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Pan-Asian Public Sector Network

We work across agencies with existing ethnic networks to share information and to support our peers that identify with differing cultures and ethnicities.

We want to support the personal and professional growth and development of people from different cultures and ethnicities. We're keen to promote and celebrate the benefits and value of a diverse public sector workforce and to support improved cross cultural awareness.

Related Agencies
Cross-agency
Locations
Multiple locations
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Our purpose

To provide peer support.

To support skills development to improve diversity in leadership.

To inspire cultural and ethnic staff by celebrating the successes of our peers.

To identify barriers/issues at work experienced by cultural and ethnic staff and help to raise awareness, providing a voice for staff, and working with others to come up with actions that can help to address these.

To support good practices for greater inclusion and cross-cultural awareness.

To celebrate cultures and ethnicities.

Our members

We have members from numerous agencies across the whole public sector.

We welcome all people involved in a cultural or ethnic network, or anyone that supports such a network, to join us.

From time to time, guests from other employee led networks, or professionals from outside of government, may be invited to join the network to provide guidance or assistance.

Become a member

If you'd like to become a member of PAPSN, please register through our online form.

 

Network representatives

Gordon Tan | The Treasury | Co-chair
Farhat Shaikh | Co-chair
Sherrie Lee | Social Media Lead
Matthew Chacko | Secretary
Cynthia Khan Tieu | Public Health Agency | Project Lead
Prince Mercado | Ministry of Social Development | ELN Website Coordinator
Mridula Duffader | Eke Panuku Development | Regional Lead (Auckland)
Eva Chen | Electoral Commission | Regional Lead (Auckland)
Liz Chin | Ministry for Ethnic Communities | Steering Committee Member
Richard Foy | Ministry for Ethnic Communities | Steering Committee Member
Ranjit Singh | Ministry for Primary Industries | Steering Committee Member
Desigin Thulkanam | Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission | Steering Committee Member

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