Stella is CEO of Streamliners, a Christchurch success story. Streamliners has pioneered the development of online platforms for health, social care and education practitioners that reflect best practice and support necessary local variation. It has staff in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.

Before joining the Streamliners team, Stella led the Hybrid Cloud Sales and Services team at Hewlett Packard Enterprise NZ. Previously, she was Executive Director of New Zealand’s All of Government Cloud Programme within the office of the Government Chief Digital Officer, Department of Internal Affairs.

Stella also spearheaded a significant data and digital transformation as the Chief Digital Officer at Canterbury and West Coast District Health Boards. Her multiple executive leadership roles have included a 10-year stint at Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) as Executive Director Allied Heath and Chief Digital Officer. One of her many responsibilities at the CDHB was the development of Christchurch’s Te Papa Hauora Health Precinct, which she views as an essential part of the regeneration of the city.

Stella studied Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Canterbury and has a Master of Health Sciences from Otago University. Stella lives in Christchurch with her partner. In weekends, she enjoys the local market in Lyttelton and has a passion for the great outdoors - beaches in the summer and mountains in the winter!