Ngā Pouwhakahaere

Evie O’Brien

Chief Executive

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto

Evie, together with our Pouwhakahaere, establishes strategic priorities and oversees key organisational initiatives, ensuring the continued success of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in supporting whānau transformation through education.

Lindsay Baxter

Pouwhakahaere Taumatua | Deputy Chief Executive (Wānanga Services)

Lindsay oversees the strategic support teams including governance, strategy, enterprise project management office, performance, quality assurance, audit & risk, and programme development.

Dr. Shireen Maged

Pouwhakahaere Ako | Deputy Chief Executive (Teaching & Learning)

Shireen has a key role in realising our mission of tauira success by being responsive to the needs of our kaiako and leads tauira support services.

Leon Takimoana

Pouwhakahaere Whanake | Deputy Chief Executive (People & Culture)

Leon is our very experienced human resources executive with a key role in supporting our kaimahi to succeed across the motu.

Peter Fletcher-Dobson

Pouwhakahaere Taupārongo

Peter is responsible for driving strategies that will help us adapt and evolve in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Glenn McKay

Pouwhakahaere Whakatairanga | Deputy Chief Executive (Purpose and Relationships)

Te Arawa

Glenn has a key role in driving the implementation of our communications and marketing strategy, along with providing strong support in other vital strategic areas as we work towards being a connected and empowered educator and employer of choice.

Jason Hungerford

Pouwhakahaere Tahua

Jason leads the teams responsible for finance, operations and maintaining our property portfolio across the motu.