Meet our staff
Meet our community of Pacific staff who help our students and advance Pacific education and knowledge.
Critical Studies in Education
Dr David Taufui Mikato Fa`avae
Associate Professor
Email: d.faavae@auckland.ac.nz
Tonga/Samoa/Niue
Dr Alexis Siteine
Senior Lecturer
Email: a.siteine@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa/Palagi
Dr Tanya Wendt Samu
Senior Lecturer
Email: t.samu@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Tim Baice
Lecturer
Email: t.baice@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Fetaui Iosefo
Professional Teaching Fellow
Te Tai Tonga
Email: f.iosefo@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa/Niue
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Sheena Taiamoni
Professional Teaching Fellow
Email: s.taiamoni@auckland.ac.nz
Niue
Dr Jacinta Oldehaver
Assoc Dean Pacific, Lecturer
Email: j.oldehaver@auckland.ac.nz
Tonga
Dr Jean M Uasike Allen
Lecturer
Email: jean.allen@auckland.ac.nz
Tonga/Europe
Megan Clune
Professional Teaching Fellow
Email: m.clune@auckland.ac.nz
Cook Islands Māori/Irish
Dr Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia
Research Fellow
Email: a.veukiso-ulugia@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu
Research Fellow
Email: s.meiklejohn-whiu@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa/Raukawa/Palagi
Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Dr Maria Cooper
Assoc Dean Pacific, Senior Lecturer
Email: m.cooper@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa/Slovakia
Tessa Tupai
Professional Teaching Fellow
Te Tai Tonga
Email: t.tupai@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Pasifika Success
Maria Moeaia Toleafoa
Pasifika Success Coordinator
Email: pasifika.success@auckland.ac.nz
Betty Lealaiauloto
Graduate teaching Assistant
Email: betty.lealaiauloto@auckland.ac.nz
Pelimani Fisi’iahi
Graduate teaching Assistant
Email: p.fisi'iahi@auckland.ac.nz
Meleana Puloka
Graduate teaching Assistant
Email: meleana.puloka@auckland.ac.nz
Va’ai Saito Sililoto
Graduate teaching Assistant
Email: va'ai.saito.sililoto@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Faculty of Education and Social Work Administration
Mamere Takoa-Bare
Academic Services Manager
Email: m.takoa-bare@auckland.ac.nz
Kiribati
Neti Collins
Faculty and Admin Assistant
Email: neti.collins@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Fay Nanai
Pacific Academic Engagement Advisor
Email: fay.nanai@auckland.ac.nz
Willem Va Der Ent
Pacific Business Development Director
Email: pedro.vanderent@auckland.ac.nz
Samantha Lafaiali’i
Group Services Manager
Email: s.lafaialii@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Te Puna Wānanga
Dr ‘Ema Atiliva Wolfgramm-Foliaki
Lecturer
Email: ea.wolfgramm@auckland.ac.nz
Tonga
Rāhera Meinders
Professional Teaching Fellow
Email: rahera.meinders@auckland.ac.nz
Cook Islands
Tui Tuia Learning Circle
Dr Tofilau Niulevaea Siliva Gaugatao
Professional Learning Development Facilitator – Facilitator Pasifika
Email: s.gaugatao@auckland.ac.nz
Samoa
Dagmar Dyck
Programme Manager - Pasifika
Email: dagmar.dyck@auckland.ac.nz
Tonga/Germany