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Personnel

Director

John Kleinsman has worked at The Nathaniel Centre since 2002 and was appointed Director in May 2010. He brings a varied background of community experience to his work in bioethics as a result of previous employment in the disability support and drug and alcohol rehabilitation sectors. He holds a Masters degree in moral theology from Otago University and is currently completing his doctoral studies through the Sydney College of Divinity. His research focuses on the potential contributions of contemporary 'thinkers of the gift' to a renewed theology of procreation and the implications of this for Catholic teaching on the transmission of human life in an age of assisted reproductive technologies. John was previously a member of the Central Region Health Research Ethics committee. He continues to teach part-time for the Wellington Catholic Education Centre as a lecturer in moral theology and ethics. John is married to Kerry and they have three children.

Administrator

Lyn Burt has wide experience as an administrator and secretary. She is responsible for the Centre's finance and administrative systems, as well as developing and maintaining the Centre's library and other resources.

Panel of Advisors

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference appoints eight members to the Centre's Panel of Advisers. Current members are:

Professor John France of Auckland
Rev Grahame Connolly SM of Auckland
Mrs Nadja Tollemache of Auckland
Mrs Sharron Cole of Wellington
Rev Neil Vaney SM of Auckland