Community Support Staff Profiles

Marylou Sloane
Head of School - Health and Social Services

Marylou is a registered comprehensive nurse who has worked for over 25 years in the health system. She trained initially as a psychopeadic nurse working in both psychopeadic and psychiatric settings before obtaining her general and obstetric qualifications. She has continued her education with working towards her masters degree in health science at Otago University specialising in addictions. In recent years Marylou has specialised in mental health nursing and education with a primary focus in addictions.



Kirsten Blyde
Lecturer, Social Services

Kirsten has a background in mental health nursing most recently for Hutt Valley Hospital, and is loving the new challenges of working within the field of adult education.