Leadership Committee
Sherre Briggs, Chair
I am a registered psychologist and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst currently working in the Child Development Team in the beautiful Lakes region, Bay of Plenty alongside supervising interns in the Wakato programme. I have worked in the health-care/disability sector for most of my working life. I am passionate about inclusive, culturally responsive practice and committed to empowering all individuals thrive across all their environments. I draw on whanaungatanga and manaakitanga to guide my interactions and practice.
My interests outside of work are cycling, swimming and hiking, finding well-being in te taiao.
Rebecca Sharp, Treasurer
Rebecca is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Doctoral level) and New Zealand Registered Psychologist and currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. Her research interests include behaviour-analytic approaches to working with people with dementia and traumatic brain injury, the translation of clinical and laboratory research to applied settings, applied animal behaviour, and teaching behaviour analysis. Rebecca has been a consultant for the Welsh Government’s Behavioural Science unit, and as a clinician, she has worked on multidisciplinary teams with recidivist youth offenders, with adults and children with brain injury, adults with dementia, and adults and children with intellectual disabilities.
Sarah Leadley, Secritary
Sarah Leadley, PhD, BCBA & Registered Psychologist is the Secretary for the Society of Behaviour Analysis Aotearoa New Zealand. For over 14 years, she has provided behavioural services in homes and schools for children and young people with and without disabilities. Her research interests currently focus on interventions for tamariki with feeding difficulties, particularly those with tube dependency. Sarah is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, within the Behaviour and Learning Programme. In addition to research, her role involves training students who are aiming to become psychologists and behaviour analysts. Sarah is also a mum to two young children who keep her super busy!
Former Leadership Committee Members
Amarie Carnett, Chair (2021-2025)
Angelika Anderson, Co-Chair (2023-2025)
Josh McAninch, Treasurer (2021-2023)
Margaret Crawford, Secretary (2021-2022)
Sehar Moughal, Co-Chair (2021)