Who We Are

Trustees

Frances Blyth

Frances has been a Trustee of Incredible Families since 2017 and Trust Chair since 2021.

Frances has a professional background mostly in the public sector (Health, Justice and Tertiary Education) where she held a range of policy development, funding and managerial roles. She has also worked in international trade policy, worked for an international women’s human rights agency (Women Living under Muslim Laws) based near Montpellier in France and has been Chief Executive of Parents Centre.

Frances has been engaged in volunteer governance for 30 years, and is Chair of Dementia New Zealand.

Dr Denise Guy

Dr Denise Guy is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with specialty expertise in infant mental health, the discipline directed to the social and emotional wellbeing of children from birth to the fourth birthday. She has a commitment to education and supervision of clinicians from many disciplines working with young children, their families and the wider systems supporting them. She is President of the New Zealand affiliate of the World Infant Mental Health Association (IMHAANZ) and the Australasian coordinator of training in the Watch, Wait and Wonder® intervention. Her clinical interests are in the impact of adverse childhood events and intervention to promote resilience through improved infant-parent relationships and supporting infants’ social, emotional and cognitive development.

Lucy Gregory

Lucy Gregory is a child and family psychologist and accredited mentor, peer coach/supervisor and facilitator for the Incredible Years and Incredible Years Autism Parenting programmes

Monica Mercury

Monica Mercury (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Hainamana (Chinese descent), Te Iwi Mōrehu).

Monica holds a Master of Education from Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. She was a Primary teacher in English medium schools and also trained in Reading Recovery and the Incredible Years progamme. Monica eventually moved into Senior Management leadership as a Deputy Principal and Acting Principal. Monica comes from a whānau with a long history in whānau, social and community development. In recent times, Monica and her whānau have focused on community development via sport (particularly basketball) and other Māori-inspired initiatives. Monica is committed to whānau wellbeing and the importance of good social policies. She is The Family Centre Whānau Therapist-Counsellor and a Kaupapa Māori researcher. She is currently part of the team researching on behalf of Te Awhi Whānau – The Māori branch of The Family Centre Social Policy Research unit in ‘For Māori as Māori by Māori environments.

Team

Jane Dunbier – Administrator

Jane Dunbier is the general administrator for Incredible Families. Jane has a strong interest in community education. She was involved with Playcentre throughout her children’s preschool years. She also works as a producer of educational resources for community and family.

Janice Tomlin – Finance Administrator

Janice Tomlin has been Finance Administrator for Incredible Families for nearly three years. As a mother of 5 and grandmother of eleven, Janice’s motivation in working for Incredible Families has been to be involved with a charity that provides training to parents to ensure the best possible upbringing for children.