Lili Anderson  - BYU PhD, Family/Human Development; licensed clinical social worker; private practice family counselor; author.

 

Joseph Apulu - BMus, Composition and Music Production; composer; producer; arranger; private music teacher; song writer.

 

Massey Archibald - Co-founder, Tell Me about Property; CEO, Institute of Financial Literacy.

 

Benjamin Armstrong - Entrepreneur; creator of several small businesses in network marketing, on-line selling, and social media marketing; vision board enthusiast.

 

Jesse Armstrong - Founder and CEO of Vaka Interactive; extensive background in design thinking, workshop facilitation, instructional design and entrepreneurial marketing.

 

Stacey Baker - BA, Design; mother of 4.5 children (one being autistic); taken award winning ‘Now and Next” courses that teach parents how to empower children with disabilities.

 

Jane Birch - PhD, BYU; Assistant Director of Faculty Development, BYU; author/developer of the book/website, Discovering the Word of Wisdom.

 

Paulo Bisogno - MHSc, PgDipCounsPsych. Family Services manager and registered psychologist.

 

Laurence Day - 30 years of business development and ownership; long-term property advisor.

 

Jo Donson - Entrepreneur and Owner, Style Sense, a company specializing in personal brand identity; public speaker and trainer.

 

Becky Edwards -- Inspirational speaker; mentor; blogger at Purpose Driven Motherhood; author; owner of Purpose Driven Mentoring.

 

Elly Edwards - BA, Education; mother and kui (grandmother); school teacher for 20 years; Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator.

 

Logan Gillette - B.S, M.P.A, J.D - Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies at BYU, Provo. Raised in Manurewa, Auckland; graduated from James Cook High School.

 

Logo Granger - Sports nutritionist and lecturer.

 

Elder Warren Gubler - BA, JD, BYU; commercial litigation lawyer; mayor; political columnist for a community magazine; adjunct professor; BYU Education Week lecturer.

 

Les Harris - Bishop; stake president; counselor to two mission presidents; Seminary and Institute instructor; National EEO Diversity award; leadership development trainer for several large NZ companies.

 

Dan Harrison -  LLB/BA (Chinese); member of NZ Law Society and NZ Property Law Section; directory and principal at Gurnell Harrison Lawyers

 

Jeremy Higgins - Manager of Educational Technology, Pacific Church Schools; working to create awareness of mental health through technology and conferences based on personal experience of overcoming deep and suicidal depression.

 

Steve & Ginger Hitz - Founders and CEO of U.S. Reports; founding members of Launching Leaders Worldwide; author of the book, Launching Leaders: An Empowering Journey for a New Generation.

 

Erin Kramer Holmes - Professor in the School of Family Life, BYU Provo; BYU Provo devotional 4 April 2017 talk.

 

Bishop John Houma - Certificates in NZ Civil Engineering/Sales Management; 18 years in digital media sales and marketing; director of Digital Growth at Zeald, a Kiwi digital marketing agency.

 

Elder & Sister Kaka - Glenn Kaka: Manukau Polytech; BYU Hawaii; University of Auckland; BYU-Pathway; business management and consultant. Louise Kaka: Auckland University; BYU Hawaii; London City and Guilds; BYU-Pathway; teacher.

 

Abinadi Lameko - BA, Business Management, IT Diploma; MTC supervisor, Auckland/Pacific FSY advisor, bishop at 25 for 10 years.

 

Alan Leuluai - Registered financial advisor; successful property investor, wealth coach.

 

Naomi Malaeulu -  BA, Pacific Studies and BA, Education, Victoria University of Wellington; HR Manager/Business Partner, Auckland Area Office.

 

Janene Matthews - BA Bus Management, UNITEC, Auckland; pursuing Masters of Human Relations Mgt, Massey University; HR Business Manager, Pacific Area

 

John McLean - BA Commerce, Auckland University; Investment and Financial Planning, Massey University; Business Studies Diploma; Owner of McLean Financial Planning Ltd.

 

Elder Lynn McMurray - JD, BA, BYU; associate area legal counsel, former mission president, 11 children.

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Hare Pitama - Bishop; high council advisor for returned missionaries; extensive Church experiences working with missionaries.

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Terry & Mary Pitts - Converts raised in New York near Hill Cumorah; served in many church capacities, most recently Public Affairs and Just Serve specialists.

 

Bryan Pope - BA, MBA; PathwayConnect curriculum director for BYU Pathway Worldwide; former director of IT, Student Services/Marketing, and Communications.

 

Elder Gene Powell - MBA, BYU; consumer researcher/new products, major corporations; consultant; university adjunct professor.

 

Cassie Ratana - Mental health advocate; lives with depression; 3rd year Bachelor of Health Science with Psychology major.

 

James Ratana -  Mental health advocate; lives with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); entrepreneur-owner of ForwardPack Media; filmmaker and storyteller.

 

Pamela Reid - M.A. Massey University, Writing; published author of over 20 books in multiple genres; lecturer in personal history writing.

 

Lee Renata - Founder and lead coach of The Five Levels of Listening; has worked for such organizations as Vodafone, Spark, Air New Zealand, and HealthAlliance.

 

Jim Ritchie - Founder Launching Leaders; Institute director; regional representative; mission president; BYU-H Entrepreneurship Director; Senior VP, Franklin; entrepreneur.

 

Elder & Sister Simmons – Elder Simmons: BS, MS, EdS, school superintendent. Sister Simmons: BS; elementary school teacher; Eat Healthy and Be Active graduate.

 

Pres Phillip Skeen - BA, Inter-Cultural Studies-Communication & Minor in English, BYU-H; Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching & Master of Educational Leadership, AUT.  Seminary and Institute Director, Auckland.

 

Hans Sorensen - B.Com/LL.B; originator of Eat Healthy and Be Active; manager Church Real Estate/HR/Welfare and Humanitarian; planning analyst for the Church.

 

Elder Gary E. Stevenson - Member of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Presiding Bishop; general authority since 2008; mission president; COO of ICON Health and Fitness.

 

Richard Taurima - International entrepreneur, Pacific Cooperation Foundation. 

 

Elder Whatcott - BA, MBA, BYU;  Senior Technology Executive and entrepreneur in Boston, Adobe, Brightcove, Outlearn.  Institute instructor Auckland.

 

Sister Alyson Whatcott - BA, BYU; served a mission to Sweden; primary school teacher; institute instructor, Auckland

 

Strantz Wihongi - MBA; business management experience; Director of Seminary and Institutes covering the Hamilton, Tauranga and Gisborne regions; counselor to two mission presidents.

 

Vickie Lee Wihongi - Master of Counselling and Master of Education degrees; manager of a Hauora Centre; private practice in counselling; heavy involvement in NZAC.

 

Brad Wilcox - BYU professor; mission president; author (The Continuous Atonement); popular Church speaker; former director Study Abroad Program, NZ.​​

  

Pres Anthony Wilson - BA, Grad Diploma (Finance); MBA, U of Auckland; ANZ corporate banking; director of several Maori commercial initiatives; founded Southpac Investments; CEO of Redfort Group Freight Logistics Company.