Presenters

Jenny Corlet, Guidance Counsellor, Waitaki Girls High School
Jenny Corlet is currently the Guidance Counsellor at Waitaki Girls’ High School, Oamaru , North Otago. Jenny previously worked for seven years at Aurora College, which is a co-educational Year 7 -13 high school in South Invercargill. Jenny belongs to the New Association of Counsellors and is Massey trained with a Master of Counselling. Before training to be a counsellor, Jenny worked in primary education as a teacher and had a year relieving as a RTLB, which led her to be interested in working with families and youth. With 17 years experience as a Guidance Counsellor, Jenny has multiple experiences working with at-risk youth and families. Jenny is currently on the North Otago Oranga Tamariki - Te Ara Tika panel.

Abigail Brand, Senior Associate, Dentons
Abigail is a Senior Associate in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution team, with a number of years’ experience in litigation and dispute resolution, primarily in the health sector. Her particular area of interest is the regulation of health professionals and services. Abigail began her legal career in Kensington Swan’s litigation team. This role provided her with the opportunity to work on a number of health law matters, including professional disciplinary matters prosecuted before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. In 2014 Abigail joined the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). This entity supports the 15 national boards representing the various health professions within Australia. Abigail held a number of positions with AHPRA, most recently as an in-house legal advisor. Since returning to New Zealand in 2022, Abigail has continued to represent clients in prosecutions before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, investigations by the Health and Disability Commissioner, Coronial inquests, and matters before the Human Rights Review Tribunal.