About us

Meet the Team

Piet van de Klundert

Kaiārahi/Director
Piet is our Kaiārahi/Director at The Learning Place. He holds a Bachelor of Arts-History, a Bachelor of Management and Innovation …
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Michael Wood

Academic Manager
Michael is our Academic Manager. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and a Bachelor of Arts in History …
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Emily Graham

Academic Coordinator
Emily is our Academic Coordinator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art History, as well as …
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Savannah Simon

Bookings & Marketing Coordinator
Savannah has experience in providing outstanding customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving issues to maintain high levels of client satisfaction …
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Wendy Remmington

North Island Kaiako
Wendy is our resident North Island Kaiako, based out of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. Originally from Scotland, Wendy is known for …
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Kellie Taylor

North Island Kaiako
Kellie is one of our resident North Island Kaiako, based out of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. Kellie is an experienced …
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Peti Kiwha

North Island Kaiako
Peti is one of our North island Kaiako, based out of Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington. Peti has many years of Hospitality experience working …
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Justine Williams

North Island Kaiako
Justine is one of our resident North Island Kaiako, based out of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. She is a hospitality …
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Timothy Ebeling

North Island Kaiako
Tim is one of our resident North Island Kaiako, based out of Tauranga. He is a dedicated and passionate …
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James Frood

South Island Kaiako
James is our Kaiako, based out of Ōtautahi/Christchurch. James is an experienced Kaiako, with twenty years in the …
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Adam Jones

South Island Kaiako
Adam is our Kaiako, based out of Ōtepoti/Dunedin. As an experienced restaurant manager, coach, personal trainer and youth mentor, …
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Sam Oates

Online Coordinator / South Island Kaiako
Sam is our Online Coordinator who can sometimes be found delivering courses as one of our South Island Kaiako, …
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