Ms Sheena Cameron, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to education
Sheena Cameron taught in low-decile primary schools in Gisborne and South Auckland. She then taught at the University of Auckland and was Director of Kohia Education Centre, before becoming an education expert, publishing resources and hosting education workshops for teachers.
She produced three books, including ‘Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies’, before co-establishing S and L Publishing and co-authoring a further three books.
One dollar from the sale of each book has been donated to charities ‘The Malala Fund’ and ‘I am Hope’ and a fully funded writing project to support Cook Islands teachers. Ms Cameron has presented at New Zealand Literacy Association national conferences and international educators’ conferences.