi is the Programme Delivery Specialist for the Nōna Te Ao contract, partnering with the Maurice Wilkins Centre to deliver a 12-month, health science programme for tauira aged 15-17 including University visits. Her main role is to develop educational content and deliver our kaupapa in schools throughout Te Hiku o Te Ika.
She brings with her a wealth of experience from her background of a Bachelor of Laws and Diploma in Te Tohu Paetahi (full immersion Te Reo Māori) at the University of Waikato and earlier roles with NZQA, Electoral Commission and Whakarongorau Aotearoa. Born and raised in Tāmaki, she has recently returned to her tūpuna whenua on the East Coast to return her skills to her hapū, iwi and wider hapori of Muriwhenua.
Pana Matiu
Ngati Kahu
Programme Facilitator
Pana Matiu
Rangatahi Intern
Ko Pana Te Whitu Matiu toku Ingoa
Mauri Ora tatau katoa
Born in Rawene Rasied in Pawarenga settled in Kaitaia at 28 years of age, Pana has 5 tamariki. He works for The Moko Foundation in the Rangatahi space and other heath/education and leadership kaupapa. This mahi has definitely become a new passion for him that he had never knew. He really enjoy being at home with his whānau playing rugby league training and supporting his kids and everyone else who loves sports.
Allegra Austen-Reid
Te Rarawa, Ngati Kahu
Rangatahi Intern
Allegra Austen-Reid
Rangatahi Intern
Allegra grew up in Te Tai Tokerau and has been a Rangatahi Intern at The Moko Foundation since late 2023. She is involved across all our projects specialising in graphic design and social media as well as helping out with the delivery of our He Taura challenges. She is passionate about her mahi with rangatahi and is excited to continue to grow in her role as an intern for the remainder of 2024.
Lennox Ashby
Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu, Te-Uri-o-Hua
Rangatahi Intern
Lennox Ashby
Rangatahi Intern
Lennox is a part of the Rangatahi internship programme. His main role involves supporting the delivery of our Nōna Te Ao health and science education kaupapa, covering mainstream & kura kaupapa throughout Te Hiku o Te Ika. His programme support varies from curating and compiling resources to delivering parts of our programme within our kura.
After completing his first year of Biomedical Sciences at Aukland University, he decided to return home to his whānau and community. Lennox has a strong work ethic, provides relatability to rangatahi and overall, is an asset to the Moko team.