My background has been in early childhood for a number of years, having spent the past six years with a private kindy that followed the forest kindy movement, taking children from the ages of 3-5 out into the beach and bush to explore nature, which I felt very privileged to be part of.

I am married with four grown children along with five grandchildren, ranging from 12 years to 12 months. I love and adore each and every one of them, they all give me so much pleasure, so our weekends are filled with lots of visits, love, laughter and family. I look forward to building relationships with you all, working in partnership with educators, tamariki and whanau.