1. Sharon Shea has various governance roles and holds board memberships, mainly in the health sector.
16 Facts About Sharon Shea
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Sharon Shea was the penultimate chairperson of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board before its disestablishment and the co-chairperson of the establishment board of the Maori Health Authority.
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Sharon Shea was raised in Te Puna and then in Mount Maunganui.
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Sharon Shea received her education at Omanu School, Mount Maunganui Intermediate, and Tauranga Girls' College.
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Sharon Shea is married to Morris Pita and they both went to England to study for a master's degree at the University of Oxford in 2001 and 2002; Shea gained a degree in comparative social policy.
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Sharon Shea initially worked as a lawyer but has worked in the health sector since the mid-1990s and describes herself as "a recovering lawyer".
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Sharon Shea is a director on a number of company boards and owns several companies herself.
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Sharon Shea was the strategy manager for the Northern Regional Health Authority.
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Sharon Shea was appointed to the Northland District Health Board taking effect on 6 December 2010.
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Sharon Shea was reappointed twice and served until 4 December 2019.
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Cullen stood down from most of his public roles in March 2020 after announcing that he had been diagnosed with stage IV small-cell lung cancer Sharon Shea was appointed acting interim chair and board member Ron Scott was appointed acting deputy chair.
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On 13 April 2021, Sharon Shea was appointed as permanent chair, with Geoff Esterman appointed as her permanent deputy chair.
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Sharon Shea was chairperson of the Maori Expert Advisory Group that was established for this review.
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Government announced the governance team of these new agencies in September 2021 and Sharon Shea was appointed to the board of Health New Zealand and co-chair of the Maori Health Authority alongside Tipa Mahuta.
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One of the issues that Sharon Shea wants to address is vaccine hesitancy by Maori, resulting in low vaccination rates.
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Sharon Shea is one of five trustees of the MAS Foundation, a philanthropic organisation that belongs to the mutual society MAS, with membership made up mainly of New Zealand health professionals.