Stephen’s strength is sitting with complexity, untangling it, seeing how it fits together, and identifying what tools can be brought to bear on a problem; then helping people to see order in the chaos and feel like the goal is achievable, and working with individuals to lead their own way through.

As Director of e-Learning at a large Year 1-13 school, Stephen was responsible for introducing and driving e-learning adoption. That mahi has evolved into supporting schools and tertiary education providers around the motu with e-learning best practice, leadership development, and change management.

In 2017, Stephen was awarded the Jim Campbell National Award for Excellence in Teaching by the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers. This award recognised not only his classroom practice, but also “his contribution to mathematics education at a regional and national level,” for his work supporting mathematics teachers’ adoption of new pedagogical approaches.

Stephen is particularly passionate about supporting leaders to lead their own change processes. He works with leaders to build their leadership capacity and to bring their people with them as they engage with complex change. 

Stephen is an accredited CliftonStrengths coach, an experienced facilitator and presenter, and an award-winning researcher, having received the 2023 University Prize for his research thesis on digital equity during COVID lockdowns.