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

Find out more about what’s involved and volunteer to help

The TEDxTauranga 2021 Team

 The TEDxTauranga 2019 Team

1. Sheldon Nesdale / Licensee
2. Raewyn Jones / Executive Producer
3. Charlotte Yates / Speakers Curator
4. Hannah Bougen / Sponsor + Partnership Lead
5. Prathima Rao / Speakers Co-Lead
6. Claire Hahnhaussen / Speakers Co-Lead
7. Claudia West / Operations Lead
8. Natalie Rutene / Marketing Lead
9. Jyoti Rani / Speakers
10. Min Kim / Marketing & Design
11. Lori Luke / Speakers
12. Wayne Edwards / Operations
13. Emlyn Hatch / Speakers
14. Maria Woods / Ticketing
15. Dan Allen-Gordon /  Grants
16. Mignon Olivier / Marketing
17. Laura Thomson-Bache / Marketing
18. Rebecca Larsen /  Social Media Marketing
19. Caitlin Bennentt / Marketing
20. Christine Paris / Sponsorship
    
21. Kate Tenent / Marketing
22. Bronwyn Fox  / Speakers
23. Paul Aitkenhead / Sponsorship
24. Verity Douglas / Marketing
25. Stacey Mareora / Speakers
26. Tiana Offner / Speakers

The TEDxTauranga 2017 Team

1. Phil Green / Lead Organiser
2. Raewyn Jones / Operations Lead + Executive Producer
3. Sheldon Nesdale / Marketing Lead + Licensee
4. Charlotte Yates / Speakers Lead + Speaker Curator
5. Hannah Bougen / Sponsor + Partnership Lead
6. Fiona Lysaght / Operations (Catering + H&S + Waste Management)
7. Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance
8. Wayne Edwards / Marketing
9. Amit Kamble / Marketing (Web)
10. Min Kim / Marketing
11. Yolanda King / Marketing
12. Melaine Mills / Marketing
13. Leo Murray / Marketing
14. Benjamin Parkinson / Marketing (Design)
15. Christine Sadlier / Marketing
16. Andrew Taylor / Marketing
17. Kelly Watson / Marketing
18. Tamizan Nanji / Production + Ticketing
19. Paul Whitaker / Production
20. Ingrid Booysen / Speakers
21. Claire Hahnhaussen / Speakers
22. Emlyn Hatch / Speakers
23. Diane Hume-Green / Speakers
24. Lori Luke / Speakers + Operations
25. Glenys Parton / Speakers
26. Jyoti Rani / Speakers
27. Prathima Rao / Speakers

The TEDxTauranga 2016 Team

1. Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
   • TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
   • Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
   • Mobile: 021 128 5046
2. Hannah Bougen / Sponsorship Lead
3. Leanne Brown / Marketing
4. Melanie Cottingham / Sponsorship + Speakers
5. Krystle Findlay / Marketing Lead
6. Phil Green / Operations Co-Lead
7. Diane Hume-Green / Operations + Speakers
8. Raewyn Jones / Operations + Speakers Co-Lead
9. Denese and Lee Konowe / Functions Lead + Operations
10. Heather Logie / Marketing
11. Fiona Lysaght / Operations (Catering + H&S + Waste Management)
12. Sophia Meichtry / Sponsorship Co-Lead + Marketing
13. Tamizan Nanji / Ticketing + Lanyards
14. Mary Norris / Operations + Volunteers Lead
15. Brian Oxley / Sponsorship + Speakers
16. Frances Palmer / Marketing + Speakers
17. Glenys Parton / Speakers
18. Prathima Rao / Speakers + Marketing
19. Jyoti Rani / Speakers + Operations
20. Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance Lead + Grants
21. Alyx Wheeler / Marketing
22. Paul Whitaker / Operations
23. Marcus Wilkins / Legal Lead
24. Charlotte Yates / Speakers Co-Lead

