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Mel Cooper has been the General Manager of NZIIU for over 2 years. Previously he was an educational consultant and principal of 2 high schools. He has taught in many different types of school covering high and low decile and both single sex and coeducational. Mel has also worked in many different countries with further extensive travel experience in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. |
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Yasuko Nishiyama is the Assistant General Manager of NZIIU. In this role she initiates programmes and proposals for Japanese clients, hoping that they will choose New Zealand as their destination. After initially starting as a tour guide for another inbound travel company she became an office supervisor in the educational tours department. Yasuko has travelled overseas many times, including two years in England. |
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Sue Hooper is the manager of our South Island office in Christchurch and is responsible for the organisation of the school groups based in the South Island for a few weeks. She is also responsible for placing and looking after the overseas exchange students who study at schools here. Sue has a vast background of experience on which she can call ranging from over 20 years of hosting students in her home to 15 years of working full-time for NZIIU. |
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Kristin Giudici joined NZIIU 2 years ago as the North Island Operations Manager. In this capacity she has the overall responsibility for the organisation of all short term group visits to the North Island. NZIIU benefits from her 8 years of experience in the inbound tourism industry and her degree in Japanese. Kristin is interested in learning about different cultures and has extensive travel experience in the South Pacific, Asia, Africa and Europe. |
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David Koh has worked as the Accountant for NZIIU for over 6 years. He is a Provisional Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand, based on his degree and his commercial and accounting experience. His wide-ranging job covers areas such as payments to our homestay families and to schools for the hire of facilities as well as the regular invoicing which is part of any such organisation. |
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Ian Lambert has been the coordinator of outbound exchange programmes at NZIIU for nearly two years. Previously he was an experienced journalist and both a secondary and tertiary teacher. He uses many of these skills in his current position, promoting NZIIU exchange programmes as the first choice for New Zealand students. He has lived and worked in the USA and Thailand for 7 years and travelled extensively in other countries as well. |
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Michelle Stickley works alongside Sue Hooper in our Christchurch office. She is heavily involved with both short term groups studying in the South Island and overseas exchange students. She has a particular responsibility for exchange students based in Christchurch as she is a Regional Homestay Manager. Michelle has worked for NZIIU for 5 years as an Inbound Tour Coordinator and as an ESOL tutor. |
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Cathy Chen looks after the travel arrangements and visa application process for exchange students going overseas. She also helps to manage the fee paying students studying in secondary schools here. Previously Cathy was a teacher of Japanese, Music and ESOL and will be renewing her contacts with schools in the next few months when she visits them to promote our exchange programmes. |
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Deanna Kane joined NZIIU as an Inbound Tour Coordinator in May this year. Previously Deanna lived in Japan for 6 years and taught at a private girls’ high school as an English teacher. Her degree in Japanese and Marketing and keen interest in Japanese culture has ensured that she has quickly found her feet. Deanna also enjoys travelling and has done so extensively in Europe and Asia. |
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Korea Misook Kim is the team leader of HANA UAHK LTD based in Auckland. HANA UHAK LTD acts as an exclusive sales agency for the Korean market for short-term visits. She is in charge of all enquiries in relation to short-term programmes through HANA UAHK LTD. If you have any enquiry, please click the link in the homepage to see the details. |
