(Skart/Intersex, of Scottish descent, living on the lands of Waikato-Tainui)

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Dr. Sterling is currently a lecturer and researcher at the University of Waikato. Their focus is on human rights; identity/well-being; privacy and data sovereignty; customary law; (inter)sex/gender issues. Their thesis and research centres around human rights and interests. Their work has involved rights and interests and engagement, for example, they have worked on outlining the rights and interests in data; CARE principles (for Indigenous peoples) in the open data space; developing a framework for Māori data privacy along with kaumatua; developing frameworks for eDNA Māori engagement processes; and intersex issues in health and education. These have been presented at numerous conferences and talks and widely published. They are on a number of advisory committees and have had a Ministerial appointment to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board.

(He/Him/Ia
Ngāi Te Rangi  | Ngāti Awa | Ngāpuhi | Ngāti Ruanui)

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Tux is a Tāmaki-based Takatāpui marketing creative who brings extensive experience in community development, organizational leadership, and governance. With a commitment to transparency and robust financial practices, Tux plays a pivotal role in advancing the mission of Intersex Aotearoa: advocating for the rights and wellbeing of intersex individuals across Aotearoa.

In addition to his role as Treasurer, Tux is the Co-Founder and Kaitohu Ao Māori of the Pacific Rainbow Games Trust, organizers of Rainbow Games. He also chairs the board of a multi-million-dollar kiwifruit orchard in the Bay of Plenty region, where his strategic oversight ensures sustainable growth. Further growing his leadership skills, Tux is a Mayoral appointee to Auckland Council’s Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel, where he champions equity and representation for Takatāpui and rainbow communities across the region.

Tux’s approach to governance emphasizes safeguarding to maximise resources, enabling the delivery of our programs and initiatives. His ability to align sound financial management with broader organizational goals ensures that Intersex Aotearoa remains a trusted and effective organization.

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(She/her, NZ Pākehā of England, Irish and Scottish decent)

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Angela has worked in the primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors in Aotearoa and overseas, and more recently as a professional development facilitator for the Languages curriculum area.  

For ten years, she was a middle leader as a Head of Department of English as an Additional Language and teacher in a secondary school in Ōtautahi. Her primary focus in this role was ensuring equitable pathways for all bilingual and multilingual learners, including the maintenance and growing of community/heritage languages. This focus was also central in her PhD and the motivation behind beginning a Pasifika Studies programme in 2015.

Additionally, she has had a variety of roles with NZQA over a period of 10 years and worked alongside the Ministry of Education in different contexts. She served on the TESOLANZ National Executive for seven years.

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She has been building and enhancing business and governance knowledge, skills and experience. She completed her Executive Masters of Business Administration with Massey University and will complete her International Chartered Governance qualifications of Chartered Secretary (CS) and Chartered Governance Professional (CGP) by the end of 2025.

She is a current board member of Learn Active, and The Collaborative Trust. She is an Affiliate of the Chartered Governance Institute of New Zealand and on the Canterbury committee. She was fortunate to be a participant in the inaugural Iti Kōpara Crown Entity governance course in 2024.

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David is an intersex person who has worked in agriculture for most of his career, starting with the family farm in Marokopa in the King Country.

For the last 20 years David has worked for agricultural publications, including as an agricultural journalist. David is currently the South Island and Livestock account manager for Country Wide Media.

He has a degree in Fine Arts from Canterbury University having majored in Painting, with theory in Gender Studies. He is a director with his wife in their own property development business and continues to be involved in the family farm at a management level.

David has been involved with intersex issues since 1998 and is driven by an interest in communication of intersex issues and how families of intersex people can be enabled to help and support them.

In his spare time David paints and exhibits locally and has been enthusiastically involved with waka ama racing in which he has competed nationally and overseas.

I am Suzanne Manning, a cis-gender Pākehā woman (pronouns she/her), with a passion for gender equality for all genders.

I have an eclectic background in science (biochemistry and genetics), education (through Playcentre - early childhood and adult education, and working with postgraduate students at Polytechnics and Universities), policy, history and social systems (my PhD and my work at ESR, a Crown Research Institute).

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Originally I was going to be an academic, yet while I remain very interested in the research world, I have been pulled more into the application of research to create social change and address inequities -particularly those associated with gender.

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Change takes leadership, so I have stepped into many leadership roles, at Playcentre, ESR and the National Council of Women of New Zealand, where I am currently the President. Important things in my leadership and governance work are a
people-focus, teamwork and collaboration, strategic vision and a view to long-term sustainability.

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I am pleased to be able to use this experience for the Board of Intersex Aotearoa, to support and advocate for intersex people in Aotearoa

Hey! I'm Jessica. My pronouns are she/her.

I've worked in administration for the last decade. I run the background of the Ops team. Keeping things steady so that the bright faces of our client-facing staff and get on with their work without having to worry about the boring stuff. 

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I am a majorly passionate ally to the LGBTQIA+ community. It's a joy to be able to work somewhere where I can feel like I'm furthering a cause so close to my heart. 

Kia ora! Ko Mathilde ahau. I’m an intersex person based in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, and proud to serve as the Operations Lead and Peer Support Lead at Intersex Aotearoa.

With lived experience of navigating the complexities of intersex identity, I bring both personal and professional experience to my dual role.

In Operations, I work to ensure our organization runs smoothly and sustainably, helping to coordinate structures, resources, and day-to-day processes so that our advocacy, education, and community-building work can thrive.

As Peer Support Lead, I draw on my own journey - growing up, I often had to advocate for myself, and I know how hard that can be. My goal now is to offer others what I needed: an affirming and understanding space. Intersex Aotearoa believes that everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and supported.

I’m deeply informed and motivated by the vision of making Aotearoa a place where intersex people are affirmed, respected, and empowered to thrive.