About us Our people
We are wholly owned and governed by a registered New Zealand charity, the New Zealand Technology Training Trust, and our board/trustees support the core team to deliver Summer of Tech’s programmes.
Our core team is in turn supported by an even bigger team of industry volunteers
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Amanda Santos – Board Member
Amanda has been a supporter & advisor to Summer of Tech since 2012, and Chaired our Board 2016-2019. She brings IT industry, leadership & governance experience.
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Evan Wilson - Board Member
Evan joined the board in 2023. Evan has been an employer and champion of Summer of Tech since 2019. We're excited to welcome his industry and innovation perspective.
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Mog Nesbitt – vCTO
Mog guides our technology platform development, and helps us discover and share ourr strategies and goals
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Nicky Maaka - Kaiārahi Māori
Nicky guides and supports our team's strategic and operational journey with Te Ao Māori.
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Shannon Butson - Candidate Delivery Manager
Shannon supports our candidates, develops our programme, manages tertiary relationships, and engages with our awesome volunteers.
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Kate Morten - Employer Delivery Manager
Kate supports employers and sponsors, helping hire, grow and retain tech talent in Aotearoa.
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Danielle Loyola - Events Coordinator
Danielle ensures our events are running smoothly for students, industry volunteers, mentors and employers.
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Alana Gray – Marketing
Alana is part of our marketing team moving and shaking and getting the word out about Summer of Tech!