Jan is responsible for program design and development.

Starting her career as a secondary school teacher and department head, Jan was then seconded to the Ministry of Education. She then spent many years at AUT University, Auckland, in a senior leadership role in University and International Relations. She was recognized for her outstanding contribution to the University with the Emeritus Associate award.

Jan moved home to the South Island and designed and established the award-winning Queenstown Resort College QRC, a tertiary adventure tourism and hospitality management college designed to meet industry needs.

Global Engagement was Jan’s next start-up, bringing her passion to change lives and transform thinking. As a particularly niche market institution, Jan and her small team and a large pool of experts, teachers and professors bring unique excitement, teaching and learning to each visiting group. They designed and delivered the award-winning China New Zealand Youth Leadership Summit for senior high school students in conjunction with municipal governments of some of China’s largest cities. Jan’s work in Southeast and North Asia has been important to her as she spent time designing and teaching executive education programs for government officials and new teachers in the university sector.

Busy as she is, Jan does have a life. She lives outside of Christchurch, loves riding her new e-bike, playing golf, spending time with her family and friends and trying to enjoy her Pilates classes.