Mary has been involved in the economic development field for the last 13 years with Whakatane District Council. She was the staff member for the very successful Eastern Bay of Plenty Development Board which merged with Toi-EDA earlier this year and Mary has been seconded from Whakatane District Council to manage Toi-EDA. More...
Ros spent 10 years in her own retail business before moving to the Eastern Bay of Plenty. She has co-ordinated the Enterprise Training Programme and BIZ programme for the Eastern Bay of Plenty for five years and her years in retail have given her a real affinity with business owners. More...
Mike is a former school teacher at Trident High School and Edgecumbe College. He has been involved in organising events on a voluntary basis and brings a wealth of organisational experience to the event manager’s position which he filled while Nicola Burgess was on maternity leave. More...
Nicola has been employed by Whakatane District Council for 5 years, primarily responsible for event management and marketing and website development. Now working part time, her new role at Toi EDA includes tourism marketing and event marketing. More...