Ruahine Albert

QSM - Co-Founder and CEO

Ruahine (Roni) Albert (Tuwharetoa, Maniapoto and Tainui descent) she was the co-founder of New Zealand's first Maori Women's Refuge in 1987.She is a passionate advocate for social justice and has worked at a local, national and international levels to improve government and community services to survivors of violence.  Roni has continuously been raising public awareness about the issue of family violence and at the same time has established a family violence response system within the Waikato that ensures that the safety of women and children is paramount.  Roni is a Justice of Peace and received the Queen's Service Medal in 2012 and more recently in 2015 Roni was a recipient of a Hamilton City Council Civic award.