I am a mother to 4 amazing children and grandmother to 3 beautiful grandchildren. Born and raised in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, my primary and intermediate years spent in Kawerau, high school across at Edgecumbe College. I come from a family of mill workers with Tasman then Norske Skog just as most of my generation in Kawerau did.
- Brief professional background
- Past 17 years working in the region on economic development, also have experience in health, education, and social service sector.
- Advisor for Provincial Growth Fund (PGF)
- Project Managed several Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) projects to completion.
- Co-chair Regional Skills Leadership Group
- Current
- CEO Toi EDA, Eastern Bay of Plenty Regional Economic Development Agency
- Deputy Chair Te Runanga o Te Whanau
- Bay of Plenty Pasifika Advisory Board
- Enablement Advisor to Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency
- What is one thing you bring to the table to help move ISK into the future
- I bring a wealth of experience and networks that can help to support and enable the growth and development for ISK and their membership.
- One thing that your passionate about the community’s future (In recognition of the past)
- Kawerau has so much potential! One thing I am passionate about is the people who live there, I am passionate about ensuring we are deliberate and ambitious in our actions to supporting the entire community to lift as Kawerau continues to lift, develop, and grow!
- One thing your passionate about outside work
- Whanau! Outside of work I love to spend time with my whanau, there is nowhere else I’d rather be.
