In term one, the team welcomed two familiar faces. Lyndsey Starkey took on the role of manager after having worked as a Senior Resource Teacher Vision within the Auckland South team. Following the initiative to provide a counselling service, Jillian Applegate was appointed to lead a team of four counsellors. Jillian was already well known to the Napier team having previously worked as the Child and Family Social Worker/Counsellor for Blind Low Vision New Zealand.
Figure 2 - Lyndsey Starkey and Jillian Applegate