Our People
Board of Trustees
Matthew Croucher
New Zealand Dementia Foundation Chair
Matthew is a senior psychiatrist of old age and academic working for the Canterbury District Health Board. He has leadership roles in dementia service development across the Canterbury area, the South Island’s regional Dementia Initiative, and various national projects, including several with the Ministry of Health over the last two decades. He has medical advisor responsibilities to Parkinson’s New Zealand, Alzheimers New Zealand and Dementia Canterbury. Matthew continues to be active in the RANZCP and other training organisations in relation to teaching and workforce development in psychiatry, including the national Walking in Another’s Shoes person-centred dementia care programme, BPAC, and the University of Otago.
David Fleming
NZDF Director of Finance/Trustee
David has over 25 years’ experience across various healthcare delivery sectors, including diagnostic, radiology, dental and consultancy in New Zealand and overseas. He has trained as a chartered accountant and holds a BBus and a Master of Arts. David has worked in executive roles for large multinationals, including Deloitte and SGS, as well as in private equity, managing significant international projects. He is now the CEO of Care on Call (NZ) Ltd and Medcall Health Personnel Ltd. Care on Call provides a range of services to ACC, MOH, DHB, and private clients with varying needs, including Dementia, Palliative, TBI, and Complex Care. Medcall is NZ’s largest provider of staff (RN’s/HCA’s) to the aged care sector and provides staffing to NZ’s private/public hospitals, hospices and specialised facilities.
Cameron Cole
Cameron is a Māori (Te Rarawa) old age psychiatrist working for Te Whatu Ora in Te Tai Tokerau Northland, New Zealand. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) with an advanced certificate in old age psychiatry. He holds an associate fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and has a post-graduate diploma in health informatics. Cameron is passionate about improving the well-being of our older people and their whānau with dementia mate wareware, hauora Māori, rural health and quality improvement. He believes in decision-making being informed by recovery, person & whānau-centred, biopsychosocial and hauora Māori principle
Shannon Wolfe
Shannon has over 13 years of experience in operations roles, with a background as an executive at a consumer product startup, as well as management consulting experience at Deloitte (NZ) and GE Healthcare (US). Her industry experience is mainly in healthcare but also covers consumer goods & services, energy, public sector, and insurance. She gained her Bachelor’s with Honours in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
New Zealand Dementia Foundation Staff
Shereen Moloney
Chief Executive
Shereen has been our Chief Executive since 2014. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and has spent 20 years in leadership and management roles in the public and private sectors. She has been a project manager and advisor to the NZ Ministry of Health, a Senior Manager at Capital & Coast District Health Board, and CEO of health and social service, and mental health NGOs. In these roles, Shereen has led organisational and service improvement nationally and represented the 20 District Health Boards on a number of national initiatives. Shereen is also a member of our Board of Trustees.
Susan Gee
Sector Liaison Officer
Susan is an experienced researcher who concurrently holds the position of lead researcher of the Psychiatry of Older Adults Academic Unit for the Canterbury District Health Board. She holds a PhD in Psychology and a Master’s in Gerontology. Susan has leadership and support roles in relation to dementia education, delirium prevention, and person-centred care, and her research and publications reflect and strengthen these foci. She is a research advisor for Dementia Canterbury and a co-opted expert for the Health of Older People South Island Service Level Alliance. Susan brings considerable experience in delivering credible, effective knowledge transfer to help people implement best-practice care. Susan is also a member of our Board of Trustees.
Bevan Morgan
Programme Support Officer
Bevan has worked in education for the last decade in project support, tutoring, resource development, and programme development. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Auckland, working on a thesis in Communications, and he holds a Master’s in History. With the New Zealand Dementia Foundation, Bevan supports other members in the projects they are developing across all aspects of the development cycle, while bridging communication between sector workers and the Foundation’s work.
Board of Trustees
Matthew Croucher
New Zealand Dementia Foundation Chair
Matthew is a senior psychiatrist of old age and academic working for the Canterbury District Health Board. He has leadership roles in dementia service development across the Canterbury area, the South Island’s regional Dementia Initiative, and various national projects, including several with the Ministry of Health over the last two decades. He has medical advisor responsibilities to Parkinson’s New Zealand, Alzheimers New Zealand and Dementia Canterbury. Matthew continues to be active in the RANZCP and other training organisations in relation to teaching and workforce development in psychiatry, including the national Walking in Another’s Shoes person-centred dementia care programme, BPAC, and the University of Otago.
David Fleming
NZDF Director of Finance/Trustee
David has over 25 years’ experience across various healthcare delivery sectors, including diagnostic, radiology, dental and consultancy in New Zealand and overseas. He has trained as a chartered accountant and holds a BBus and a Master of Arts. David has worked in executive roles for large multinationals, including Deloitte and SGS, as well as in private equity, managing significant international projects. He is now the CEO of Care on Call (NZ) Ltd and Medcall Health Personnel Ltd. Care on Call provides a range of services to ACC, MOH, DHB, and private clients with varying needs, including Dementia, Palliative, TBI, and Complex Care. Medcall is NZ’s largest provider of staff (RN’s/HCA’s) to the aged care sector and provides staffing to NZ’s private/public hospitals, hospices and specialised facilities.
Cameron Cole
Cameron is a Māori (Te Rarawa) old age psychiatrist working for Te Whatu Ora in Te Tai Tokerau Northland, New Zealand. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) with an advanced certificate in old age psychiatry. He holds an associate fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and has a post-graduate diploma in health informatics. Cameron is passionate about improving the well-being of our older people and their whānau with dementia mate wareware, hauora Māori, rural health and quality improvement. He believes in decision-making being informed by recovery, person & whānau-centred, biopsychosocial and hauora Māori principles.
Shannon Wolfe
Shannon has over 13 years of experience in operations roles, with a background as an executive at a consumer product startup, as well as management consulting experience at Deloitte (NZ) and GE Healthcare (US). Her industry experience is mainly in healthcare but also covers consumer goods & services, energy, public sector, and insurance. She gained her Bachelor’s with Honours in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
New Zealand Dementia Foundation Staff
Shereen Moloney
Chief Executive
Shereen has been our Chief Executive since 2014. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and has spent 20 years in leadership and management roles in the public and private sectors. She has been a project manager and advisor to the NZ Ministry of Health, a Senior Manager at Capital & Coast District Health Board, and CEO of health and social service, and mental health NGOs. In these roles, Shereen has led organisational and service improvement nationally and represented the 20 District Health Boards on a number of national initiatives. Shereen is also a member of our Board of Trustees.
Susan Gee
Sector Liaison Officer
Susan is an experienced researcher who concurrently holds the position of lead researcher of the Psychiatry of Older Adults Academic Unit for the Canterbury District Health Board. She holds a PhD in Psychology and a Master’s in Gerontology. Susan has leadership and support roles in relation to dementia education, delirium prevention, and person-centred care, and her research and publications reflect and strengthen these foci. She is a research advisor for Dementia Canterbury and a co-opted expert for the Health of Older People South Island Service Level Alliance. Susan brings considerable experience in delivering credible, effective knowledge transfer to help people implement best-practice care. Susan is also a member of our Board of Trustees.
Bevan Morgan
Programme Support Officer
Bevan has worked in education for the last decade in project support, tutoring, resource development, and programme development. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Auckland, working on a thesis in Communications, and he holds a Master’s in History. With the New Zealand Dementia Foundation, Bevan supports other members in the projects they are developing across all aspects of the development cycle, while bridging communication between sector workers and the Foundation’s work.