Mariska is the FASA Vice-President and lives in Wellington, New Zealand with her husband and two children. Their eldest son has Fanconi Anaemia.
Mariska is an experienced Registered Nurse and brings a range of leadership skills around communication, relationship building, and professional growth. Mariska prioritises the advancement of quality standards of practice, and great, individualised patient care.
Having extensive knowledge of evaluation and assessment, (change) management, clinical trial management and critical care nursing, Mariska brings a wealth of knowledge of the New Zealand Healthcare system.