2023 Waiōrea Parent-Selected board member statement

Josie Wall

Kia ora whānau,
I would like to Thank whaea Shannon Haunui – Thompson for nominating me.

Ko Waitī te awa
Ko Puketōtara te maunga. Ko Tainui te waka.
Ko Rakataura te tohunga.
Ko Te Au o te Whenua te tangata
Ko Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Rarawa, Whakatōhea, ngā iwi Ko Richard Hatch tōku pāpā.
No Fiji Islands ia.
Ko Sharon Taua tōku māmā.
Ko Stephen, Curtis rātou ko TJ āku tungāne.
Ko Simon Ormsby-Wall tōku hoa rangatira.
Ko Violet-Dionne rāua ko Milla- Jayne āku tamāhine.
Ko Josie Wall tōku ingoa

I have worked in Education for over 18 years, first in the Primary sector and 15 years in the ECE
sector, before working for the Ministry of Education as a Senior Education Advisor for 5 years.
I now have the privilege of working for Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust as the Education Lead, working
with schools within West Auckland and the North Shore.

I have previous Governance and Childcare Board experience, as well as serving as a National Exec
Member for the Christian ECE Association, and a member if the Early Childhood Advisory Committee to
the Ministry of Education.

I have a tamāhine in year 9 at Ngā Puna o Waiōrea and another tamāhine coming to Waiōrea in 2024.
I would count it as a honour to represent Ngā Puna o Waiōrea on the Board and would use my
experience and passion for Education to advocate for the Kura.