Having worked as a tutor for Southland Education since 2009, Michelle is moving into an office role maintaining the smooth operation of the Term Programme. Co-founding an art studio for people with disabilities in 2004 (C.S. Art runs in the WEA Building) has given her a sound foundation in operating community organisations. Her voluntary time on various boards across the years include Whanake House, Arts Murihiku, Creative Communities Invercargill, Makarewa Playcentre, C.S. Art Trust and the Southland Education Executive Committee. The recipient of several scholarships, she completed her Diploma from The Learning Connexion in 2020. Her awards include the Big A from Arts Access Aotearoa, Exceptional Adult Educator from ACE Aotearoa and was a nominee at the Southland Creative Arts Awards for Excellence in Arts Leadership. A practicing artist whose ancestry line follows Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui, she has shown work in exhibitions nationwide.
