Amanda Bleckmann has joined New Zealand Health Group as the Director of Disability Services. In this role, Amanda leads several key services, including Explore, Seating to Go, OTRS and Geneva Deaf and Disability Services. Together, these services support more than 6000 people each year in achieving their goals and aspirations.
Amanda brings deep expertise in the health and disability sector and a strong values-driven approach to her work. Amanda was most recently the Deputy Chief Executive (Commissioning Design and Delivery) at Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People. In this role she led the commissioning portfolio, where she led the commissioning of disability support services for over 50,000 disabled people and their families/whānau. She also oversaw the Enabling Good Lives sites and supported the transformation of disability supports. Amanda worked closely with her colleagues in other government agencies, community partners, and community leaders. She has vast experience in leading teams at scale while remaining grounded in the principles of partnership, inclusion, and innovation.
Amanda is passionate about ensuring disability supports are responsive, relevant, and reflect the aspirations of disabled people. She is a strong advocate for innovation, continuous improvement, and empowering disabled people to have greater choice and control in their lives.
We’re privileged to have Amanda join the New Zealand Health Group whānau, and excited to see how she will bring her extensive skills and experience to bear for the people we support.
