Amy Chambers

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Amy Chambers (born 1952) is an Anglican priest in Fiji, and the Principal of in Suva.

She was born Amy Fong Toy to a farming family of Chinese descent in the district of Dreketi, in the province of Macuata on the second largest island of Fiji, Vanua Levu.

Education and Career[]

She was educated at Labasa Secondary School. She taught for one year at St Mary's School in Labasa before joining the Bank of New Zealand. She left that post after her marriage to Mr. George Chambers, and subsequently worked for the Anglican All Saints Secondary School.

From 1974 to 1998 she worked for Air Pacific, first in Labasa and then at Nadi International Airport. After a brief stint with Air Fiji, she was accepted by the Anglican Church for training at St John's Theological College in Auckland, New Zealand.

Chambers completed a Diploma in Biblical Studies at St Johns, followed by a Bachelor of Theology degree at the University of Auckland, before returning to Fiji in December 2003.

She was a member of the "independent monitoring group", chaired by Sela Molisa, which was tasked with overseeing the work of the National Council for Building a Better Fiji (2008-2009).[1]

Personal life[]

Chambers has 3 sons, Duncan, George Jnr, Michael and a daughter, Emma. All are married and live in Fiji with their children except for the eldest who now resides in Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ "Vanuatu MP to monitor charter" Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, June 12, 2008


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