Equity & Systems change work
Advisory. Governance. Consultant & Contractor
Anissa is passionate about creating a world that works for everyone. An experienced not-for-profit professional, she has a long and colourful history of supporting community-led equity focused initiatives in Aotearoa, NZ and internationally.
She grew up in Samoa, Otara and Papatoetoe in South Auckland. Most recent on an impressive CV, Anissa led the establishment phase of the Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa (DECA). She is a founding member of SASS -Systems-change, Advocacy, Support & Solidarity.
She currently serves on the Altogether Autism Advisory Group.
A self-proclaimed systems change geek, Anissa lives on Te Kawerau a Maki land in rural Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland with a great many books and a few rescue animals.
Anissa specialises in relational collaborative systems change approaches and innovative programme design, meaningful community engagement, leading establishment phases and financial sustainability future proofing.
An excellent communicator, she is a celebrated connector and encourager of good people and good mahi. Anissa brings with her decades of experience, solid governance skills, large networks and extensive knowledge of the for-purpose, philanthropic and public sectors.
Mahi showcase
The SASS Group
Systems-change, Advocacy, Support and Solidarity.
Some initiatives Anissa has worked with
Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa (DECA) The Funding Network NZ. Garden to Table. Greenpeace Aotearoa. Do Good Jobs. ANZMES. Soil & Health Association of NZ. Piha Community Library. NATINA - Neuroscience and Trauma Informed Network New Zealand. Socialni Kulturni Centrum Prague. NZ Burn Support Group. YMCA. EYFA - European Youth for Action. Ecotopia. Food not Bombs. Network for a New Culture. Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC).
