Raewyn JonesLicensee & Co-Organiser
About Us
- We are a group of dedicated, unpaid volunteers collectively donating 10,000+ hours to bring TEDxTauranga to the stage
- Our mission is to " shift perceptions, change the world"
- By sharing people's passions and ideas, sparking conversations, we encourage our community to engage and thrive
- The TEDxTauranga event is supported and run by the Tauranga X Charitable Trust, CC52920
Meet theTeam
TEDxTauranga is run by a team of dedicated volunteers who create memorable TEDx events!
The TEDxTauranga 2021 Team
- Raewyn Jones / Licensee
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers Curator
- Claire Hannah / Speakers Co-Lead
- Hannah Bougen / Partnership Lead
- Prathima Rao / Speakers Co-Lead
- Jyoti Rani / Speakers Team
- Emlyn Hatch / Speakers Team
- Lori Luke / Speakers Team
- Rhema Nantham / Marketing
- Angie by de Ley / Operations Support
The TEDxTauranga 2019 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / Licensee
- Raewyn Jones / Executive Producer
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers Curator
- Hannah Bougen / Sponsor + Partnership Lead
- Prathima Rao / Speakers Co-Lead
- Claire Hahnhaussen / Speakers Co-Lead
- Claudia West / Operations Lead
- Natalie Rutene / Marketing Lead
- Jyoti Rani / Speakers
- Min Kim / Marketing & Design
- Lori Luke / Speakers
- Wayne Edwards / Operations
- Emlyn Hatch / Speakers
- Maria Woods / Ticketing
- Dan Allen-Gordon / Grants
- Mignon Olivier / Marketing
- Laura Thomson-Bache / Marketing
- Rebecca Larsen / Social Media Marketing
- Caitlin Bennentt / Marketing
- Christine Paris / Sponsorship
- Kate Tenent / Marketing
- Bronwyn Fox / Speakers
- Paul Aitkenhead / Sponsorship
- Verity Douglas / Marketing
- Stacey Mareora / Speakers
- Tiana Offner / Speakers
The TEDxTauranga 2017 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / Marketing Lead + Licensee
- Raewyn Jones / Operations Lead + Executive Producer
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers Lead + Speaker Curator
- Phil Green / Lead Organiser
- Hannah Bougen / Sponsor + Partnership Lead
- Fiona Lysaght / Operations (Catering + H&S + Waste Management)
- Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance
- Wayne Edwards / Marketing
- Amit Kamble / Marketing (Web)
- Min Kim / Marketing
- Yolanda King / Marketing
- Melaine Mills / Marketing
- Leo Murray / Marketing
- Benjamin Parkinson / Marketing (Design)
- Christine Sadlier / Marketing
- Andrew Taylor / Marketing
- Kelly Watson / Marketing
- Tamizan Nanji / Production + Ticketing
- Paul Whitaker / Production
- Ingrid Booysen / Speakers
- Claire Hahnhaussen / Speakers
- Emlyn Hatch / Speakers
- Diane Hume-Green / Speakers
- Lori Luke / Speakers + Operations
- Glenys Parton / Speakers
- Jyoti Rani / Speakers
- Prathima Rao / Speakers
The TEDxTauranga 2016 Team
Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
Sharon Sutherland-Hansen
Phil Green
Tamizan Nanji
Raewyn Jones
Krystle Robinson
Hannah Bougen
Denese (+ Lee) Konowe
Leanne Brown
Saraniyaa "San" Sukumaar
Diane Hume-Green
Glenys Parton
Frances Palmer
Prathima Rao
Jyoti Rani
Paul Whitaker
Brian Oxley
Fiona Lysaght
Sophia Meichtry
Emma Staddon
Alyx Wheeler
Heather Logie
Mary Norris
Ben Parkinson
Wayne Edwards
The TEDxTauranga 2015 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
- Roberta Budvietas / Marketing Lead
- Kathlene Peterson / Sponsorship Deputy + Marketing
- Jacinta FitzGerald / Speakers + Operations
- Shannon Gray / Marketing
- Phil Green / Operations Lead
- Charlotte Hardy / Entertainment Deputy
- Diane Hume-Green / Operations
- Raewyn Jones / Speakers Deputy + Venue Deputy
- Laura Kuggelejin / Marketing
- Fiona Lysaght / Catering + Pre-party + After-party
- Tamizan Nanji / Lead of Ticketing Team
- Glenys Parton / Speakers
- Rick Peers / Ticketing + Lanyards Deputy
- Claire Piper / Marketing
- Mary Reidy-Bartissol / Logistics + Speakers
- Brenna Roband / Marketing
- Krystle Robinson / Marketing + Lanyards
- Saraniyaa “San” Sukumaar / Speakers Lead
- Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance Lead
- Ana Vieira / Entertainment Lead
- Ciska Vogelzang / Sponsorship Lead
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers
The TEDxTauranga 2014 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
- Ellyn Brunskill / Sponsorship
- Kimberley Cleland / Operations
- Dayna Comesky / Operations
- Shannon Gray / Marketing
- Phil Green / Operations Lead
- Ricky Hann / Operations
- Michelle Herrick / Marketing
- Diane Hume-Green / Operations
- Raewyn Jones / Operations
- Sachiko Kawakami / Speakers Lead
- Amber Kedian / Sponsorship
- Tamizan Nanji / Operations
- Brian Oxley / Sponsorship
- Krystle Robinson / Marketing
- Grant Sowter / Sponsorship
- Saraniyaa “San” Sukumaar
- Sharon Sutherland / Finance Lead
- Ana Vieira / Speakers
- Ciska Vogelzang / Speakers
- Marcus Wilkins / Legal Lead
- Elyse Wyatt / Speakers
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers
The TEDxTauranga 2013 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
- Chris Brown / Speakers
- Kimberley Cleland / Speakers + Operations
- Janette Hamilton-Pearce / Marketing
- Michelle Herrick / Marketing
- Tina Jennen / Venue + Sponsorship
- Stacey Jones / Marketing
- Paramjeet Kaur / Marketing
- Sachiko Kawakami / Speakers
- Dan Necklen / Marketing
- Lyn Parlane / Marketing
- Krystle Robinson / Operations
- Saraniyaa Sukumaar / Speakers + Operations
- Sharon Sutherland / Finance + Operations
- Marcus Wilkins / Speakers + Finance
- Steve Worsley / Operations
