Ali Hughes
Ali is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CORE.
Ali brings a wide range of general and senior management experience of the education sector to her role as CEO at CORE Education.
Following her tertiary study (BA History/English), Ali worked in secondary school teaching and school management in the UK. On moving to New Zealand, Ali took up the role of Associate Registrar at CPIT and worked there for nine years, leading the Academic Registry and the Student Services Division. During this time she completed a Post-graduate Diploma in Management through Massey University. She also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Ali is the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Windsor Primary School and is the Immediate Past President of the Association for Tertiary Education Management, NZ Region (ATEM), which continues her close links with tertiary education in Australasia. She has been recognised with Associate Fellow status of the NZ Institute of Management and as a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Ali is currently on the Board of the Greater Christchurch Schools’ Network, and is a past Chair of the Canterbury Tertiary Education Millennial Trust. She also represents CORE Education Ltd on the Te Toi Tupu consortium Governance Group.
Ali has served in a number of national positions including providing sector representation on projects with the Ministry of Education and the Department of Work and Income. She also represented the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics NZ (ITPNZ) on the National Steering Committee on projects with the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Education.
- A highly effective manager and leader, with strong management and financial skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to work with staff to articulate and develop strategic direction
- A confident communicator, influencer and negotiator with the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of people
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including cross cultural skills and experience (Māori, Pasifika and Asian primarily) Practical and theoretical experience in governance and support for operational and management teams
- Significant experience in business development, contract negotiation and project management
- Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM), (2006-2009); Fellow (awarded 2006)
- NZ Institute of Management (NZIM), (2007-Present); Associate Fellow (2007-Present)
- NZ Institute of Directors (2008-Present); Member (2008-Present)
- “The Collaborative Development of Jasper” (with Julian Newman), presentation to ATEM Australasian Conference, Adelaide, 2001
- “Which way should I go? The role of a career centre in tertiary education” presentation to ATEM New Zealand Branch Conference, Christchurch, 2005
- Maurie Blank Study Scholarship 2004
- ATEM Meritorious Services Award 2010 for outstanding contributions to the education sector
I have lived in Canterbury with my Kiwi family since emigrating to New Zealand in 1996. I am now a proud Cantabrian, and I am committed to working with the local community to rebuilding our beautiful city after the recent devastation.
