Linda is an Education Consultant working with Boards and Manukura /leaders. She is passionate in her quest for the compulsory sector English medium education to serve all ākonga and whānau with the very best Aotearoa education.

Linda has spent most of her career in Secondary schools, with three Tūmuaki/Principal roles spanning 24 years. She also had the privilege to learn and facilitate with the Leadership Lab team in Grow Waitaha and Te Tauihu, and to mentor beginning principals for over 15 years.

Educational governance is another passion of Linda’s, where she has experience in the ECE and Tertiary sectors, a Crown company, Trusts, working alongside School Boards and in Ministry of Education governance roles.

Whether it be working in a kura, supporting leaders, or in Governance roles, her mahi is always focused on serving all ākona and whānau with the very best Aotearoa education. She is action-focused and supports those she works with to take small, manageable steps that cumulatively lead to the outcomes envisioned.

Most importantly, Linda is mama to four adult tamariki and most gratifyingly, Granny to 5 beautiful mokopuna.