Our Committee Members
Ed initially joined the committee in June 2015 where he started in the Sponsorship role, which he is still active in. He works with our commercial partners to ensure that we both receive value from our partnership, a successful approach that has driven immense growth in recent years.
Outside of AYP, Ed is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Hatch Web and Design, helping business owners transition their businesses to be truly digital.
Since joining the team initially in June 2015 in a General role, Arthur has also helped out greatly with events. He set up our netball team and annual quiz night –both huge successes. He’s an approachable guy who’s usually one of the first to greet people at events.
Arthur is an In-House Solicitor at Dorchester Finance Limited.
Andrea joined in late 2015 as a part of the first cohort of AYP Associates. As an Associate, she connected us with nationally known economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, resulting in a successful and engaging guest speaker event on the housing crisis that enlightened members on the impact it has had on ‘generation rent’. In February 2016 she joined the Committee in a General capacity where she helped plan our projects and assisted in the events space.
Andrea is a Strategy and Planning Analyst at Sovereign.
Since joining the team in June 2016, Michael has provided financial guidance by looking at our current position along with possibilities for the future and drawing our attention to tax implications, potential risks and opportunities. This advice has been an asset as it ensures we can benefit our members while staying financially afloat.
Michael is an Account Manager for chartered accounting firm Q2, where he works with clients to help them achieve their business goals.
Derek joined the team in July 2016, and since then he completely rebuilt our website on a new platform as a part of our re-brand and website overhaul. In addition to making sure our members have a smooth experience interacting with our digital systems, he also handles any necessary additions or upgrades.
By day, Derek works as a Sprint Lead & Solution Designer within Finance at the Bank of New Zealand.
After joining the team in June 2016, Luke has also worked towards AYP being known as a voice in Auckland’s media landscape on behalf of young professionals. He sees there’s an intriguing story to be told with Auckland’s need for future leaders and diverse economic environment.
Luke is the New Zealand PR Consultant for MYOB whereby he manages media relations, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, on top of handling central government affairs.
She is excited to be undertaking the challenge of designing and implementing social media strategies to align with AYP’s goals. Brianna is looking forward to creating interesting content and connecting with other AYP members through social media.
Brianna works at Northern Regional Alliance as an Allocation and Training Specialist for sub-specialties such as Medicine, Psychiatry, Pathology, Radiation Oncology and Public Health. In her role, Brianna manages the training needs of registrars in the Auckland region.
Moving up to Auckland after University, Laura found that AYP networking events were a fantastic way to meet likeminded people in a new city. Laura is looking forward to giving back to AYP through working on membership engagement and communication.
Laura works in the Marketing team at FMCG company, RB, where she manages consumer and shopper marketing.
Oliver joined the Committee in June 2016, and is looking forward to broadening the range of experiences that we offer. As an Aussie expat he understands the value of having a place to “network” in a local community.
Oliver is a Product Manager at HSBC in the transactional banking department, where he looks after the end-to-end product delivery and commercialisation for internationally-minded NZ businesses.
Felicity joined in July 2016, and since then has led the Community Investment Programme, which aims to empower young professionals to contribute their skills back to their communities. She also helps out wherever her skills are needed.
Over and above her contribution to AYP, Felicity is a Doctor and a Public Health Registrar with the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. As part of her training, she’s completing a Masters in Public Health. She’s also a personal trainer and group fitness instructor – one organised lady to fit everything in!
Ayla is determined to craft events to the high caliber that has been demonstrated in previous years however is also passionate about bringing fresh ideas to broaden the range of experiences that we can offer our members.
Ayla works in Human Resources at Northern Regional Alliance, where she takes care of the allocation and training needs for a number of registrars within the Auckland region.
Our Advisory Board
When Adel joined the Committee, Auckland Young Professionals was only holding a few events a year with barely any members. She was one of the driving forces that helped get it off the ground again by creating a steady stream of events. She also implemented the multi-channel promotion strategy that we now use.
Adel works for Collection House as a Client Performance and Insight Specialist.
Since joining in June 2008, Andrew has seen AYP transition through many stages – particularly the growth of members. As the Social Media/Community Manager, he helped build the Facebook page from around 700 likes to more than 5,000 – one of our biggest promotional platforms today.
For his day job, Andrew is the Social Media Ambassador/Assistant Manager for Business Banking for ANZ Bank.
Our Supporters
