ITP Regions and Branches
IT Professionals New Zealand is a nationwide organisation with branches throughout the country.
ITP's local activities are divided into three Regions, each with city-based branches:
- Northern Region: Top half of the North Island (Taupo north), including branches in Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga
- Central Region: Bottom half of the North Island, including branches in Wellington and Palmerston North and activities in Whanganui and Hawkes Bay
- Southern Region: All of the South Island, including branches in Christchurch, Dunedin and Nelson
Each branch coordinates a range of local events, furthers the organisation's interests in their region, provides valuable feedback through to the national organisation, and helps ensure we maintain a nationwide agenda.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Branch
Click here to view the Auckland Branch Committee members
| Paul Natac* (Branch Chair) | Head of IT, Provident Insurance |
| Igor Portugal * |
Chief Digital Officer, Delmaine Foods |
| Robyn Kamira(National Board) | Principal, Paua Interface Ltd |
| Ray Delany | Founder, CIO Studio |
| Malcolm Fraser | Chief Data Steward, The Collaborative |
| Masoud Shakiba | IT Lecturer, Unitec NZ |
| Angela Whittle* (National Board) | Core advisor, CIO Studio |
| Alex Tjahjana* | Senior Cloud Solution Architect, The Instillery |
Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington Branch
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| Simon Lloyd-Evans | Consultant CIO |
| Ian Willock | Agile Project Manager, NZ Police |
| Simon Morris | Principal Consultant, TTC |
| Rochelle Fatai | Service Consultant, CoDigital |
| Muhammad Azam | Head of School- IT, Whiteclifffe |
| Sharifa Isaako | Operations manager, Wellington City Council |
| Steve Sturgess | Programme Manager, Auckland Airport |
| William Pinto | Head of Digital and Automation, GSL Promotus |
| Emmanuel Cornejo | Product Manager, NZ Defence Force |
Kirikiriroa, Hamilton Branch
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| Mehrdad (Merv) Behroozi* |
IS Project Manager, Hamilton City Council |
| Sally Jo Cunningham |
Associate Professor, University of Waikato |
| Susan Souren* |
Solution Delivery Manager, Hamilton City Council |
| Alison Marshall* | Industry Relationships Manager, Wintec |
| Matthew Vaughan* | IT Manager, Tompkins Wake |
| Ian Kennedy | Scrum Master, Rabobank |
| David Hallett | Co-founder, Company X |
Tauranga Branch
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| Grant Strang* |
Professional services / CIO |
| Mike Dennehy* | Consultant, Cactus Consulting |
Te Papaioea, Palmerston North Branch
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| Jeremy McClure | Security Ops Centre Manager, AdvantageNZ |
| Tony Lyne |
Chief Architect, Deptive |
| Alexei Tretiakov | Lecturer, Massey University |
| Steve Pavarno | Executive Officer, ManawaTech |
| Heather Todd* | Strategic Consultant/vCIO, Yourb |
Ōtautahi, Christchurch Branch
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| Steve Allen |
Retired, Motley Voluntary Projects |
| Tony Dale | Honorary Research Fellow, Canterbury Uni |
| Arifah Addison | Senior Lecturer, Ara Institute |
| Bernard Otinpong | Senior Lecturer, Ara Institute |
| David Weir* | Principal Academic Staff, Ara Institute |
| Hamish Rickerby* | CTO, Beecastle |
Whakatū, Nelson Branch
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| Simon Gutschlag | Programme Manager, New Zealand King Salmon Ltd |
| Hilary Williams |
Senior Analyst, NZ Defence Force |
| Owen McCall | Founder, Owen McCall Consulting Group |
| Simon Ferrari *(National Board) | General Manager, Datacom |
| Ali Kahwaji* | Educator, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology |
Ōtepoti, Dunedin Branch
Click here to view the Dunedin Branch Committee members
| Ian Simpson | Managing Director, The Logic Studio |
| Jamie Vaughan | IT Manager, Gallaway Cook Allan Lawyers |
| Kylie Jackson*(National Board) | Customer Success Manager, PaySauce; Managing Director, Ōtepoti Games Company |
| Mark Oliver | Manager IT Development, MTF Finance |
| Anthony Dowling (ex-officio) | ITP National President |
| Matthew Stark | Network and Modern Workplace Manager |
NOTE: Those marked with a * were recently [re-]elected for a 2-year term and thus not up for re-election again until 2024.
Interested in getting involved?
Are you interested in serving on your local branch committee? Then take a look at our Branch Committee Guide and feel free to Contact Us and we'll put you in touch with a representative in your area
