OUR TEAM
- We are a group of passionate, unpaid volunteers
- We come together for 10 months to prepare our 1 day TEDxTauranga experience
- Collectively we donate about 10,000 hours every year
- We believe that TEDxTauranga is an essential part of Tauranga’s event calendar
- Our mission is to improve the world, improve our city, improve ourselves
Find out more about what’s involved and volunteer to help
The TEDxTauranga 2019 Team
Sheldon Nesdale
Licencee
Hannah Bougen
Partnerships Lead
Claudia West
Operations Lead
Wayne Edwards
Operations
Maria Woods
Operations (Ticketing)
Puti Gardiner
Operations
Dan Allen-Gordon
Grants
Paul Aitkenhead
Sponsorship
Christine Paris
Sponsorship
Raewyn Jones
Producer
Paul Whitaker
Operations
Liz Hughes
Marketing Lead
Erica McGregor
Marketing Deputy Lead
Min Kim
Marketing (Design)
Rebecca Larsen
Marketing (Social Media)
Heather Kalisch
Marketing
Stacey Mareora
Speakers
Prathima Rao
Speakers Lead
Charlotte Yates
Speakers Curator
Claire Hahnhaussen
Speakers Deputy Lead
Lori Luke
Speakers
Tiana Offner
Speakers
Jyoti Rani
Speakers
Emlyn Hatch
Speakers
Bronwyn Fox
Speakers
The TEDxTauranga 2017 Team
- Phil Green / Lead Organiser
- Raewyn Jones / Operations Lead + Executive Producer
- Sheldon Nesdale / Marketing Lead + Licensee
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers Lead + Speaker Curator
- 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
- TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
- Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
- Mobile: 021 128 5046
- Hannah Bougen / Sponsorship Lead
- Leanne Brown / Marketing
- Melanie Cottingham / Sponsorship + Speakers
- Krystle Findlay / Marketing Lead
- Phil Green / Operations Co-Lead
- Diane Hume-Green / Operations + Speakers
- Raewyn Jones / Operations + Speakers Co-Lead
- Denese and Lee Konowe / Functions Lead + Operations
- Heather Logie / Marketing
- Fiona Lysaght / Operations (Catering + H&S + Waste Management)
- Sophia Meichtry / Sponsorship Co-Lead + Marketing
- Tamizan Nanji / Ticketing + Lanyards
- Mary Norris / Operations + Volunteers Lead
- Brian Oxley / Sponsorship + Speakers
- Frances Palmer / Marketing + Speakers
- Glenys Parton / Speakers
- Prathima Rao / Speakers + Marketing
- Jyoti Rani / Speakers + Operations
- Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance Lead + Grants
- Alyx Wheeler / Marketing
- Paul Whitaker / Operations
- Marcus Wilkins / Legal Lead
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers Co-Lead
The TEDxTauranga 2015 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
- TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
- Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
- Mobile: 021 128 5046
- Roberta Budvietas / Marketing Lead LinkedIn
- Kathlene Peterson / Sponsorship Deputy + Marketing
- Jacinta FitzGerald / Speakers + Operations LinkedIn
- Shannon Gray / Marketing LinkedIn
- Phil Green / Operations Lead LinkedIn
- Charlotte Hardy / Entertainment Deputy LinkedIn
- Diane Hume-Green / Operations
- Raewyn Jones / Speakers Deputy + Venue Deputy LinkedIn
- Laura Kuggelejin / Marketing
- Fiona Lysaght / Catering + Pre-party + After-party LinkedIn
- Tamizan Nanji / Lead of Ticketing Team / LinkedIn
- Glenys Parton / Speakers
- Rick Peers / Ticketing + Lanyards Deputy LinkedIn
- Claire Piper / Marketing
- Mary Reidy-Bartissol / Logistics + Speakers
- Brenna Roband / Marketing LinkedIn
- Krystle Robinson / Marketing + Lanyards LinkedIn
- Saraniyaa “San” Sukumaar / Speakers Lead LinkedIn
- Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance Lead LinkedIn
- Ana Vieira / Entertainment Lead LinkedIn
- Ciska Vogelzang / Sponsorship Lead LinkedIn
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers LinkedIn
The TEDxTauranga 2014 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
- TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
- Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
- Mobile: 021 128 5046
- Ellyn Brunskill / Sponsorship LinkedIn
- Kimberley Cleland / Operations LinkedIn
- Dayna Comesky / Operations LinkedIn
- Shannon Gray / Marketing
- Phil Green / Operations Lead LinkedIn
- Ricky Hann / Operations
- Michelle Herrick / Marketing LinkedIn
- Diane Hume-Green / Operations
- Raewyn Jones / Operations
- Sachiko Kawakami / Speakers Lead LinkedIn
- Amber Kedian / Sponsorship LinkedIn
- Tamizan Nanji / Operations LinkedIn
- Brian Oxley / Sponsorship
- Krystle Robinson / Marketing LinkedIn
- Grant Sowter / Sponsorship LinkedIn
- Saraniyaa “San” Sukumaar / LinkedIn
- Sharon Sutherland / Finance Lead LinkedIn
- Ana Vieira / Speakers LinkedIn
- Ciska Vogelzang / Speakers
- Marcus Wilkins / Legal Lead LinkedIn
- Elyse Wyatt / Speakers LinkedIn
- Charlotte Yates / Speakers LinkedIn
The TEDxTauranga 2013 Team
- Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
- TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
- Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
- Mobile: 021 128 5046
- Chris Brown / Speakers LinkedIn
- Kimberley Cleland / Speakers + Operations LinkedIn
- Janette Hamilton-Pearce / Marketing
- Michelle Herrick / Marketing
- Tina Jennen / Venue + Sponsorship LinkedIn
- Stacey Jones / Marketing
- Paramjeet Kaur / Marketing
- Sachiko Kawakami / Speakers LinkedIn
- Dan Necklen / Marketing LinkedIn
- Lyn Parlane / Marketing
- Krystle Robinson / Operations
- Saraniyaa Sukumaar / Speakers + Operations LinkedIn
- Sharon Sutherland / Finance + Operations LinkedIn
- Marcus Wilkins / Speakers + Finance LinkedIn
- Steve Worsley / Operations LinkedIn