Experience

Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ)

• New Zealand
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consumer Affairs Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present

• Communications Manager

  • May 2015 - Nov 2019

  Responsible for building trust and confidence in the general insurance sector.



Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

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

• Group Manager, Membership Services

  • 2014 - 2015

  Led membership engagement, corporate communications and marketing strategy, including reputation, media and issues management, public relations, events, marketing campaigns, publications, digital media and internal communications. Managed a team of eight communications and marketing professionals. Led membership engagement, corporate communications and marketing strategy, including reputation, media and issues management, public relations, events, marketing campaigns, publications, digital media and internal communications. Managed a team of eight communications and marketing professionals.



Hutt City Council

• New Zealand
• Government Relations Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Independent Contractor

  • 2013 - 2014

  Communications Contractor covering Mayoral comms (media and speeches), science and technology initiatives, and an internal technology change project. Communications Contractor covering Mayoral comms (media and speeches), science and technology initiatives, and an internal technology change project.



The University of Waikato

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor

  • 2008 - 2012

  Chief advisor and executive support to the Vice-Chancellor.

• Executive Director, Public Relations and Marketing

  • 1999 - 2008

  Led a team of 26 staff covering communications, business relations, student services, information centre, Māori marketing, secondary school marketing and alumni for the business school.