Experience

Solid - Sustainable Oral Care

• New Zealand
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder and Director

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Solid is on a mission to change the way we look after our teeth, because in Aotearoa we can do better than sending 16 million toothpaste tubes to landfill every year. By eliminating waste in the design process, pioneering jar reuse and toothpaste refill and by being certified zero carbon and climate positive, Solid is shaking up the oral care sector. But we don't compromise on quality, providing dental approved products designed by a dental professional. Our toothpaste, tablets, and powders are vegan, cruelty free and palm oil free and our glass jars can be returned to and reused. We are also working with retailers to roll out toothpaste refill stations across the motu and we have so far saved 50,000 toothpaste tubes from landfill. Show less



Obama Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Asia-Pacific Leader

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  The Obama Foundation’s mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. The Leaders Asia-Pacific program, which launched in 2019, is a vital part of the organization’s work to engage with young leaders around the world in order to help them gain more skills and scale their work. The Obama Foundation’s mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. The Leaders Asia-Pacific program, which launched in 2019, is a vital part of the organization’s work to engage with young leaders around the world in order to help them gain more skills and scale their work.



Just Peoples

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2023

  I was a founding board member at Just Peoples. Just Peoples handpick life changing projects from around the world. Choose a cause, take responsibility for raising funds and be the person who makes it happen. I was a founding board member at Just Peoples. Just Peoples handpick life changing projects from around the world. Choose a cause, take responsibility for raising funds and be the person who makes it happen.



Creative HQ

• New Zealand
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Climate Response Accelerator

  • Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  Solid was one of ten climate-focused businesses selected for Creative HQ's second Climate Response Accelerator. Solid was one of ten climate-focused businesses selected for Creative HQ's second Climate Response Accelerator.



Asia New Zealand Foundation

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2022

  I led Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono’s leadership and entrepreneurship programmes. My mission was to equip the next generation of Kiwi leaders and entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, connections and confidence to thrive in Asia. Our entrepreneurship programme supports leading New Zealand entrepreneurs to build connections and facilitate business relationships in Asia, and invites top entrepreneurs from Asia to build connections in New Zealand. Our Leadership Network is New Zealand’s best Asia-focused leadership development network and focuses on supporting, developing and maintaining strong links between Asia and New Zealand. Show less



Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning, Victoria, Australia

• Melbourne, Australia

• Project Officer

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2010



Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)

• Ireland
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Document Control

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2007