ANA Staff

Nicola Chilcott – Executive Director

Nicola has an extensive background in food, nutrition and dietetics. Before joining ANA she was The Heart Foundation's National Under Fives Health Promotion Manager. She has also worked as a food and nutrition consultant, a clinical dietitian and lectured at the Consumer and Applied Science Department at the University of Otago.

Nicola's role is ensuring the smooth running of ANA's business and that member organisations gain value from their association with ANA. Her priorities also include promoting the work of the public health nutrition and physical activities sectors and advocating for environments that support healthy eating and physical activity.

Nicola is also involved in a number of public health nutrition and HEHA network advisory groups. She has recently completed her Diploma of Public Health.

Julia Lyon – National Coordinator

Julia graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Science, majoring in Human Nutrition with a minor in Marketing. She is a registered dietitian, having completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics. Her previous role was with Regional Public Health in Wellington where she worked as a Community Diabetes and Public Health Dietitian.

As National Coordinator, Julia's focus is on supporting networking and coordination by expanding the organisation's website, producing ANA's newsletters and organising its nationwide nutrition and physical activity forums.

Julia also organises ANA's biennial national conferences. The next one is scheduled for 2011.