Margaret Baker

Tauiwi Pākehā

Passionate advocate for the environment and for electric vehicles, Margaret is helping to deliver our Close the Loop project to schools, businesses and events.

Margaret grew up on a dairy farm in South Auckland, has been actively working on reducing her personal carbon footprint since the 1980’s and is now enjoying the opportunity to have some influence over future generations. Based in Taipuha, she is now in the early stages of developing a food forest, and has been driving her own electric vehicle now for five years and advocates for their use.

With a background in pre-press and customer service, Margaret’s strengths are her ability to communicate with people from all walks of life, compassion, honesty and a cheerful disposition. She is also blessed with a good amount of common sense and can think outside the square.

kiaora@sustainablekaipara.org

Stephanie Gibson

Rangitāne o Wairau

Compost queen, leading the compost project and delivering Closing the Loop to schools, events and community groups.

With a background in tourism and business Steph has over ten years experience living and teaching zero waste living to families. Steph grew up in Marseille, France and returned to Aotearoa in her late teens. Steph is a mother of three, devoted member of Causeway Church, and loves teaching the next generation how to grow their own food.

steph@sustainablekaipara.org

Sarah Bray

Te Ati Awa

Nature enthusiast, leading the organisation and delivery of Closing the Loop project.

Sarah is an environmental scientist with over 10 years experience working with business and government on building the circular economy, waste reduction, sustainability and climate change adaptation. Sarah is a mother of two who grew up on the sunny whenua of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga (a.k.a Havelock North). In Kaipara she loves exploring the underwater world, forests and dunes with her little ones.

sarah@sustainablekaipara.org