Meet our team of highly skilled and specialist International Development Associates

'Alice' Leney has worked across virtually all of the Pacific Islands. He has been working with Pacific people to help deal with their waste problems for nearly thirty years: he wrote a waste handbook for the Pacific Islands, Rubbish No More  in 1995 which was widely distributed amongst NGOs in the Pacific as waste was clearly a growing, but ignored, issue. He then set up a business operating around the Pacific offering  coral reef protection through the installation of moorin

Ben has over 25 years of international development experience across the Asia-Pacific region. In the Pacific alone this has included work...

Brucetta is a citizen of Kiribati and New Zealand. She has lived, worked and studied in Hawaii, Australia, the UK, New Zealand...

David is a qualified epidemiologist (MMedSci, PhD, MACE), with over 15 years of experience in global health. He has served on projects...

Eileen, a national of the Solomon Islands with heritage in both the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, brings a wealth of...

Elisabeth has lived and worked in New Zealand and Australia. She has traveled widely in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and has undertaken work...

Elvino is based in Dili, Timor-Leste, where he brings local knowledge and international expertise to development challenges. Fluent in Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian, and English, Elvino bridges cultures and technical disciplines with ease. He's an experienced forestry specialist with deep expertise in agroforestry, environmental management, and monitoring and evaluation. Elvino is passionate about Timor-Leste's sustainable development and has dedicated his career to strengthe

Faka’iloatonga has studied at undergraduate and post-graduate levels in Fiji, Australia and New Zealand, and completed his PhD in...

Fiona has had a varied career working in roles across a range of sectors. Following her B.Sc . and working as a high school teacher,...

Greg was raised mostly on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, and since a child had a passion for science and biodiversity, which...

Hannah is based in Wellington, New Zealand.  She is an experienced leader in the international development sector, with a passion for providing quality advice and quality assurance to solve complex problems. Hannah has a passion for working in the Pacific and seeing locally owned development initiatives come to fruition.  She has extensive experience developing key partnerships in the international development sector and values opportunities to engage with local partners. Han

Helen is a business writer, accredited editor and accredited executive coach with an international development background. For over 25...

Hilary is a researcher and practitioner with nearly 20 years of experience working in the international development sector. Her work focuses on the Pacific region where she has lived and worked since 2008. She lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Gender equality, social inclusion and social policy more broadly, particularly social protection are the key areas she works on.     Hilary has worked for a range of development partners including governments, non-government organisatio

Ian has over 35 years of experience as a fisheries management and development practitioner. He specialises in developing fisheries...

Dr Iobi is a Banaban who grew up in Rabi, Fiji. He is now mainly based in Tarawa, Kiribati.     Iobi attended medical school in Fiji and...

James is an infrastructure and transport economist based in England, with considerable experience across Asia and the Pacific. He is an experienced team leader for multi-disciplinary global teams who are developing integrated plans, appraising proposals, and providing institutional strengthening to the international development sector. Since 1997, James has worked in the Pacific and has completed assignments in Fiji, Niue, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.  He has s

Jonathan is an engineer, with a B.E (Hons). from Canterbury University, M.E. (Environmental Engineering) from Auckland University and a...

Julie has lived and worked extensively across the Pacific Islands region as an educator, mentor, adviser, team leader and programme...

An experienced team leader, policy adviser, and program manager Mandy Whyte has lived and worked in Asia and the Pacific supporting a broad range of sectors for governments, the private sector, and NGOs. She provides management support services to development projects, although she has expertise in programming, social inclusion, and small business and local economic development. These services have included: Programme start-up – preparation and review of design documents and

Meenakshi was raised in multiple cities across India and began her career in research and evaluation in Mumbai, India. She moved to Wellington with her family in 1998 and has continued to apply her skills and experience across a wide range of sectors for multilateral organisations, NZ Government agencies and the private sector. Meenakshi currently operates as a sole trader working for her company Buddhi Consultancy Limited established in 2013. Over the years, Meenakshi has de

Paul has a MBA, BE (Civil), MInstD, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has combined these with a...

Sam Jennings is an innovative and creative solutions-oriented lawyer turned legal and policy consultant and business advisor. Sam’s...

Sarah is a Director of Globaltraid Limited . She is a procurement, eCommerce and innovation specialist and supports governments with...

Shona is an innovative programme leader with a strong track record in strategic planning, community development, team management, project...

Siosiua’s career highlights include the seven years he served as the Minister of Finance and Chief Commissioner on Revenue for the...

Teresa is a citizen of Fiji as well as Tuvalu, and lives in Funafuti. She is fluent in English, Fijian and Tuvaluan. Teresa completed a law degree and a post-graduated diploma in business administration at the University of the South Pacific.  More recently she has returned from completing a Masters of Law and Development from the University of Melbourne.  Her work experience includes stints at the Tuvaluan High Commission in Suva; the Ministry of Health and the Office of the

Virginia is currently based in Taranaki, New Zealand. She holds a PhD (international Development); M.IntDev; B.A (Education). Virginia is...