Kaitiakitanga

Sue McCormack

Heamana ō-naianei | Acting Chair

Sue McCormack is a commercial corporate lawyer who retired in 2019 from Mortlock McCormack Law after 35 years in practice to take up her role as Chancellor of the University of Canterbury.

Sue is a judicial member of the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal and Deputy Chair of Kiwirail. Sue’s interest in education has been long standing being a trustee on school boards for many years and she was a member of the University of Canterbury Council from 2009 until she retired as Chancellor in 2022. During her tenure at University of Canterbury, the University recovered from the Canterbury Earthquakes, and as a member she was involved in a post-earthquake construction programme and in the university’s post-quake rejuvenation and transformation.

As a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors Sue has a strong governance background. Sue was a trustee of the Canterbury Museum, and former director of Lyttleton Port Company, The Public Trust and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Jordan Gush

Co-Chair Interim Learner Advisory Committee

Jordan Gush is a BCITO apprentice and co-chair of the Interim Learner Advisory Committee.

He was part of the Working Group brought together to formulate recommendations for the establishment of the Interim Learner Advisory Committee and has been a work-based learner representative on Te Poari Akoranga - Te Pūkenga Academic Board. He is of Samoan and NZ European descent.

Dr Teorongonui Josie Keelan

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe, Co-Chair Interim Māori Advisory Committee

Josie is co-chair of the Interim Māori Advisory Committee and has worked in tertiary education for 30 years. She was Dean of Teaching and Learning, Mātauranga Māori at Unitec from 2012-2019. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, the University of Auckland.

Prior to working in tertiary education, she held several roles in the public sector at iwi, national and international levels. The most challenging was that of Executive Secretary for her iwi authority, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou when it was first established in 1985.

Heath Sawyer

Co-Chair Interim Kaimahi Advisory Committee

Heath Sawyer (Ngati Awa, Ngati Hokopu) is co-chair of the Interim Staff Advisory Committee and a Principal Academic Staff member at Te Kuratini o Waikato (Wintec). Previously a Primary School Principal and National Facilitator for the Ministry of Education’s Managed Learning Environment team.

At Wintec, he taught on the Graduate Diploma for Information Technology in Education. He is currently supporting program and tutor development for the Centre for Trades, and Physiotherapy and is involved in a range of other projects.

Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop

Tagaloatele Professor Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop CNZM is Emeritus Professor at Auckland University of Technology. She has contributed to significant government and NGO policy affecting the Pacific community and has carried out a significant amount of educational research.

She has served as the National President of PACIFICA Inc, and was appointed as a Commissioner in 2017 to oversee Samoa’s national inquiry into family violence. Her CNZM was awarded in 2015 for services to education and the Pacific community.

Sam Huggard

Chair Health Safety and Wellbeing Committee

Sam Huggard is the former National Secretary of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions 2014–2019, where he led the union movements’ work on just transitions. Sam is currently an employee of NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Sam is an experienced not-for-profit sector leader, with 20 years’ service across trade unions, the community sector, and students’ associations. His governance experience includes government, not-for-profit, academic and industry advisory bodies.

Jeremy Morley

Chair Finance, Risk and Audit Committee

Jeremy Morley brings a wealth of experience in financial and operational management and in leading change processes. He has worked on major assignments in the tertiary education sector including assisting providers with a range of financial, operational and academic matters.  
Prior to joining Te Pūkenga Council, he was a Director at PwC New Zealand and an independent consultant to the Risk and Audit Committee of the Tertiary Education Commission. 

Bill Moran

Chair Appointment and Remuneration Committee

Bill Moran is an independent professional director who has undertaken a variety of governance roles as chair, deputy chair and director of a range of public, private and charitable organisations across all sectors of the economy and community over the last seven years.

Bill is currently the Chair of the Chamber Music at the World’s Edge Foundations USA and New Zealand, the Deputy Chair of WorkSafe New Zealand, the Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), and a director of Pioneer Energy. He is also a trustee of the Parliamentary Education Trust, the Iti Kopara Charitable Trust, and the Hoops and Life Awhi Trust.

Bill was previously Deputy Chair of Otago Polytechnic.

Bill was with the New Zealand Treasury from 1985 to 2016. His last role was as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary of Strategy, Performance and Engagement.

In the 2019 New Year Royal Honours, Bill was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to State, Sport, and Youth.