Experience

Skills Active Aotearoa

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

  Working together with an amazing team to lead our organisation, and the industries we serve, through the reform of vocational education.

• General Manager, Industry Engagement

  • May 2016 - Apr 2020

  Build a highly qualified workforce in the sectors thay support the pursuit of active recreation, leisure and entertainment, leading to productive and sustainable organisations that provide quality services to New Zealand



Te Mahi Ako

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Chief Executive Officer

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Our mission is to weave together work, learning and skills for learner and workforce success. Our mission is to weave together work, learning and skills for learner and workforce success.



Ministry of Health New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Strategic Education and Training Investment, Health Workforce New Zealand

  • Nov 2014 - May 2016

  Workforce development in the health sector is entering a transformative phase to help New Zealand tackle current and future health challenges. Reform, innovation, and alternative ways of working is required for the sector to deliver on its mandate to improve access to quality, affordable healthcare for patients. The Strategic Education and Training Investment team leads strategic investment in health workforce education, training and development for the Government.

• Senior Advisor, Mental Health

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2014

  Senior Advisor, Mental Health, in the Office of the Director of Mental Health, New Zealand.

• Advisor, Mental Health Protection

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2013

  Advisor, Mental Health Protection in the Office of the Director of Mental Health New Zealand.



New Zealand Health Research Council

• Project Coordinator, Research Partnerships

  • Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

  The Research Partnerships team manages theThe HRC’s Partnership Programme;District Health Board Research Fund (DHBRF); Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery (RPNZHD); and International collaborative activity and co-funding arrangements. The Research Partnerships team manages theThe HRC’s Partnership Programme;District Health Board Research Fund (DHBRF); Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery (RPNZHD); and International collaborative activity and co-funding arrangements.



New Zealand Health Research Council

• Research Ethics Coordinator

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2010



Richmond New Zealand Incorporated

• Mental Health Community Support Worker

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2009