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 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
