Our Board

Ian Collier
Chair

Jason Franklin

Jeff Grant

Lucy Griffiths

Peter Heenan

Rachel Lindsay

Maria Pera
Management Team

Tim Mackay
GM Finance & Operations

Ben Lewis
GM Business Services

Steve Canny
GM Strategic Projects

Mark Frood
GM Tourism and Events

Bobbi Brown
GM Tourism and Events (seconded to Beyond 2025 Southland Project Lead)
Business Team

Dale Booth
Regional Business Partner Network Team Manager

Florine Bos
Administrator Business Services

Renata Gill
Southland Youth Futures Team Manager

Elizabeth Wyatt
Skills Placement Coordinator & Southland Youth Futures Advisor

Andrea de Vries
Southland Youth Futures Advisor

Shanaye Jenkins
Skills Placement Coordinator

Glyn Saunders
Fiordland Employment and Resource Planner

Anna Star
Fiordland Community Wellbeing Coordinator
Strategic Projects Team

Mary-Anne Webber
Sector Manager Food and Beverage

Lee Atkinson
Strategic Projects Manager

Jongwook Kim
Strategic Projects Engineer

Nick Round-Turner
Information Officer

Matt Couldrey
Advanced Data Analytics Advisor

Daniel Wright
Data Insights Support

Paula Lopez
Strategic Projects Intern

Julian Almanzar
Geoscience / GIS Analyst Intern
Tourism Team

Anke Ruwette
Tourism Marketing Manager

Ella Zhang
Asia Market Development Manager

Kristen McKenzie
Tourism Marketing Advisor

Amie Young
Destination Development Manager

Adina McDowell
Destination Development Advisor

Stu Cordelle
Visit Fiordland Manager

Gemma Heaney
Visit Fiordland Tourism and Marketing Executive

Nic Wills
Destination Development Advisor (seconded to Beyond 2025 Southland Project Advisor)
Events Team

Karen Witham
Conference and Events Manager

Danielle Oborn
Major Events Coordinator

Sarah Feary
Events Marketing Advisor

Jill McKee
Events Operations Coordinator

Kirsten Harper
Invercargill City Centre Coordinator
Beyond 2025 Southland

Bobbi Brown
Beyond 2025 Southland Project Lead

Nic Wills
Beyond 2025 Southland Project Advisor
Administration Team

Bronwyn Affleck
Administration Manager

Bridget Napier
People and Culture Manager

Emma Carle
Communications Manager

Georgia Evans
Graphic Designer

Leon Hastie
Web & IT Support

Rhonda Twomey
Front Desk Administrator

Coby Dowling
Management Accountant