Founder

Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu

Joanne loves developing ways for students, teachers, and communities to learn about themselves, their place in the world, and how they may contribute their gifts to humanity. She has over 30 years of global education experience as a teacher, principal, Ministry of Education leader, renowned author, co-founder of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL), a member of the Executive Committee for Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, and a member of the Education New Zealand: North America Advisory Board.

Kia Kotahi Ako Trustee

Te Rarawa, Tuhoe, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu

Nikora loves working at the cross-section of technology, business, culture, and education to create systemic change in Aotearoa. He brings nearly 20 years of experience from creative and education roles ranging from Weta Studios, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Young Animators and as an Edmund Hillary Fellow.

Kia Kotahi Ako Trustee

Andrew loves motivating and enabling people so they can accomplish amazing things. He has over 30 years of experience in financial leadership across multiple industries and held his Certified Public Accountant License in the USA for 25 years (now inactive). Andrew is a soccer superfan. Not only does he play but he also knows the game inside and out as a referee and coach.

Strategic Advisor

Ngati Mutunga, Te Atiawa

Huia loves making connections between the strange and the spectacular - impactful connections. She leads and enables the integration of Te Ao Māori into the mahi she undertakes with a focus on strategic big thinking, change policy and equitable processes. She is passionate about growing global cultural capacity and confidence with regard to indigenous-led solutions, kaupapa Māori practices and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

CEO

Tauiwi

Sarah loves making things happen by connecting amazing people for collective action. She brings experience across the education and the social impact sector; from the classroom, policy level, as a WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) emerging leader, an Edmund Hillary Fellow and Director of an international teacher training start up.

Kaituitui - Project Co-Ordinator

Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāpuhi

Te Waiora loves seeing students explore and test new ideas and find solutions. She grew up in immersion Māori education (kohanga reo and kura kaupapa Aho Matua) and is excited to be back working with her former kura (school) to co-design an immersion Māori iteration of the We Share Solar programme.

He Pā Wānanga Champion

Rangimarie loves bringing her intergenerational vision to life for the benefit of environmental and whānau wellbeing. She is chair of Nōku Te Ao and Te Pā O Rākaihautū, an Edmund Hillary Fellow and the driving force between Te Pā Wānanga (The Learning Village) with her unrelenting commitment to the kaupapapa.

We Share Solar Champion

Barry loves weaving together amazing people to support a better future for the planet. As an Edmund Hillary Fellow and We Share Solar board member with extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, Barry has been a key instigator and driver of the We Share Solar programme in Aotearoa