Marie-Claire Andrews
This idea was hatched up by me, Marie-Claire Andrews, newly resident in Carterton and working from home on Dakins Road. I helped start the angel network in Wellington, I ran FounderCon , I was the CEO of Morgo, running a community and conferences for high growth companies in NZ and Australia, co-owned MakerSpace NZ and founded the Event Tech Tribe in the US. Currently the President of the Association for Women in Events, I also have a day job with the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy team.
Peter Veltkamp
My graphic design career started in 1992 in my parent’s publishing business in Hawke's Bay. I built a design agency, winning the inaugural top Hawke’s Bay Advertising Award for our work developing the brand for Hastings. Me and my partner Brendan, moved to Wellington in 2003 and I became a Graphic Design tutor at Natcoll (now Yoobee School of Design), I continued on to become the HoD and Assistant Principal. I returned to the design industry in 2005 - for Baseline in Lower Hutt as Production Manager, and then to a senior role at Promotus Advertising in Wellington. The permanent move to the Wairarapa came in 2014, as we already owned a “weekender” in Carterton, it seemed the obvious path to take. Since then I have been working from home, as AskPeter Visual Communication Design. askpeter.co.nz
Aimee Whitcroft
aimee whitcroft is a nationally and internationally known advocate for what she calls #openX - open data, open government, civic tech, open access, open source and so on. She mixes these with her passion for privacy advocacy and data governance / strategy. She’s an InternetNZ Councillor, Open Data Charter Board member, Data 4D principal and works in and around government. She's also really keen on community, trees and dogs. You can find her at data4d.nz, linkedin.com/in/awhitcroft or medium/com/proceeding-by-inquiry.
Iris Christopher
I'm 3mile's accountant - and official indoor gardener!! I worked in the Public Sector for 20 years and was a Systems Accountant for Tourism NZ, Corrections, ACC and NZ Police. I have implemented systems and designed web interfaces and written training manuals for a number of organizations. In 2008 I moved to Carterton to start a sole practice. I concentrate on start ups, SMEs and Not-for-Profits. I am interested in sustainability and promoting fair trade and ethical business practices. I enjoy sharing knowledge and training clients. www.icaaccountingservices.com
Never let it be said we don't live our values - we're a team of relative strangers, recently come together to co-create the co-working space! There's a lot to do - and we need as much help as we can get. If you can spare minutes, hours, days or ongoing time to bring this to life, get in touch!