We love what we do, and we do it with passion.
Charlie Matthews
CO-PRESIDENT
Email me: uoapublicpolicyclub@gmail.com
Kia Ora, I’m Charlie and I’m pleased to be one of PPC’s Co-Presidents for 2023! I am currently in my third year of my Law and Economics degree, and I am a big politics nerd. I’m super excited to get to know the wider PPC community through all the exciting stuff we have going on this year!
Brydie Sherlaw-McGowan
SECRETARY + EQUITY & WELLBEING CO-LEAD
Email me: ppcexecsecretary@gmail.com
Kia Ora tatou! I am in my fifth year of pursuing a BA/LLB(Hons) degree, majoring in Politics and Spanish. I am interested in the way language and culture shapes political discourse so PPC is a natural fit for me! When I’m not studying or doing mahi for PPC, I enjoy walking my dog Phoebe and making jewellery.
Henry Yao
TREASURER
Email me: ppcexectreasurer@gmail.com
Kia ora! I’m Henry and I study Education, Sociology, and Population Health (BA/BHSc). I love being part of how PPC thrives to broaden access to policy and help develop students, and my main PPC aims this year are to a) not bankrupt the club and b) help manage the club’s finances responsibly to support some funky events and initiatives!
Priyansha Bangia
EQUITY & WELLBEING CO-LEAD
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Paige Chong
HIGH SCHOOL CO-LEAD
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Brad Winter
HIGH SCHOOL CO-LEAD
Email me: ppchighschoolsteam@gmail.com
Kia ora, I’m Brad – one of the co-leads of the High Schools team this year. I’m in my fifth and final year studying Law and Arts (majoring in Politics and Sociology). I’m extremely passionate about increasing civics education in schools and am excited to act on that passion in the year ahead with PPC!
Laura Mackenzie
EVENTS CO-LEAD
Email me: ppceventsteam@gmail.com
Kia Ora I’m Laura,
I’m studying a BCom/BA, majoring in Accounting, Statistics, and Business Analytics.
In my spare time I enjoy going to farmers markets with my flatmates, and altering clothes.
I’m excited to work on events this election year!
Tanmayi Pagadala
EVENTS CO-LEAD
Email me: ppceventsteam@gmail.com
Hi there, I study Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In my spare time I enjoy reading, going out on walks and socializing.
Sam Foster
COMPETITIONS LEAD
Email me: ppccollaborationteam@gmail.com
Kia Ora e te whānau o PPC! My name is Sam, and I currently study a BA/LLB degree, majoring in Economics (BA).
Andrew Karatea
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAD
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Nancy Guo
CONTENT CO-LEAD (WRITTEN)
Email me: ppccontent@gmail.com
Kia Ora, I’m Nancy! My interest in politics started when I was forced to listen to my dad’s monologues about the state of Chinese politics at the dinner table as a kid. Although Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms aren’t usually my go-to conversation starter over dinner, I am a big believer in promoting civic engagement and making policy accessible.
Paul McDonald
CONTENT CO-LEAD (WRITTEN)
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Shakeel Shamaail
MARKETING LEAD
Email me: ppcmarketingteam.uoa@gmail.com
Kia Ora e te whānau! I am so proud to be PPC’s Marketing Lead for 2023! I have been interested in politics since a young age, and the Public Policy Club had always interested me so I was so glad when the opportunity came up. I love meeting new people and working alongside this diverse and awesome team is an absolute blast!
DELEGATES
Written Content
Maddison Lewis
Raphael Rauner
Jingshu Xu
Simran Sonawalla
Ryan Li Wei Sua
Shirin Mokari Ranjbar
Emilie Baldauf
Samuel Hill
Nicholas Langrell-Read
Tertiary
Lily Rose Gholam Hosseini
Vincent To
Leane Te Boekhorst
Tully Paterson
Professional Development
Leta Manumalealii
Juliana Subhan
Julia Wilkinson
Marketing
Sujin Lee
High Schools
Cole Reyno
Paige Chong
Abby Wong
Events
Elizabeth Mobegi
Viviene Bunquin
Luke Cotton
Laura MacKenzie
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