Current role: This year I’m thrilled to begin my dual role as Music Itinerant Teacher & Teacher Aide.

About me: I am a fun, extroverted person with a creative mind and a belief that laughter can

cure most ailments. My passion for singing and love of people has carried me down a path of

teaching, collaborating, learning, and growing through all things music. My study with Te Kōkī

New Zealand School of Music led me to an active performing career in the arts, as well as

coaching/directing college choirs, bands, and choruses & teaching music lessons privately for the better part of a decade. I’m excited to share my skills and experience with the tauria of Mana College, and even more excited for all the things they will inevitably teach me.

Favourite quote: Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai (nurture the seed and it will grow)

Contact email: melissab@mana.school.nz