OUR TEAM
- We are a group of passionate, unpaid volunteers
- We begin to prepare nine months out for our one 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
The TEDxTauranga 2021 Team

Licensee & Co-Organiser

Curator & Co-Organiser

Speakers Co-Lead

Speakers Co-Lead

Partnerships Lead

Speakers Team

Speakers Team

Speakers Team

Marketing

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
- 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 Linked
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