Pākehā (Scottish, English), raised on Ngāti Whātua and Tauranga Moana whenua.

Mama of 4 daughters + 1 cat.

Living in beautiful Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), Aotearoa NZ.

Educator, writer, questioner, paradigm alchemist.

27 years in academia at Massey University — teaching & leadership. Director Academic and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of Toi Rauwhārangi, College of Creative Arts.

Research and practice focused on systems change, decolonisation and embodiment.

Since 2021, working on The Pākehā Project, co-founded with Louise Marra. Leadership development, coaching and facilitation for Te Tiriti in practice.

MArch, BArch(Hons), BSc (Chemistry)

ICF-certified Professional Transformational Coach | Warm Data Lab Host with the International Bateson Institute | Certified Future Search Facilitator | Haumanu Coach with the Centre for Social Impact.

I’m influenced by a broad web of extraordinary thinkers, writers, do-ers and beloveds. But I’d like to draw specific appreciative threads to the work of Louise Marra, Veronica Tawhai, Moana Jackson, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, Bayo Akomolafe, and Nora Bateson.