The ACFB Fund

Our Team

Get to know the faces behind the scenes at The ACFB Fund! We work with an incredibly talented group of people from all walks of life helping us to ensure we are able to keep providing the services you rely on most.

Our Executive Team

Our strength lies in our talented team of professionals, each driven by a shared passion for innovation and excellence. Get to know the faces behind our success as an organisation.

Dr. Natalie Peart

Dr. Natalie Peart

Co-Clinical Director/ Executive Board Member

Natalie holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Auckland. She has many years of experience working with ADHD and autism in the community and private organisation, working across all age ranges. Natalie is also a member of the Board of Directors, representing the Clinical Team.

Marg Gerken

Marg Gerken

Fundraising Coordinator/ Executive Board Member

Marg has a lifetime of experience running small businesses including in the farming and automotive industries. Now retired, Marg spends a great deal of her time volunteering for different organisations including The ACFB Fund.

Joe Cairns

Joe Cairns

Director/ CTO

Joe has a long history of working in tech, most recently working with Visa as a Cyber Security Specialist. He, along with Ashley and Amy, helped start A Change for Better and The ACFB Fund. Joe has over 25 years experience in the IT industry .

He is responsible for anything technology and website for ACFB. Currently, he is working on exciting projects that will help reduce our admin time and streamline our application processes for our various existing platforms.

He heads up a small team who are working on introducing new programs to augment our offerings for our clients. They will result in faster processing times for applications and more efficient use of our professionals.

Louisa Moss

Louisa Moss

Executive Board Member

Louisa originally hails from England, speaks fluent French and conversational Spanish. Mum to an energetic 9 year old boy, Louisa is passionate about improving access to mental health services.

Jamie-Rose-Peacock

Jamie Rose-Peacock

Executive Board Member

With over two decades of experience across various industries in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, Jaime has a passion for anything to do with Employment Law and Human Resources.

Jaime holds a Bachelor of Business in Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is currently completing a Master of Arts with a focus on Organisational Psychology. Her commitment to professional excellence is demonstrated through her active memberships with the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ), the Employment Law Institute of New Zealand (ELINZ), and The Association of Workplace Investigators (AAWI).

Volunteering on charitable and not-for-profit boards is an important part of Jaime's life. She enjoys engaging with diverse communities and contributing to small, grassroots organisations that leave lasting legacies for future generations.

Psychological Assessment Team

Clinical Support Team

Dr. Jacqueline Du

Dr. Jacqueline Du

Clinical Support

Jacqueline holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Otago and recently completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Hong Kong.

Originally from China, Jacqueline has spent over 12 years studying and living in the United States and New Zealand, which has deepened her cultural competence and understanding of diverse perspectives.

She brings extensive experience in supporting young people with complex learning needs, socio-emotional challenges, and behavioral difficulties. Her expertise in child development, social understanding, and evidence-based psychological interventions is anchored in a commitment to equitable, inclusive practices that empower and enhance outcomes for ākonga.

Administrative Team

Without the team below, we wouldn't be able to provide such a fast, efficient process for our clients. These are the faces of those who put in countless hours keeping things running.

Ian Lemuel Milanay

Ian Lemuel Milanay

Administrative Assistant

Originally from the Philippines, Ian is persuing his graduate studies while helping out at The ACFB Fund. Ian is respsonsible for assisting with all the applications that come in and the various other admin tasks that come his way.

Marg Gerken

Marg Gerken

Local Fundraising Coordinator

Marg has a lifetime of experience running small businesses including in the farming and automotive industries. Now retired, Marg spends a great deal of her time volunteering for different organisations including The ACFB Fund.

The ACFB Fund

Born out of a deep frustration in the current mental health system, The ACFB Fund is A Change for Better’s (ACFB) answer to providing support to those who need it most.

How often is it that the government refuses to step in? Too often. What happens to lower income families who scrape by but by no means can afford to spend an additional $140+ per week getting the mental health help they so desperately need? They go without.

Not anymore. Enough is enough.

The main purpose of ACFB is to bring together a community of like-minded people all wanting the same change. Using a feature rich website design suited to assist private practice therapists, ACFB uses a portion of sales on all memberships and products. As ACFB grows, so does The ACFB Fund.