Tina Lincoln

Tina Lincoln

Development Manager (SAMS)

Tina Lincoln works as the Care Matters Development Manager at SAMS and is part of the Senior Leadership Team.

Tina is interested in Community Learning, Developmental Evaluation, and Community Development. Tina has a whānau member with a disability who relies on others to communicate her desires. Tina has been in the disability sector for 25 years, 18 of which with SAMS.

She values the rights and equality of all people. She has led Enabling Good Lives family groups around New Zealand for 10 years and has contributed to the co-design of both the System Transformation and the prototype. She has been a family voice in the Whaikaha Community Reference Group and was previously a Facilitator for Enabling Good Lives Mid-Central Regional Leadership Group. She has personal experience with the Enabling Good Lives approach in MidCentral. She is excited about her role in Whaikaha Strategy Advisor Group.