Meet the team

Education and Engagement Team

N4L team member Greg Duff
Greg Duff
Head of Education and Engagement
N4L team member Graham Flanagan
Graham Flanagan

Regional Director (Central)

N4L team member Nige Young

Nigel Young

Regional Director (South)

N4L team member Jono Arthur
Jono Arthur
School Relationship Manager (Central)
N4L team member Jaquie Dilger
Jaquie Dilger
School Relationship Manager (South)
N4L team member Carrie-Anne Freeman
Carrie-Anne Freeman
School Relationship Manager (South)
N4L team member Sarah Meek
Sarah Meek
School Relationship Manager (Central)
N4L team member Matt Sandiland

Matt Sandilands

School Relationship Manager (North)

N4L team member Marnie Sutherland
Marnie Sutherland
School Relationship Manager (North)
N4L team member Matt Sandiland

Laura Mahoney

Partner Success Lead

Management Team

N4L Chief Executive Officer Larrie Moore
Larrie Moore
Chief Executive Officer
N4L Chief Customer and Brand Officer Michelle Leadsom
Michelle Leadsom
Chief Customer and Brand Officer
N4L Chief Digital Officer Gavin Costello
Gavin Costello

Chief Digital Officer

N4L Chief Financial Officer Gill Mahony
Gill Mahony
Chief Financial Officer
N4L Chief Government Affairs Officer Sandy Brown
Dr Alexander (Sandy) Brown
Chief Government Affairs Officer
N4L Chief People Officer Kim Hegarty
Kim Hegarty
Chief People Officer
Board of Directors
N4L Chair Jeremy Banks
Jeremy Banks
Chair (HR & Remuneration Committee Chair)
Jeremy Banks is a software development specialist with experience growing software startups. With a variety of current governance roles, Jeremy has whakapapa links to the top of the South Island through Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne ki Wairau and Ngāti Kuia.
N4L Director Sharon Cresswell
Sharon Cresswell

Deputy Chair

Sharon Cresswell joined the N4L board in August 2019. Up until June 2019, Sharon had spent 23 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in both the UK and New Zealand, the last 16 years as a PwC partner. Sharon’s experience is predominantly in assurance and risk management. She has also assisted clients in strategy development and implementation. Sharon has spent two periods of time with the Crown Research Institute, AgResearch as the Finance and Business Performance Director and most recently to enable cover for the Acting CE.
N4L Director Elle Archer
Elle Archer
Director
Elle Archer joined the N4L board in November 2022. Mrs Archer has extensive governance and strategic foresight skills and experience, with 15 years spent in development, delivery, maintenance, and review of technology-based services, and digital transformation projects. She has also worked for more than a decade in underground infrastructure, while leading the regional efforts for digital equity and inclusion for Waitaha/Canterbury in connection with the national portfolio of works.

Mrs Archer is currently Chair of Te Matarau, The Māori Tech Association; Kaiwhakahaere, Ako Ōtautahi, Learning City Christchurch; Kaiārahi Iwi Digital Strategies; Chair of Canterbury Regional Digital Equity Joint Committee; Board Member, GovHack NZ; and Trustee, Central Plains Water Trust. She currently works as a Senior Consultant at ELG Global, as well as presenting and guest lecturing at the University of Canterbury.

N4L Director Ming Chun
Ming-chun Wu

Director (Audit & Risk Committee Chair)

Ming-chun Wu joined the N4L board in November 2022. A qualified teacher with past experience in the Ministry of Education, Ms Wu works as a public sector consultant, specialising in strategy development and stakeholder management. She has previously held senior management roles at Te Puni Kōkiri / Ministry for Māori Development, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and other Government departments.

Ms Wu is also a board member of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board; Board Member of the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand; Board Member of the Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand; Board Chair of Altrusa International Incorporated; and Board Trustee of the Wellington Community Fund.

N4L Director Ming Chun

Tony Brennan

Director

Tony Brennan joined the Network for Learning (N4L) board in August 2024, bringing over 20 years of senior leadership and governance experience across the education, technology, and government sectors. As a CEO, he has driven global innovation in education and has served as an independent director and chairman for more than 19 listed and unlisted Australian companies and government entities.

Tony’s diverse background includes his work as a corporate lawyer and Adjunct Law Professor, where he taught corporate governance and facilitated board training for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He co-founded and served as director and chairman of Australia’s peak body for education technology and innovation, fostering connections among educators, providers, government representatives, consultants, investors, and EdTech entrepreneurs.

Currently, Tony is an Independent Director of Education Services Australia, a ministerially owned company instrumental in delivering national education priorities and initiatives across Australia.

N4L Director Ming Chun

Deidre Shea

Director

Deidre Shea joined the N4L board in December 2024. Deidre’s career has centred around education and educational leadership. 

Deidre currently serves as a Commissioner with the Tertiary Education Commission and as a Board Director of Education Payroll. Additionally, she is the Chair of the Alternative Education Consortium Te Hīkoi and a leadership advisor to Zayed College for Girls.

Deidre’s previous roles include Principal of Onehunga High School, and executive member of both the Auckland Secondary School Principals’ Association and the Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand (SPANZ), the latter of which she served as President from 2019 to 2021. She has also previously chaired the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Professional Advisory Group for the Minister of Education.

Customer Support team
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We understand all schools and kura have different levels of technical knowledge. Our team of experts are here to help on a wide range of issues – and if we can’t, we’ll put you in touch with someone who can.

You can contact our Customer Support team Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm on 0800 LEARNING (532 764).

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