Pacific Disability Forum

PDF Secretariat

The Pacific Disability Forum works across the Pacific and this is reflected in our board and staff. Learn more about the people who work with us to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in the Pacific.

PDF Board

Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM (New Zealand)
Co-Chair (Male)
Jacqueline Garoau (Papua New Guinea)
Co-Chair(Female)
  • Faatino Utumapu (Samoa)
  • Mataiti Mataiti (Cook Islands)
  • Ofeina Leka (Tonga)
  • Simon Dolaiano (Solomon Islands)
  • Jean Saussy (New Caledonia)
  • Lanieta Tuimabu (Fiji)

PDF Secretariat

Management team

Setareki Macanawai (2)

SETAREKI MACANAWAI
Chief Executive Officer

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LAISA VERETI
Director Operations

Picture of Aporosa (Manager Finance and corporate) he is wearing a pin striped long sleeve shirt and a neck tie and smiling at teh camera.

APOROSA RANUKU
Manager – Finance & Corporate

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KATABWENA TAWAKA
Manager – Humanitarian Resilience Development Unit (HRDU)

Picture of SAanimili Tawake . She is wearing glasses and a black top and smiling to the camera

SAINIMILI TAWAKE
Manager – Inclusive Development

Corporate Team

the PA to teh CEO, Nancy Queen in a white top smiling to camera

NANCY QUEEN
Executive Assistant (EA)Ā 

Picture of Samuela smiling to camera

SAMU RADAKUA
InformationĀ  Technology Officer (ITO)

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NEORI DROLE LAGI
Office Assistant & Driver

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ARIETA DUMARU
Human Resources & Compliance Officer (HRCO)

Finance Team

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VILISONI AKE
Finance & Administration Officer (FAO)

Picture of Sweta Chand with her hair open and laying on her left shoulder. She is wearing the PDF polo shirt and smiling at the camera

SWETA CHAND
Finance & Administration AssistantĀ Ā (FAA)Ā 

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LAGESH LAL
Finance & Administration Assistant – ProjectsĀ  Ā Ā (FAA – Projects)

Inclusive Development Programme Team (ID Team)

Chosen

MARIA MILLER
Programme Officer (PO)

Telesia (6)

TELESIA KOBITI
Programme Officer (PO)

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SOVAIA SISI COALALA
Programme Officer (PO)

Humanitarian Resilience Development Unit (HRDU)

Ruci Senikula - Regional Cordinator for PDF and who closely with AHP projects.

RUCI SENIKULA
AHP Regional coordinator – Disaster Risk Reduction

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TEPOLA RABULI
MFAT Regional Coordinator – Disaster Risk Reduction

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Savaira Tinai
Regional Coordinator – Climate Change

Photograph of Ili smiling to the camera

ILISAPECI MARAU

Programme officer (PO)

Enablement Team

Paradise Tabucala smiling to camera wearing a black and white stripped top

PARADISE TABUCALA
Public Relations & Communications Officer (PRCO)

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VIOLET SAVU
Monitoring Evaluation & Learning OfficerĀ (MEAL)

Finance Assistant Beretita Ofati smiling to camera

BERETITA OFATI
Ā Organisational DevelopmentĀ  Coordinator

Picture of the Reasearch Officer Soro. He is smiling to the camera.

SOROPEPELI SERU
Research Officer (RO)

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EMELE KIKAU
Programme Assistant (PA)

Member Services Unit (MSU)

Picture of Angie wearing a floral dress with black pearl ear rings and necklace

ANGELINE CHAND
Coordinator Membership Services

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