Dr. Cheryl Johnson is a highly specialised Geriatrician with over a decade of experience in the care of older adults. She is dedicated to delivering holistic and individualised care, addressing the diverse needs of her patients in the continuum from wellness to frailty.

Dr. Di North brings deep clinical experience and a strong focus on preventative, personalised care. She partners with patients to optimise health, manage complexity, and support confident, independent ageing.

Julia is an experienced clinical pharmacist who specializes in optimizing medicines in Older Adults. She works as a Pharmacist Prescriber at GP practices in West Auckland. She previously spent 15 years as a Clinical Pharmacist in a wide variety of roles both here and overseas. 

Susan has a special passion for working with older adults who are experiencing memory and cognitive changes. She provides comprehensive cognitive and neuropsychological assessment, drawing on extensive experience in both New Zealand and the UK.

Heidi is a physiotherapist with more than 25 years experience working in rehabilitation and older aged care. She is passionate about helping people to reach their potential and to maintain independent living as they age.

Susan Williamson is an experienced nurse who brings warmth, clinical expertise, and a calm, reassuring presence to the Brightly team. She works alongside our clinical team to support proactive health planning, coordinate care, and ensure every patient feels informed and confident in their journey.

Helen is a registered dietitian who is passionate about both individual nutrition care and making nutrition education more accessible through online platforms. Her practice, Diet Consulting, has been her full-time business since 2022. Her interest in older person's health is informed through both professional and personal experience and focuses on a holistic model of care.

Tim is a New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist. Tim's career as an Occupational Therapist and subsequent qualifications have allowed him opportunities of many differing health roles and experiences including professional leadership, management, academic and clinical roles across a variety of health and disability services.

Hannah has been in the business of creating better outcomes for Kiwis since she founded enable.me 2007. Now, Hannah directs her energy, focus and vision towards designing a better experience of aging.

Jono and Hannah have worked together since 2021. Jono loves a challenge and is excited to apply his accounting and business background to deliver on the Brightly vision.

Dr. Manoj Patel combines his medical, business and leadership experience to create innovative solutions for improving health and wellbeing care at scale.

Andrew, a long-time friend of Hannah, brings his extensive corporate legal experience to provide commercial governance and advice that aligns with the Brightly values.

Linda brings deep experience in building strong teams, positive workplace cultures, and people practices that lay the people foundations to support Brightly’s next stage of growth. She partners closely with leaders to embed values-led ways of working and create environments where people can thrive.

Sarah leads the brand’s mission to redefine proactive, whole-of-person health through modern, insight-driven marketing. She brings deep expertise in AI, customer experience, and growth strategy to help scale Brightly’s nationwide health hub network.

Shelley is a PreKure Certified Health Coach and registered member of HCANZA, with a deep grounding in preventative lifestyle medicine. She brings experience across private health coaching, primary care, corporate wellness strategy, and mental health first aid.

An experienced mental health clinician, she has specialised in the design, delivery, and leadership of mental health support within community health settings. Emma brings deep expertise in building collaborative care models and strengthening partnerships that expand access to high-quality, patient-centred support.