The Professional Members Working Group will hold ad hoc meetings to support the interest of WNF Full Members with the aim of supporting collaboration and professional development of all WNF Full Members.
The Professional Members Working Group shall be directly responsible to the WNF Executive and will have the following goals:
- To support collaboration amongst WNF Full Members
- To provide professional formational support for WNF Full Members
- To develop shared resources
- To discuss common topics that are of interest to its members
- To report common concerns, requests and ideas to the WNF Executive
Based on the nature of this working group, all members of WNF professional organizations are welcome to attend the meetings.
WNF Executive Lead – Sarah Brenchley, Naturopath, NMHNZ (New Zealand)
Sarah Brenchley is a NZ degree qualified naturopath, post-grad qualified nutritionist with further qualifications in herbal medicine and health coaching, who has a special interest in menopausal health, including the post-menopause years. She has worked as a health coach & research assistant at Auckland University of University [AUT]/National Institute of Stroke and Neurosciences [NISAN] on the TIIPS Trial to see if health coaching can reduce the risk of stroke. She has worked as the Programme Lead for the Naturopathic and Herbal Medicine Bachelors Degree and the Diploma of Nutrition at Wellpark College of Natural therapies and is now the current Head of Nutrition at South Pacific College of Natural Medicine. She is the current chair of the Naturopaths and Medical Herbalists of New Zealand.