Dr Judy Melinek
Dr Judy Melinek is an American trained Forensic Pathologist who joined Communio in 2020 as a Locum Tenens Forensic Pathologist based in Wellington Hospital Mortuary.
15 March 2025
15 March 2025
Ko Tokerau te maunga
Ko Te Pewhairangi te moana
Ko Te Tii Mangonui te marae
Ko Ngapuhi te iwi
Ko Ngāti Rēhia te hapu
Ko Whitiora te marae
Ko Eugene Fuimaono tōku ingoa
E tū ana hei Poutikanga mō Communio
Academically, Eugene is a graduate of both Te Wānanga Takiura o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, having acquired his Level 7 Diploma in Te Reo Māori. He is also a PhD Candidate, finishing his thesis in June 2025 in the area of Māori theology under the supervision of Rev Dr Wayne Te Kaawa.
Eugene also works as a Kaiako reo Māori for TWOA.
Eugene is an academic that is committed to revitalizing Te Reo Māori me ōnā tikanga, and biasing de-colonial practices with the explicit understanding that any systemic change that can genuinely honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi will benefit the experience of all people.
Eugene moonlights as a professional musician, supporting Māori artists Jordyn with a Why and MOHI.