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New Plymouth, Taranaki
Our People
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others"
Mahatma Ghandi
Ko te huarahi pai ki te kimi i a koe anō ko te ngaro o tō mahi ki ētahi atu
Hoani Eriwhata
Kaumatua
Jonny Wright
Chair
I grew up in Western Australia, and worked as a mechanical engineer, before moving to my wife’s home of Taranaki. I now manage a dairy farming business. I am a proud father of two young children and spend my limited spare time running on the local trails with other dads.
Joining the board in 2021 and becoming Chairperson in 2023, I am proud to represent Tautoko Tane, Male Survivors Taranaki. I am privileged to be a part of this hardworking team as we continue to build our services in Taranaki.
Tony Chamberlain
Treasurer
I am proud to be working with my colleagues in Male Survivors Aotearoa to build a capable national organisation, enabling its member organisations to provide an appropriate nationwide support service for the male survivors of sexual abuse.
Mark Lindsey Earley
Trustee
Mark Lindsey Earley is a neuro-divergent psychotherapist, vlogger, activist and performer from the UK. His specialisms include sexual abuse recovery, sex/pornography addiction, gender identity, domestic abuse and pathological jealousy issues.
He was a founder member of the governing council of the British Association for Gender Identity Specialists.
Rochelle Jakeman
Trustee
Ngā mihi manaakitia mai ki nga rangātira me nga kaimahi me nga tāngata whānau whanui katoa o Ngā Tāne Mōrehu o Taranaki – Sincere Greetings to all staff, board, each survivor and your significant others / friends / whanau in Taranaki.
Kia Ora, I’m Rochelle, a proud māmā of three wonderful tamāriki – from teens to toddler. I am on a journey of self-discovery, live in coastal Taranaki and join as a new member of your Male Survivors Taranaki Board with a willingness to learn what it means to advocate. I am fortunate to continue my recent community, mental and public health nursing experience in a role that directly responds to elder abuse around our region.
I look forward in understanding what aspirations Male Survivors Taranaki have to offer our rohe and how, as a Māori woman, I can help to increase delivery and use of its services. For now, I acknowledge your courage in finding out what works for you and the strength to journey each day toward wellbeing for your and your whānau’s sake – he iti, he pounamu.
Assisting where, when and whoever I can
Rochelle Jakeman – RN PGCertHSc – Ko Ngāruahine me Ngāti Ruanui nga Iwi nui to
Janine Evans
Trustee
I bring my skills, knowledge, experience and passion, including seven years in child abuse prevention, to Tautoko Tāne Taranaki…supporting survivors to live their best lives.
Mike Subrutzky
Manager
Ko Ohau Tieke te maunga
Ko Te Towai te awa
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa te iwi
Ko Ngāti Kawau-Kaitangata te hapū
Ko Karangahape te whare tupuna
Ko Michael Subritzky taku ingoa.
I am of Māori and Polish descent. My life has been devoted to working with people. For 13 years I was involved in the Baptist Church as a Pastor, and then I entered into Chaplaincy within the New Zealand Army for 14 years. I am a qualified Counsellor and I have experience working with people for whom life hasn’t worked out the way they would’ve liked.
I am privileged to have accompanied people through their highs and lows, my passion is to help male survivors live wholesome lives, enjoy their community, and to realise their potential to shape and influence the world in which they live.