Jocelyn Papprill - whakaraupō moana

Jocelyn taught Social Sciences and Humanities in secondary schools for 25 years and was an advocate for the inclusion of Education for Sustainability with the NZ curriculum and NCEA. Her passion for holistic place-based education has led to her involvement in the Untouched World Foundation. Recently retired from Environment Canterbury (Youth Engagement & Education Advisor), her work continues in the community as an activist and keen gardener.

Raquelle Devine - whakaraupō moana

Participating in the 2012 Ōruawairua programme and later the 2013 Canterbury Waterwise programme was formative in Raquelle’s work since graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Sustainability and Outdoor Education from Ara in 2014. Through ensuring the participants have a good understanding of the history of not only the actions taken towards our natural resources but the social drivers and pressures that also influenced this, Raquelle strives to provide them with an understanding of why and how this happened and therefore how we can move forward together.

RachAel Pelvin - Ōruawairua/blumine island

A graduate of the Bachelor of Sustainability and Outdoor Education at Ara (2015), Rachael has worked around the motu preserving our environment. She has spent time working in the Able Tasman National Park as a sea kayak guide and in other conservation roles, and following her degree she worked as a Park Ranger for the Christchurch City Council, based in the Port Hills. She is now a lecturer at Ara for the Sustainability and Outdoor Education department, and the lead facilitator for our long-standing Ōruawairua Blumine Island Biodiversity programme, held annually in the Marlborough Sounds.

Peter Sutton - ōRUAWAIRUA /blumine island

After a career as a secondary science teacher Peter has spent the last few years working in the IT industry specialising in cloud based educational platforms and teacher professional development. He works with several not-for-profit organisations that have a mix of education and environmental foci. Taking the lead teacher role on one of the earlier Ōruawairua programmes has led to two decades of association with the Untouched World Foundation in various capacities, not the least of which has been guiding the Blumine programme through its many iterations.

Claire Booker

Claire is a graduate of the University of Otago and completed the inaugural Agricultural Innovation course. Claire is passionate about the rural sector, land stewardship, and the environment. Claire had her first connection with the Untouched World Foundation at Ōruawairua in 2018 as a high school leaver and has since been involved with supporting the delivery of other programmes and attended Advanced Leadership Programmes. Claire currently works in the agriculture industry where she combines her love for agriculture and sustainability and continues to support the Untouched World Foundation kaupapa while living in Dunedin.

Angus Howat

As facilitator since 2018 with the Untouched World Foundation, Angus initiated his first programme on Ōruawairua. Engaging in Waterwise Canterbury and contributing to Advanced Leadership Programmes his focus encompasses leadership, storytelling, personal strengths, and holistic self-discovery. Beyond his Foundation work, Angus is the Student Success Coach at the University of Canterbury, striving for equity in student success. Additionally, he pursues roles as an actor and creative director in musical theatre throughout Waitaha.