CORE Education is privileged to have an Executive Team (Exec Team) consisting of very talented, passionate, and devoted members. Each member of the Exec Team is responsible for a major area of CORE's activities.
The team is made up of:
Ali Hughes – CEO
With a background in secondary school teaching and management in the UK, and with 10 years experience in tertiary education within New Zealand, Ali brings a wealth of managerial and education experience to her role as CEO of CORE.
Ali holds a Masters in Business (MBA), is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and an Associate Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management. Ali is Chair of her local primary school Board of Trustees and is the immediate past President of the Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM Aotearoa).
With more than 20 years as a teacher and principal, and in pre and in-service teacher education, Derek brings a broad background of practical and strategic experience to his position at CORE. He is an experienced group facilitator across the education and community sectors, and is involved in conceptual and strategic leadership at school, regional, national, and international level. A frequent conference speaker and an author, Derek is regularly called upon as a consultant to the Ministry of Education.
Combining his years of teaching and management experience with a commitment to new technologies, and his passion for professional development, Nick spearheaded the establishment of the organisation that was to become CORE Education Ltd.
Nick established a national profile as the coordinator of the highly successful ICT Professional Development programme, and as the convener of New Zealand’s annual ICT conferences for teachers, which now attract international audiences. Nick is a recognised leader in the field of professional learning programme development including projects in Māori medium development, early childhood, and the school sector. Nick has recently been appointed as he e-learning co-ordinator of the Ministry of Education's e-learning professional learning and development contracts.
Vince came to CORE with more than 20 years research experience in teaching and education, including more than 16 years in teacher education and research at Christchurch College of Education and the University of Canterbury.
A former Rhodes Scholar, Vince is highly regarded within New Zealand and overseas for his research. He is New Zealand’s leading researcher of the educational impact of ICT and is a key proponent of practitioner research within the teaching profession.
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