The Team

The principal directors of the company have successful experience in international and New Zealand education sector project and community consultation management. They are:



Eric Pedersen has extensive local and international experience in the school and wider education sector. He held senior management positions in the New Zealand Ministry of Education including District Manager of the Waikato Region, Senior Manager of National Operations and Senior Manager of Early Childhood and Schools Resourcing. He has provided education sector project planning, monitoring and evaluation services to the World Bank and governments including those of the former eastern bloc and developing countries.



Jill Pierce has a wide-ranging background in public relations and government sponsored national event organisation and cultural heritage planning. Jill held positions of National Communications Coordinator for the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand, National Communications Manager for the New Zealand Alcohol Advisory Council, Director of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Year Programme, and National Festival of Asia Coordinator for the Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand. She graduated Master of Planning Practice with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland in 2008.