About us

Shelley Campbell

Chief executive, Wise Group

Shelley Campbell is chief executive of the Wise Group.

Previously CEO of the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society, Shelley has held roles as chief executive at Sir Peter Blake Trust and Waikato Primary Health.

Shelley’s extensive background in the health sector saw her become a member of the New Zealand Health and Disability System Review Panel 2019-2020. She oversaw the Better Sooner More Convenient health business cases for the Minister of Health’s reforms in Auckland.

Shelley is the co-chair of the Cancer Agency (Te Aho o Te Kahu) and chaired the Minister’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Taskforce. A member of the New Zealand Order of Merit – health and disability, she is also an Honorary Captain of the Royal New Zealand Navy. In 2007 Shelley was awarded a Sir Peter Blake emerging leader award.

A strong advocate for reducing health inequities, Shelley believes the most effective health systems are those that invest in and develop community and primary health care services and supports.

Julie Nelson

Julie Nelson is the executive chair of the Wise Trust.

Julie has vast knowledge and experience in the areas of governance, infrastructure services, leading complex services and development of community-based solutions.

Julie is a strong advocate for quality housing and effective wrap-around support services for our most vulnerable people. She is proud of the pioneering role she has played in bringing Housing First to New Zealand.

As co-founder and previous joint chief executive of the Wise Group, Julie now holds various governance roles throughout the group.

“We’re focused on imagining fresh possibilities for people and to do this we must play our part and drive system change.”

Hine Martin

Hine Martin has worked within the Wise Group for the last eleven years in operational and strategic management roles. Hine holds a Master of Public Health and has an extensive background in community and workforce development. Areas of research and work experience include health indicators, health outcomes, healthy public policy, Māori health and the social determinants of health.

Hine is committed to work which influences the economic and social conditions among vulnerable populations and to reduce inequalities in health status.

Paul Bennett

Paul has held CEO or general manager positions in a diverse range of sectors, both private and public, in New Zealand and Australia. His experience covers plastic manufacturing and exporting, the export meat industry, public and private health sectors, and the cordage industry.

Paul Bennett was CEO of Braemar Hospital Ltd for more than 20 years. He had strategic and operational oversight of one of the largest private surgical hospitals in New Zealand. In that role he led a four stage $75 million land acquisition and hospital construction project.

Paul’s governance roles in the health and disability sector include: Chair of Enrich Group, Chair of the McKenzie Centre, Chair of Work Outcomes GP Ltd, Chair of Enrich Group Management Services Ltd and Trustee of Enrich+ Services. He is also a Director of Boulcott Hospital Ltd.

Paul is the Deputy Chairman of the Waikato branch of the Institute of Directors and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Penny Hulse

Penny has been a councillor and local body elected member for the last 27 years. She served as deputy mayor for Waitakere City and then deputy mayor for the newly amalgamated Auckland council for six years.

She has been closely involved in city planning and development of housing policy chairing a variety of committees responsible for these areas.

Penny has also been a member of the Auckland Housing First governance group, and was appointed to the board of Kāinga Ora (formerly Housing New Zealand) in January 2020.

Dr Polly Atatoa Carr

Polly is a Public Health Physician within Child and Youth Health at Waikato District Health Board, Associate Professor of Population Health at the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA) at the University of Waikato, and National Director of Training for the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine.

Polly’s career to date focuses on the broader determinants of population health and equity, particularly for tamariki and rangatahi/mapū. Access to appropriate, secure, sustainable, stable and quality housing is one of these critical wellbeing influences.

Within her governance, academic and clinical roles, Polly supports strategic opportunities to achieve, measure and monitor health equity. She manages a number of research and practice leadership roles in the health and housing sectors, as well as research partnerships with other government sectors, non-government agencies, community and whānau.

Polly is passionate about developing robust evidence to support population health and policy translation, and is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, social justice and community empowerment.