Angela and Public Policy
My working life has revolved around policy analysis and policy advice.
  • Policy analysis uses research, modelling and policy development methodologies to create options for change.
  • Policy advice is the way in which, through writing, through New Zealand's machinery of government processes and through bringing people and entities along with you, that change is influenced, considered and accepted.
I've had lots of wins over 30 years in my career in the public sector working for Ministries, departments, Crown agents and local authorities. I've worked as a contractor for more than 20 of those years. I've managed large policy projects and I've managed teams. Some of the highlights of my career include:
  • Managing teams for the Porirua City Council, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Office for Disability Issues, Ministry of Transport and the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • Reviewing legal aid fees (family, civil and criminal) for the Ministry of Justice.
  • Designing and costing new assistance for low income families to act as a financial incentive to move off benefit; the genesis of the In-Work Tax Credit now in place.
  • Statistical analysis and writing to tell a family-centred story of social change over generations in New Zealand. 
  • Management of a $4 million investment in cultural diplomacy , culminating in cultural activities launched in China to support New Zealand's trade, tourism and diplomatic accomplishments in this country of strategic importance.
  • Working for Treasury on the housing desk.
Please contact me if you'd like to see my full CV or connect with me on LinkedIn.
Angela's Qualifications
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration (Marketing); Massey University.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Science Research; Victoria University of Wellington.
Graduate Diploma in English (Creative Writing); Massey University.
Bachelor of Arts (Religious Studies); Victoria University of Wellington.
Speech and Drama:
  • Associate of New Zealand Speech Board Diploma (ASB).
  • Associate of Trinity College of London Diploma (ATCL).

Angela's Pro Bono Work
Stopping Violence Services Wairarapa. 2013.
Harlequin Theatre, Masterton. 2013.
Gracefield Early Childhood Centre.  2012.  Strategic plan to guide restructuring, redundancies, and redesign to achieve an optimal balance between revenue and cost.
Oxfam New Zealand.  2009. Policy and advocacy internship.
Member of the Athena Montessori College Board of Governors.  2008. 
Member of Port Nicholson Rotary Club. 2002-2006.

Associations
Member of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA). Information about the NZSA can be found here. Angela's page on the NZSA website can be found here.
Member of the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ). Information about IPANZ can be found here.
Awards
New Zealand Society of Authors Central District Branch Short Story Competition (2015): Highly Commended for the story The Earth was Red.
Silver Medal in the 2019 Global Ebook Awards in the Historical Literature Fiction-Contemporary Category for The War of Gwylim Harris.