Tūtaki Mai ki Ngā Kaitohutohu Wheako Ora Meet our Lived Experience Advisors

We currently have two Lived Experience Advisors whose job is to support connections with tāngata whaiora and lived experience communities and provide advice on all of the work of Te Hiringa Mahara. 

Saskia Ymker

Saskia Ymker (she/her) is Kaitohu Mātāmua Wheako Ora | Principal Advisor Lived Experience at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. She is an enthusiastic advocate of the restorative power of being ourselves and has a passion for peer support and the power of lived experience to drive transformation. She joined the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in 2024 and has held lived experience leadership, mentoring, and peer support roles prior to this.

Contact

To contact Saskia, please email kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz