Bernie McCarthy

Chairperson

Bernie McCarthy is a mum to three, a business owner, volunteer and has served on various not for profit and school boards.  She enjoys the outdoors and has done many multi day tramps with her family, throughout Aotearoa.  Bernie has had a varied background from working in IT for Hewlett Packard in China, through to owning a business focusing on quality of life for our elderly.

She is currently studying a Masters in Dementia Care and finds that working with people living
dementia is her passion.

Bernie was drawn to the Christchurch Aunties because she loves their kaupapa of getting what
women need to them, in a respectful, seamless way.