Our Team
InZone is supported by a committed team of people who work together to help our taitamariki thrive. From our kāinga staff, management and administration teams to our Board of Trustees, each person contributes to the care, support and day-to-day running of InZone.
Together, we share a commitment to helping Māori and Pasifika taitamariki succeed in education, grow in confidence and stay connected to their identity, culture and whānau.
Leadership & Administration
JARED NORDSTROM
TUMUAKI | CEO
SHALOM TANIELU
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Shalom was born and raised in Samoa and comes from the village of Puleia, Savaii.
Shalom received her Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting at Auckland University of Technology in 2018. She had been working for the Government of Samoa prior to moving back to New Zealand in early 2020.
Shalom loves baking, cooking, travelling and spending time with family.
CAMERON MCGILL
FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR
Cameron is the father of three girls who he shares with his Samoan wife. Two of his daughters attend Epsom Girls Grammar School. He is our resident Aussie, there’s always one sneaking in but has lived in Aotearoa for a long time now.
Cameron has been an Accountant for over 18 years and has previously worked at NZ Fisheries and NZ Customs Service.
He is a mad keen sports fan and loves playing/watching any sport that’s going though he admits to being a bit unfit these days.
The culture, ethos and founding principles of InZone are what attracted Cameron to work with us. He really enjoys seeing the rangatahi succeed and grow into tomorrow’s leaders.
RAEWYNNE JACOBS
FUNDING COORDINATOR
CIE HAYWARD
SENIOR BOARDING MANAGER - BOTH KĀINGA
Cie joined InZone in May 2016 as Boarding Manager and is now our Senior Boarding Manager across both kāinga, Te Kāinga Wānanga and Te Kāinga Huarahi. She makes sure our taitamariki are cared for, supported and kept safe every day.
Born in Auckland, Cie grew up in Hokianga. She is married with six children and four mokopuna (so far).
Before InZone, Cie worked in reception, data entry and childcare. What she enjoys most is getting to know every one of our students and their whānau.
JADA TA'ALE-COLLINS
KAIHAUTŪ AKO - ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Jada is a proud New Zealand Samoan raised in Central Auckland, with family roots in the villages of Alafua, Moamoa and Poutasi, Samoa. Jada is married and spends her free time with whanau and has a love for animals and being creative.
Since joining InZone in early 2024, Jada has loved empowering rangatahi and supporting them to reach their full academic potential. As Akō Manager across both hostels, she is passionate about creating a caring, inclusive environment where rangatahi feel supported and valued. Jada has done a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Criminology and Psychology. In the upcoming years, she hopes to pursue a diploma then Master’s in Psychotherapy, focusing on neurodivergent youth/ adults and pasifika , as a proud member of both communities.
Te Kāinga Wānanga | Boys’ Kāinga
Colin Nordstrom — PM Manager (also Ako Assistant)
Robyn Manuel — Kaiāwhina
Christian Mika — Kaiāwhina
Antonio Ripata — Resident Assistant (Read Antonio’s story on Our Alumni)
Te Kāinga Huarahi | Girls’ Kāinga
Laura Moselen — AM Manager
Ocean Mika — Kaiāwhina
Kitchen and Cleaning
Arihia Nordstrom — Kitchen Manager
Santana Lakau-Nordstrom — Kitchen Assistant
Violet Hayward — Cleaner
Weekend and Relief Team
Mukesh Raturi
Eliza Gordon
Rebecah Hayward
Natalia Gasu
Board of Trustees
The InZone Education Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees with experience across the commercial and education sectors, and a shared commitment to supporting whānau and communities.
The Board brings expertise in human resources, brand, marketing and communications, education, strategy and mātauranga Māori, strengthening InZone’s kaupapa and governance.
To support effective governance, the Board has established four subcommittees:
Finance, Audit and Risk
Development and Sustainability
HR and Remuneration
Student Culture and Outcomes
DANICA HAPE
Chair
Danica Hape (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) is a seasoned leader and senior HR professional with more than 20 years’ experience driving cultural transformation, leadership capability and strategic people outcomes across Aotearoa’s financial and insurance industries. As Board Chair of the InZone Education Foundation, she champions equitable pathways for Māori and Pacific students, strengthening leadership, identity and opportunity through education.
Across her corporate career — including senior roles at Tower Insurance, ASB Bank and now a senior business partner with Craigs Investment Partners — Danica has led award‑winning DEI programmes, major organisational culture shifts, and complex M&A people streams. Her leadership at Tower earned the ANZIFF Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, lifted engagement and inclusion scores, and expanded the Fiji workforce hiring locally through a first‑of‑its‑kind assessment centre.
Danica brings deep commercial acumen, cultural intelligence and a values‑driven approach to governance. She is committed to building organisations and communities where people thrive, cultures strengthen, and Māori and Pacific talent can rise with confidence and pride.
GERALD BETHELL
Trustee
Gerald works in his family business. His wife, Susan, and their three sons are of Ngāti Whakaue (Te Arawa) descent and attend Auckland Grammar. Gerald attended Auckland Grammar from 1987 to 1991. He graduated from Auckland University in 1997 and went on to work in corporate finance. He is a director on a number of private companies and joint ventures. Gerald supports the InZone Kaupapa and believes in the positive outcomes from providing Māori and Pacific rangatahi access to quality education. He has observed the opportunities Auckland Grammar and Epsom Girls Grammar provide in developing character.
KARA WAETFORD
Trustee
As immediate past Chair of our InZone Advisory Group, an Auckland Grammar School (AGS) old boy (’87), out of zone student and Māori (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine), Kara is very passionate about the opportunities InZone provides to our rangatahi and the impact they have in their wider community.
Kara is currently a senior consultant a Te Amokura; a boutique Maori firm of professionals who work with businesses, the government and communities to find simple, innovative and sustainable solutions to complex issues and problems. Over the past fifteen years Kara has held executive roles in retail with JB HiFi, Warehouse Stationery and The Warehouse.
Kara lives in Mt Eden and has a son at AGS and a daughter a local intermediate and is a keen cricket and soccer coach.
DANIEL LUND
Trustee
JO MCNAUGHTON
Trustee
Ko te hapū o Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara e mihi atu nei.
Jo grew up in Horohoro, a small community just out of Rotorua, where there is a marae and church, a school, and some farms.
She now lives in Auckland with her tāne, Isaac and their three tamariki, Ngāwai 19, Tia 17, and Nakoia 15.
They get back to Rotorua often.
Jo has worked in the public sector, not for profit sector, and now works in the private sector. She gained some qualifications along the way - a Bachelor of Commerce from Waipapa Taumata Rau, and a Master of Arts -Te Reo Māori from AUT. She currently works at the Bank of New Zealand in the People and Culture team, driving their Māori strategy.
Prior to BNZ, Jo worked at Heartland Bank and this is where she became involved with InZone.
She led Heartland's Māori and Pasifika Internship programme where she worked with InZone rangatahi who participated in
the internship programme over four summers. The positive impact that InZone had on these tauira was clear to see through the
aroha expressed in the way they spoke about 'hostel life'. Furthermore, the tauira displayed impressive capability and values.
This was the impetus to continue to be involved with the InZone kaupapa.
Outside of work, Jo has a passion for te reo Māori, recently qualifying as a translator and translating a children's book and an NZ documentary.
She also likes to keep fit and tries really hard to keep up at Crossfit.
Board Alumni
The InZone Education Foundation has valued the contribution of a number of individuals who have served in the past. We would like to acknowledge them here.