Our team

Our Board

Our Board governs the Association, setting the strategic direction and providing oversight of the organisation, on behalf of the members. Our Board has seven members, five members of the Association who are elected by the membership. The remaining two members of the Board are co-opted onto the Board (and can also be members of the Association). In order to ensure appropriate tangata-ō te whenua representation, a minimum of two Board members must be tangata-ō te whenua. One Board member must also hold a recognised financial qualification.

Board members serve a three-year term on the Board, and are able to remain on the Board for a maximum of nine years.

The Board meets at least six times per year, and has a number of subcommittees to support with specific areas of governance. The Board is supported by a kaumātua, who provides strategic advice relating to tangata-ō te whenua.

Our Board Members

Sharyn Roberts

Perehitana (President)

Ko Whakapūnake te mātau a Māui tikitiki a Taranga, ko Aoraki ngā maunga 
Ko Te Wairoa hōpūpū hōnengenenge matangirau te awa
Ko Te Ara a Kewa te moana
Ko Tākitimu, ko Uruao ngā waka
He uri ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha
Ko Ngāti Hikakawa, Ngāti Koropi, Oraka Aparima, Ngāi Tuahuriri ngā hapū
Ko Henare rāua ko Coral ōku mātua
Ko Sharyn Roberts tōku ingoa

Sharyn Roberts is a tangata-ō te whenua registered social worker of Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, English, Irish and Scottish descent. She is the Pou Ārahi Manager of Contracts and Practice at Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi, a Kaupapa Māori Youth Development Organisation located in Christchurch, Aotearoa. Sharyn’s area of interest is Māori succeeding as Māori and she proudly leads the ANZASW Board and the Association at this exciting time of mandatory social work registration and social change.

Me mahi tahi tātou mo te oranga o te katoa - we should work together for the wellbeing of everyone.

Sharyn has been on the ANZASW Board since December 2018 and her current term expires in September 2025.

Joseph Tyro

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