The TEDxTauranga 2015 Team

1. Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
   • TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
   • Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
   • Mobile: 021 128 5046
2. Roberta Budvietas / Marketing Lead LinkedIn
3. Kathlene Peterson / Sponsorship Deputy + Marketing
4. Jacinta FitzGerald / Speakers + Operations LinkedIn
5. Shannon Gray / Marketing LinkedIn
6. Phil Green / Operations Lead LinkedIn
7. Charlotte Hardy / Entertainment Deputy LinkedIn
8. Diane Hume-Green / Operations
9. Raewyn Jones / Speakers Deputy + Venue Deputy LinkedIn
10. Laura Kuggelejin / Marketing
11. Fiona Lysaght / Catering + Pre-party + After-party LinkedIn
12. Tamizan Nanji / Lead of Ticketing Team / LinkedIn
13. Glenys Parton / Speakers
14. Rick Peers / Ticketing + Lanyards Deputy LinkedIn
15. Claire Piper / Marketing
16. Mary Reidy-Bartissol / Logistics + Speakers
17. Brenna Roband / Marketing LinkedIn
18. Krystle Robinson / Marketing + Lanyards LinkedIn
19. Saraniyaa “San” Sukumaar / Speakers Lead LinkedIn
20. Sharon Sutherland-Hansen / Finance Lead LinkedIn
21. Ana Vieira / Entertainment Lead LinkedIn
22. Ciska Vogelzang / Sponsorship Lead LinkedIn
23. Charlotte Yates / Speakers Linked

The TEDxTauranga 2014 Team

1. Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
   • TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
   • Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
   • Mobile: 021 128 5046
2. Ellyn Brunskill / Sponsorship LinkedIn
3. Kimberley Cleland / Operations LinkedIn
4. Dayna Comesky /  Operations LinkedIn
5. Shannon Gray / Marketing
6. Phil Green /  Operations Lead LinkedIn
7. Ricky Hann / Operations
8. Michelle Herrick / Marketing LinkedIn
9. Diane Hume-Green / Operations
10. Raewyn Jones / Operations
11. Sachiko Kawakami / Speakers Lead LinkedIn
12. Amber Kedian / Sponsorship LinkedIn
13. Tamizan Nanji / Operations LinkedIn
14. Brian Oxley / Sponsorship
15. Krystle Robinson / Marketing LinkedIn
16. Grant Sowter / Sponsorship LinkedIn
17. Saraniyaa “San” Sukumaar / LinkedIn
18. Sharon Sutherland / Finance Lead LinkedIn
19. Ana Vieira / Speakers LinkedIn
20. Ciska Vogelzang / Speakers
21. Marcus Wilkins / Legal Lead LinkedIn
22. Elyse Wyatt / Speakers LinkedIn
23. Charlotte Yates / Speakers LinkedIn

The TEDxTauranga 2013 Team

1. Sheldon Nesdale / TEDxTauranga Licensee
   • TED.com Profile / LinkedIn Profile
   • Email: sheldon@tedxtauranga.com
   • Mobile: 021 128 5046
2. Chris Brown / Speakers LinkedIn
3. Kimberley Cleland / Speakers + Operations LinkedIn
4. Janette Hamilton-Pearce / Marketing
5. Michelle Herrick / Marketing
6. Tina Jennen / Venue + Sponsorship LinkedIn
7. Stacey Jones / Marketing
8. Paramjeet Kaur / Marketing
9. Sachiko Kawakami / Speakers LinkedIn
10. Dan Necklen / Marketing LinkedIn
11. Lyn Parlane / Marketing
12. Krystle Robinson / Operations
13. Saraniyaa Sukumaar / Speakers + Operations LinkedIn
14. Sharon Sutherland / Finance + Operations LinkedIn
15. Marcus Wilkins / Speakers + Finance LinkedIn
16. Steve Worsley / Operations LinkedIn