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The National Executive News
National Executive 2009 - 2012Dorothy Page, President
Educated at the University of Otago, Dot completed MA Hons degrees in both History and French and much later, after marriage, three children and various part-time academic positions, a Ph D in History. From 1970 to 2000 she lectured at Otago, with the greatest enjoyment, on medieval European, modern French and women’s history, the last of these a new a field she helped develop. When she retired she was an associate professor and had just completed five years as Head of History. Much of Dot’s research has focused on women’s history and biography. She has written essays on women for all five volumes of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and has published on New Zealand women’s nationality, women’s service organizations and early women graduates of Otago University. Her centennial history of the National Council of Women of New Zealand appeared in 1996. Her most recent work, Anatomy of a Medical School: a History of Medicine at the University of Otago, 1875-2000, came out last year. Her contribution to women’s history and women’s organisations was recognised by the award of a suffrage medal in 1993 and an MBE in 1996. Current activities include convening an inter-disciplinary Unit on the History of Otago University. She is also a Fellow of the Hocken Library and of Knox College and serves on the Council of St Margaret’s Residential College. She is President of the Otago Settlers Association, a support organization for the Otago Settlers Museum, which it originally founded in 1898.
Jean Fleming
Jean is currently a Professor of Science Communication in the University of Otago’s Centre for Science Communication, where she leads the Popularising Science stream. She is interested in the interaction of scientists with the community. She also teaches and does research in reproductive and developmental biology, in Otago’s Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology. Her research led to the award of the first Zonta International Medal for Women in Science in 1990. Jean's current research focuses on pathways to epithelial ovarian cancer. In 2000-2001 Jean was a Commissioner with the New Zealand Royal Commission on Genetic Modification. She is an enthusiastic mentor and promoter of science to young people, has been a long-term supporter of women in science and convened Otago's Hands-on Science from 2000-2005. Her commitment to taking her science to the community led to the award of a Suffrage Medal in 1993, a Royal Society of NZ Silver Science & Technology Medal in 1998 and an ONZM for services to science in 2002.
Claire Matthewson
From 1990-95, while working at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Claire belonged to the Fiji Association of Women Graduates (FAWG). During this time as Director of University Extension, she was the Foundation President of PIRADE (Pacific Islands Regional Association for Distance Education). Subsequently working in Canada at Simon Fraser University, Claire was Director of International Programs in Continuing Education overseeing projects in the Pacific, Southeast Asia and West Africa. Before returning to the University of Otago in 2002 to be Director, Summer School and Continuing Education, Claire undertook education consultancies for the Commonwealth of Learning and the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was Executive Director Faculty, at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. At Otago, her Pacific interest is now particularly channelled into Co-Convenorship of the Pacific Voices Postgraduate Symposium (in its sixth year). Claire has an MA with first class honours, in English, from Canterbury and a PhD in New Zealand literature from Otago. Twenty years on from serving on NCW’s National Standing Committee on Education, she is the current committee’s Corresponding Member for the Dunedin Branch. Since 2003, Claire has been Convenor of the Friends of the Robert Lord Writers Cottage. Other interests outside work include children, grandchildren, writing and reading.
Cathy Timperley
She taught English and French in secondary schools in Auckland and overseas. She was a teacher in the polytechnic sector for 30 years. From 1986 – 1999, she taught Communication Studies at what is now The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on a wide range of courses from certificate to degree levels. From 1991-1999 she lectured on the Bachelor of Communication studies and from 1995 was appointed Programme Leader (Student Matters). On her return to Dunedin she lectured in Communication to students studying for a Bachelor of Information Technology at Otago Polytechnic until her retirement in 2008. She is an executive member of Business and Professional Women, Dunedin. Some of her interests and activities are: spending time with her granddaughters, writing up her family history and creating photo albums, tramping, aqua jogging and cycling.
Joanne Rogers
Joanne studied at Otago gaining a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Marketing Management in 1983. Following that she travelled extensively overseas during which she worked in London, Oxford, Washington DC, and in Israel. On her return home in 1988 she began working with Forsyth Barr Ltd in their Equity Research division. Since then she has worked in a number of roles within the company and is currently the Equities Manager for the Funds Management division. In her spare time her interests include reading, music and cooking.
Linda Robertson
Linda is a lecturer at the Occupational Therapy programme in Otago Polytechnic where she has worked for the last 20 years and continues to be in full time employment. Her main involvement is with the postgraduate and final year undergraduate students. She has been fortunate to combine travel and study and managed to complete a BA in America, a MEd in Edinburgh and finally a PhD from Victoria University, Wellington. Research is one of her main interests – in particular related to working with older people and she coordinates a group in Dunedin which is a branch of the NZ Association of Gerontology. Education is also a research interest - related to both student and client/patient education. She also coordinates the Health Research group monthly meetings at Otago Polytechnic. Other interests include golf, machine knitting and cooking. She has a husband and a newly acquired boxer puppy.
