Women in Security Awards Aotearoa: The Winners We celebrate all nominees for the 2021 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa, and are proud to feature the winners in each category. Congratulations to all!
In its second year, the Women in Security Awards Aotearoa (WiSAA) has again proven a challenge for its expert judging panel, with a high quality field of nominees from across New Zealand’s security sector.
Organised by the New Zealand Security Sector Network (NZSSN) and supported by the Women in Security & Resilience Alliance (WISECRA), the WiSAA initiative was established in 2020 to recognise women who have advanced the New Zealand security and resilience sectors. Nominees must be women, or identify as women, with more than three years of experience in either the
Former New Zealand Police Senior Sergeant Claire Bibby.
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physical security, personnel security, information security, or resilience disciplines, and be actively practising in Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s WiSAA categories include: • Consultant – A professional who provides advice and expertise to (or in) organisations to help them improve their security and/or resilience performance. • Analyst – A professional who collects, processes, and/or analyses security information. • Engineer – A professional working within software or hardware engineering that supports the security sector.
ASIS International New Zealand Chapter Chair Ngaire Kelaher CPP PSP.
• Executive – A professional who develops and implements security strategies, policies, protocols and procedures, and controls budgets for security and/or resilience operations. • Leader – A professional who leads a team or teams, such as a team leader involved in the recruiting, training and supervising of security officers, or an operations manager. • Educator – A professional who teaches, informs or inspires others. • Thought Leader – A professional who has expertise, insight, and a valuable perspective; one that challenges thinking, encourages colleagues and supports change. • Indigenous Advocate – A professional supporting grassroots Indigenous movements to protect, respect, and fulfil the rights of their communities. • Rising Star – An early career professional who is expected to achieve great things in the security and resilience sector. This year, WiSAA organisers were honoured to be joined by an expert judging panel reflecting the skills and experience diversity of the sector: • International risk management, organisational resilience, and extreme events specialist Dr Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor; • Former New Zealand Police Senior Sergeant and Australasian Council of Women and Policing Award recipient Claire Bibby, and • ASIS International New Zealand
December 2021 / January 2022
