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Cherie McConville is the Director of Divisional Services and Administration at the University of Otago, leading the team that provides operational and strategic management support to the university's divisions and administrative services across New Zealand. This division comprises the university's largest professional workforce with staff located nationwide. McConville joined the University of Otago in 2018 on a part-time basis within the Division of Health Sciences while completing her doctoral thesis, advancing to her current role in 2020. Prior to this, she held senior leadership positions including Head of Client Services at the University of Otago and Director of Performance at the Southern District Health Board. Her academic qualifications include a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Otago, earned as part of the inaugural cohort of the programme launched in 2017; an MBA from Otago completed in 2008; a Master of Arts; a Bachelor of Nursing from Otago Polytechnic awarded in 1994; and a Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing from Otago Polytechnic in 1990.