Our People

Carla Moore

Flourish is a culmination of everything that matters most to me: making a difference, and the holistic wellbeing of our community.

Katy Quest

Through caring, supportive and reciprocal relationships at Awhi, tamariki are able to be themselves, develop confidence and resilience, allowing their essence to shine.

Flourish, as a collaborative space where parents, caregivers, families and service providers can come together really excites me! We are creating the village we need to raise our Tamariki.

Shelley Fitzsimmons.

Through caring, supportive and reciprocal relationships at Awhi, tamariki are able to be themselves, develop confidence and resilience, allowing their essence to shine.

Sol

Providing a supportive space for families is key to helping our community thrive. Watching and contributing to the growth at Flourish is something I feel proud and grateful to be a part of!

Anne Bridges

Flourish is new to me, and I am new to Flourish.   
  
My day job for the last 30 years or so, has revolved around technical aspects of the Dairy Industry and more recently freelance Project Management. I also enjoy offering my time (and hopefully skills) in volunteer roles in various community groups and so when an opportunity to join the Flourish whānau came along, I thought why not? If I can help even just a little bit in making Flourish successful and see Taranaki whānau benefit from a collective sharing of ideas’, programmes, support and general wellbeing, then that will make me happy. 
  
Having a scientific and process driven brain may seem an odd fit with the rest of the Flourish team who are so beautifully creative, love sharing their feelings and can imagine big things, however, here I am co-opted onto the Flourish Board and loving the creative environment I find myself in. 
  
Tennis, walking at the beach with our crazy spoodle, donning my RedBands on our little farm block, planting native trees, chilling with my husband and teenage boys, and then sharing a gin & BBQ with friends also makes me very happy. 

Annalese Sharrock

I love a journey, and the fantastic people that you meet along the way! I’ve invested in the Flourish vision, and for me, getting involved was about assisting where I can and with my skills, to bring this journey to life!

After finishing school in Taranaki, I headed to Victoria University in Wellington and funded my studies in Law, HR, and Criminology by working in the hospitality sector, and then went on to spend 13 years with Inland Revenue as a Specialist Investigator where I added my accounting and forensic review skills. Always partial to having multiple jobs and roles on the go, I now lead the Macfarlane Hospitality Group and consulting firm, Strategy Collective with business interests across New Zealand.

I have a passion for people, leadership and transformational thought. Everything about business and community is fostered upon establishing and nurturing relationships. No one individual knows the answer to everything, and in working collaboratively, we can achieve more together, while always striving for a better outcome.

With 3 young children, and a shift-working husband, some would say a fairly crazy busy schedule. It’s all about organisation and being effective when you’re in something. When not at work, I try and manage a few games of squash each week, and love getting out and about on a hike be it in Taranaki, or further afield. Definitely partial to the odd gin, or espresso martini, you’ll definitely see me making the most of Taranaki’s festivities and great outdoors.

Julia Moore-Pilbrow

Simon Cayley

I’m pleased to be able to support Flourish as interim Chair to achieve a vibrant strategy backed up by viable funding and a strong group of trustees and staff. I’m looking forward to seeing our organisation thrive over the coming years making parenting a little bit easier for many parents across our region.