Kerryn Green

Tauiwi Pākehā

Kia ora! As your Schools Waste Wise Educator at Sustainable Kaipara, I bring 25 years of teaching experience and a deep-rooted passion for our environment to every classroom and garden bed. Alongside my role as a local Nature School teacher, I’m a passionate gardener who finds magic in watching things grow. My goal is to support that connection for our tamariki, empowering them to become enthusiastic, lifelong kaitiaki of our beautiful land. I have 3 children, run an organic food co-op, and love to be outside!

Meg Seabrook

Te Ati Awa

Meg leads our compost team and coordinates our amazing volunteers, helping keep community composting initiatives running smoothly. She is also heavily involved in organising the Mangawhai Share Table, creating opportunities for people to share surplus kai and reduce waste. A passionate gardener, Meg brings practical knowledge, enthusiasm, and a deep care for community and the environment to everything she does.

Charlie Priestley

Tauiwi Pākehā

Charlie leads Community Engagement & Communications for Sustainable Kaipara, managing social media and keeping the network connected through newsletters and updates. She is a local teacher, freediving instructor, and passionate food grower, with a deep love for the ocean, the land, and connecting people with nature.

Outside of Sustainable Kaipara, Charlie also serves as the Northland Regional Representative for Seaweek, helping communities celebrate and care for our oceans.

 charlie@sustainablekaipara.org

Stephanie Gibson

Rangitāne o Wairau

Compost queen, overseeing the compost project and our program accross the district to schools, events and community groups.
With a background in tourism, business and community work Steph has a huge passion for growing kai and building soil through composting and she loves to encourage young and old on their journey with compost, food growing and low waste living. Steph grew up in Marseille, France and returned to Aotearoa in her late teens. Steph is a mother of three, a devoted community member of Mangawhai and passionate in all aspects of the environment.

steph@sustainablekaipara.org

Sarah Bray

Te Ati Awa

Sarah Bray leads community-driven initiatives in environmental protection and waste minimisation across the Kaipara region. With over 20 years’ experience partnering with businesses and government to advance the circular economy, waste reduction, sustainability, and climate change adaptation, she has led the organisation and delivery of projects including Closing the Loop and Building Out Construction Waste.

Sarah brings strong governance and leadership experience to Sustainable Kaipara underpinned by a solid foundation in environmental science, law, marine biology, ecology, and biodiversity. She also serves as Deputy Chair of Te Whai Community Trust and is a current board member of the Te Tai Tokerau Department of Conservation Board.

She holds a Master of Environmental Science and Law (University of Sydney, 2010), a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology, Ecology and Biodiversity (Victoria University of Wellington, 2006), and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies (Victoria University of Wellington, 2006). Raised on the sunny whenua of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga (Havelock North), Sarah brings both deep roots and broad expertise to her mahi. Now based in Mangawhai, she is a mother of two who loves sharing her love of the natural world with her tamariki, exploring the underwater world, forests, and dunes on their doorstep.

sarah@sustainablekaipara.org