Our people
Read about the staff at University Careers Services.
Marshall Barlow
Director
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 89538
Email: mg.barlow@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Responsible for the management of University Careers Services.
Profile: I have joined the University following a variety of management roles, most recently as Deputy Director, Student Services (including Careers) at Coventry University, in the UK. Prior to this I have led careers teams in the UK and Germany. I am married to Helen and have three daughters, all of whom are loving their time in New Zealand. Outside of work I am a rugby footballer, always keen to demonstrate the free-flowing, exciting back play for which we English are reknown…
Peta Mobberley
Careers Consultant
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 89410
Email: p.mobberley@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Providing careers guidance, CV checks and practice interviewing; facilitating career workshops.
Faculty liaison: I have particular responsibility for supporting the Faculty of Medical and Health Science and Tamaki Campus.
Profile: I have a Masters in Psychology, Graduate Diploma (Employee Relations) and a Graduate Certificate in Career Development. My background is in research, human resource management and administration and I have worked in a variety of private and public organizations in New Zealand and England.
Angie Smith
Careers Consultant
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88717
Email: a.smith@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Provision of careers guidance, advice, information and practical help to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Auckland. To help students assess their values, interests, abilities and skills and to relate these to opportunities for employment, further study and training; to help students to make decisions, develop strategies, carry out career plans, present themselves effectively in applications and at interviews, and to cope with the transition from higher education to work.
Faculty liaison: I have particular responsibility for Nicai.
Profile: I have been at the University since 2000, and have recently joined University Careers Services from the Business School. I have a BA (Māori Studies), Post Graduate Diploma in Business (Māori Development) and Master of Management. My passion has been in the area of Māori Performing Arts; I have been a performer, teacher and choreographer for the last 30 years.
Fred Luatua
Careers Consultant
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88645
Email: f.luatua@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Providing careers guidance, CV checks and practice interviewing; facilitating career workshops.
Faculty Liaison: I have particular responsibility for supporting the Faculties of Arts and Education.
Profile: I have extensive experience in the social services and community sectors, and over the last 5 years have been working in the career development industry. I graduated in 2006 with the Graduate Certificate in Career Development, and work closely with the Pasifika staff and students at the University.
Shaun Pulman
Careers Consultant
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 89409
Email: s.pulman@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Providing careers guidance, CV checks and practice interviewing, facilitating career workshops.
Faculty liaison: I have particular responsibility for supporting the Faculties of Law and Engineering.
Profile: I have a Master of Arts in History, a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching and a Graduate Certificate in Career Development. I have experience in private, public and tertiary roles in Wellington, Auckland and abroad.
Rebecca Du
Careers Consultant
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88820
Email: r.du@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Providing careers guidance, CV checks and practice interviewing, facilitating career workshops.
Faculty Liaison: I have particular responsibility for supporting the Business Faculty.
Profile: I have a BA (Education), BSc (Geography and Statistics) and Graduate Diploma in Career Development. I have previously worked in the Business School and have worked closely with the undergraduate students, class reps and Business School student clubs.
Evelien van Vliet
Careers Consultant
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 87702
Email: e.vanvliet@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: Providing careers guidance, CV checks and practice interviewing, facilitating career workshops.
Faculty Liaison: I have particular responsibility for supporting the Science Faculty.
Profile: I have a BMS and a Graduate Diploma in Career Development. I have a background in providing careers advice in secondary schools. Most of my background has been in the service sector in New Zealand and Europe.
Helena Westwick
Communications and Marketing Advisor
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 89408
Email: h.westwick@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: I look after the Careers Services' websites, publications, e-newsletters and information resources. In my former role as Careers Information Coordinator, I managed the Careers library and CareerSearch library catalogue.
Profile: I have an MA, a Masters in Library and Information Studies and a Certificate in Management. I'm a trained librarian with varied experience in corporate libraries in government, private sector and local government.
Bonnie (Bronwyn) Jackson
Employer Liaison Manager
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 89433
Email: bp.jackson@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: My role is to lead and manage the Employer Liaison team, ensuring the delivery of the Employer Liaison strategy and service delivery model. This relies on close collaboration with faculties and service divisions and maintaining strong relationships with employers.
Profile: A remote mountain village in Pakistan or a tent in Sudan are probably more familiar to me than the iconic Clock Tower, however somewhere between those, I must have built some skills in relationship management, political minefields (and real ones) that has brought me to these doors. While I’ve worked in both the public and private sector, the not for profit has taught me most that no matter who we are, we can ‘make a difference’ in the lives of individuals, organisations and even nations.
Sera Schwalger
Graduate Recruitment Coordinator (Position previously titled Employer Liaison Coordinator)
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 85941
Email: employerservices@auckland.ac.nz
Job role: I am responsible for the marketing and administration of a range of services to large employers in New Zealand and overseas who are looking to recruit full-time graduates from the University into professional roles.
I manage the Auckland CareerHub website, careers fairs, employer presentations and other activities such as on campus interviews.
Natalie Moffat
Employer Liaison Assistant
Phone: +64 9373 7599 ext 83146
Email: n.moffat@auckland.ac.nz
Job Role: Responsible for supporting the Employer Liaison Team with employer events, administration and reporting.
Profile: I have a BA(Hons) in Fine Art and a Graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance. My background is in careers guidance, programme co-ordination and administration and I have worked in the education sector also public, private and non-profit organisations in the UK, Australia and previously for MIT in New Zealand.
To find out more about employer liaison services, see:
- Recruiting students and graduates
- Auckland CareerHub website
- Events: Careers fairs and employer presentations
