Rhee Duthie is a proud Tainui wahine, living and working on Kombumerri Country as a Multicultural Advisor. Rhee has worked across the social ecologies of community, workforce development, mental health, and social services in New Zealand, Australia and Canada across 35 years. Rhee has a special interest in post-traumatic support and recovery for communities.

Ever the Humanitarian, she was awarded the 2017 Australian Red Cross Meritorious Service Award for her national and international work as Specialist Liaison supporting the surviving families of the tragic 2016 Dreamworld Theme Park incident.

Often described as an initiator, partnership broker and creative, Rhee can be found based on the Gold Coast integrating her academic, professional and cultural background into a way of living and working with an aumangea perspective.