SASTA Executive
Coralie Owens
Auckland
Coralie is a
Road Safety Community Transport Coordinator for Auckland Transport. She
works with colleagues on road safety programmes aimed to decrease deaths and
serious injuries within the Auckland region. Here many innovative and
educational campaigns and events are created and rolled out to help improve
driving behaviours.
In contrast,
outside of work you may recognise her on television as a background nurse on
Shortland Street or in advertisements or films.
Ngaire Atmore
Auckland
Ngaire recently made the move to Auckland Transport as the Safe Systems Advisor in the Safe System Team, having previously been the Community Engagement Advisor in the City Transportation Unit at Hamilton City Council, leading road safety and active transport promotion and education. She has a particular interest in engagement and communications, as well as road safety and transport strategy.
Lorreen Hartley
Bay of Plenty/East Coast/ Hawkes Bay
Lorreen is the Community Development Advisor for the Whakatāne District and oversees the Road Safety Programme for the Eastern Bay of Plenty. She has a particular interest in high risk and vulnerable populations as well as road safety. She is of Ngāti Raukawa, Tūwharetoa, Kahungunu, Tainui and Whanganui Iwi.
Alastair Mayston
Taranaki/Manawatū/Whanganui
Alastair is one of three Road Safety Coordinators at Horizons Regional Council. His role is focused on Palmerston North and Manawatū district and he works within council’s Transport Team. He has a background in education and health promotion roles prior to starting in road safety.
Anna Blomquist
Wellington
Anna has been the Transport Safety Education Coordinator for Wellington City Council since 2009, prior to this she held a similar role at Hutt City Council. Her main areas of focus are safety for pedestrians, people on bikes, motorcyclists and moped riders and intersection safety. She works with a small team of transport behaviour change specialists at Wellington City and works on collaborative projects with her colleagues across the Wellington region.
Robyn Blackburn
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough
Robyn Blackburn works part time in the road safety education space at Marlborough District Council and the rest of the time with the Parks and Reserves Department. Previously Robyn has worked at council with the Assets and Services team and has a good understanding of the need to be community focused. She has become an integral member of progressive community action groups in Marlborough to promote sustainable transport and road safety in the region.
Kathy Graham
Canterbury/West Coast/Chatham Islands/Southland/Otago
Kathy has worked in road safety and travel demand management for the last five years in both Christchurch City and Waimakariri. Prior to moving to Canterbury she worked as a journalist in the Waikato and served 18 years as a Police Officer in a variety of roles in Auckland. In her current role within the Roading team she works both within the Waimakariri community on road safety and TDM as well as ongoing collaboration with the Transport Agency and other Canterbury Councils under the Greater Christchurch partnership.
Jodi Betts
Northland
Jodi has been working in Road Safety and Community
Education in the Far North for the past 9 years and currently holds a part time
position at a Community Education Organisation named Far North REAP.
Prior to this she held a Health Promotion position for 8 years at Public Health
in Nelson. Her role in Road Safety Education primarily focuses on Marketing,
Local and Regional Road Safety Campaign development and working with her
colleagues to deliver ‘on-the-ground’ community initiatives. She also runs her own
small Event and Project Management business.