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Chief Executive

Phil Alexander-Crawford

Phil Alexander-Crawford (Te Whiu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāpuhi) is a highly experienced leader of transformation, who has worked with and for iwi and hapū. Mr Alexander-Crawford was previously Director...
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Phil Alexander-Crawford

Chief Executive

Deputy Chief Executive

Samantha McNaughton

Samantha McNaughton has been involved in the vocational education sector for more than a decade and has held various senior positions at Competenz, MITO and Skills International.

Prior to...

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Samantha McNaughton

Deputy Chief Executive

Poumatua

Darrell Lambert

Darrell Lambert (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani and Ngāti Kahungunu) has 25 years of experience in the tertiary education sector across a wide range of functions....
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Darrell Lambert

Poumatua
Yvonne O’Callaghan

Yvonne O’Callaghan

Yvonne O’Callaghan is an experienced leader in vocational education with a proven track record in developing staff, ensuring academic integrity, and delivering training, process improvement and change management....
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Yvonne O’Callaghan

Yvonne O’Callaghan
General Manager Industry Standards

Hagen Tautari

Hagen Tautari (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Kahu o Torongare) has worked in secondary, tertiary and public education roles for the past 30 years. He has held senior and national...
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Hagen Tautari

General Manager Industry Standards
Executive Assistant

Alisha Tsai

Alisha Tsai has more than seven years of ELT support experience in the vocational education sector and ten years as an executive assistant in both the public and...
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Alisha Tsai

Executive Assistant