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Our Leadership Team

Comprehensive Care
Dr Jacqueline Schmidt-Busby

Dr Jacqueline Schmidt-Busby

Tumu Whakarae (Chief Executive Officer)

Jacqueline Schmidt-Busby has significant experience and expertise in systems analysis and design, strategic development, change management, stakeholder engagement and collaboration, and pursuing health equity. She also brings transparency and context to the forefront at Comprehensive Care – enabling the realistic development of plans, services, and opportunities.

Jacqueline is Samoan and holds a PhD in Medicine as well as post-graduate degrees in Business Administration and Health Sciences.  As a results driven leader, Jacqueline is passionate about shaping the future of the next generations to be better and more adept than the current. 

With a diverse career, she has worked across multiple industries in both the public and private sectors; for the last decade and more largely in health and social settings, providing leadership, consultancy and advise to national and regional agencies.

Shauna Feeney

Shauna Feeney

General Manager - Business Operations

Shauna has over 15 years experience working in Human Resources. She has experience working in a range of industries, both public and private in New Zealand, Ireland and the UK. She has significant experience in change management, stakeholder engagement and strategy development.

At Comprehensive Care, Shauna takes a practical, people centric approach to her work. She understands the value that people create within an organisation and recognises that people are what make an organisation successful. Shauna enjoys both the strategic and operational areas of people services. She relishes aligning organisational objectives with internal capabilities, ensuring effective outcomes are achieved.

Maria Kekus

Maria Kekus

Chief Clinical Director and Director of Nursing

Maria brings more than 30 years of experience in primary health care to her role at Comprehensive Care. She has had a diverse career working across non-government organisations, District Health Boards, and primary health care organisations, as well as being a business owner of a primary health care practice.

Maria is a Nurse Practitioner with skills in leadership and partnering for outcomes. She is committed to improving patient health outcomes, through understanding patient experiences, access, and equity issues in health care. Maria supports the development of the workforce of the future with a special interest in nursing.