Appendix B Commissioners Profile Chairman – Maiava Iulai Toma Current Post: Ombudsman Previous Work: Secretary to Government CEO Department of Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs & Cabinet, Samoa Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador to the USA, High Commission to Canada. Commissioner Falenaoti Mulitalo Kolotita June Ailuai Oloialii Current Post: President of Vavau Women’s Committee, Active Village Women Representative, Member of the Law and Justice Sector Previous Work: She actively plays a role in mobilizing women to participate and be involved in various community advocacy programs to address social issues such a family violence. She has represented Samoa on Study tour to promote healthy living for communities in New Zealand. She also represented the Village Women Representative of Samoa as Samoa’s delegate to the 11th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministerial Meeting in 2016. Falenaoti strongly believes that the centre of every Samoan family plays a great role in nurturing a child, and an invidual’s whole being. It is that centre that we need to focus on to provide solutions to the issue of family violence. Commissioner Tagaloatele Professor Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop Current Post: Professor of Pacific Studies, Institute of Public Policy AUT, Researcher. A wellknown author in Samoa and the Pacific. She has written and part of a number of research on the subject area such as; Fairbairn-Dunlop P, K Savali & E Puni (2016) What makes for a good Samoan family relationship MSD New Zealand Fairbairn-Dunlop, P., & Lievore, D. (2007). Samoa Report: Preventing Domestic Violence (NZAID/ PPDVP). p.69. Kingi, V., Jordan, J., Moeake-Maxwell, T., & Fairbairn-Dunlop, P. (2009). Pathways from crisis to recovery for adult victims/survivors of sexual violence. Ministry of Women's Affairs (NZ). [Commissioned by Ministry of Women's Affairs]. Retrieved from http://www.mwa.govt.nz/news-andpubs/ publications/ pathways-part-one Fairbairn-Dunlop (2001) Tetee Atu le sasa ma le upu malosi: hold back your hands and your harsh words Pacific Health Dialogue Vol 8 No 1, March 2001 (etc.)