Brigid Feely
Brigid has served on the Branch committee and briefly on National Executive as the Young Member representative. She received an Otago Branch grant to attend the International Federation of Graduate Women conference in Ottawa in 2001. An alma mater of Massey University, Brigid has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a Certificate of Journalism from the then Wellington Polytechnic (now Massey University). She has worked as both a journalist and communications professional during her career. Most recently, she was communications manager at the University of Otago, responsible for media relations. Earlier this year, Brigid established a copywriting business and is enjoying the independence of being self-employed and the satisfaction of operating her own company. Her interests include tramping, reading, horse-riding and learning Italian.
Siân Halcrow
In 2002, Siân gained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Otago, and in 2006 completed a PhD in biological anthropology also from the University of Otago and since this time has been employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Siân is a bioarchaeologist with a research interest in prehistoric infant and child health and disease in Southeast Asia. She regularly travels overseas for her research, usually accompanied by her preschool daughter. Siân is also an active member of the Asia NZ Young Members Network and her other interests include cycling, walking and reading.
Sheila Williams
Sheila holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Hull and a PGDipSci from the University of Otago, where she is a Research Associate Professor and biostatistician in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. As a life-course epidemiologist she examines theoretical links between earlier experiences and health outcomes in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In 2004 she was awarded a rare Doctor of Science degree for published work of ‘special excellence’, a series of studies on two case-control studies of cot death, and a study following 1000 people born in Dunedin in 1972.
Lyn Howe
Lyn graduated from Otago University with a BA in History in 1993. She has had a number of roles with Forsyth Barr in Dunedin since joining them in 1987 and has been an Investment Advisor since 2004. She is married, with an 11 year old son. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as walking, reading and photography.
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Dot
has been a member of the Otago branch of FGW for many years and served
as President in 1992-3. She has represented FGW on the Otago branch of
NCW since 1996. She has also been Dunedin President and National Secretary
of Business and Professional Women and is a life member of the Dunedin
branch. 
Jean
has been associated with the FGW for most of her life. Her mother Peg
Fleming was a long-term member of the Wellington Branch. Jean has been
a low-key member of the Wellington and Otago branches of the NZFGW off
and on, over the past 30 years./p>
Claire
joined the Canterbury Branch of NZFGW in 1968 and in the four decades
since has been a member of the Waikato, Wanganui, Wellington and Otago
Branches. As well as holding various committee roles, she has been Branch
President three times: of Wanganui and of Otago twice. From 1983 -1984,
Claire held the NZFUW 60th Jubilee Fellowship, this being the first time
that a fellowship was awarded for tenure within New Zealand. Claire has
been an Honoured Member of the Otago Branch since 1994.
Cathy
graduated from the University of Otago in 1964 with an M.A degree in French.
She attended the Auckland Teachers College in 1965 and gained a Diploma
in Teaching.. 
Joanne
joined the Otago Branch of NZFGW only this year. Previous to that she
was a member of Zonta International for over 13 years where she served
in many roles at the local branch level, including Treasurer, Status of
Women Convenor, President and Parliamentarian. She also served as Treasurer
on a number of larger fund raising committees the Club was involved with
including the joint project with Rotary to raise $100,000 for the Edgar
National Centre for Diabetes Research and Education at the University
of Otago. At Zonta’s national level she was the Treasurer for the
2007 Conference Committee and has attended the organisations international
conventions in Gothenburg and Melbourne.
Linda
is a recent convert to NZFGW and joined the Otago branch in 2005. She
has had the role of the Otago PAC representative for the last two years.
Along with many others she assists with the gowning activities and has
enjoyed meeting many women while doing this and attending meetings.
Brigid
joined the Otago Branch of NZFGW in 1999, after moving to Dunedin from
the North Island. She was attracted to the organisation because she wanted
to meet like-minded women in a city which was new to her. Federation bought
her in contact with some great people–many of whom are now good friends
and colleagues.
Siân
initially joined the Otago Branch of NZFGW in 2002, became a Young Member
Representative in 2008, and has recently been nominated as future Vice-President
for the branch.
A
member of the Otago Branch of Federation since the 1970s, Sheila served
as a committee member and Secretary of the Branch in the 1990s and as
President from 2001-2003. She was National Secretary of NZFUW from 1991
to 1994.
Lyn
has been a member of the Otago Branch of the Federation of Graduate Women
since 2004. She has been on the Board of Trustees of the North East Valley
Normal School since 2006 as well as being involved in the school’s
PTA since 2003. She is Trustee of the Callis Charitable Trust and of the
Rhododendrons for Dunedin Trust.