The Ākina team

The Ākina team is a passionate bunch who care about purpose and the people they work with. They are based around Aotearoa, predominantly in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

To see if there are any current opportunities to join the Ākina team, check out our jobs page.

 
 
 

Our team

 

Nicola Nation

Chief Executive Officer

Rochelle Wallens

General Manager

 
 
 

Nick Douglas

Senior Impact Consultant

Tan Huynh

Head of Partnerships
and Senior Consultant, Investment

Dave Vige

Senior Impact Consultant, Social Procurement

 
 
 

Hannah Gibbs-Harker

Capability Enabler

On Parental Leave till 2026

Lei Gu

Impact Consultant

Rebekah Dorman-Sickler

Marketing & Operations Administrator

 
 
 

Our associates

 
 

Tunisia Set Ārena

Associate, Impact Consultant

James Dudfield

Associate, Impact Consulting

Kristin Fanselow

Associate, Impact Consulting

 
 
 

Roschelle Marshall

Associate, Capability Building

Rowan Yeoman

Associate, Impact Consultant

 
 

The Ākina Board

Our trustees bring a huge range of governance and management experience to Ākina. They’re some of our biggest fans and are essential to our ongoing development.

 
 
 

Te Pūoho (TP) Katene

Chair

Cheryl Reynolds

Trustee

Rachel Sanson

Trustee