Jon “JT” Tamihere-Kemeys Ngāti Porou | Whakatōhea | Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare | Te Aitanga-a-Māte | Ngāti Rua
GM/Kaiwhakahaere Matua and Board Company Secretary | Touch Compass
Board member | NZEA
Wider Governance Reference Group | Community Governance NZ
Independent Advisor/Consultant | Collaborative engagement, Organisational strategy and Transformation, Māori engagement,Te Tiriti integration, Diversity, Access, and Inclusion, Cultural competency
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JT brings 20+ years of experience in high-responsibility management and leadership roles across the community, corporate and commercial sector, and government-aligned organisations. As Kaiwhakahaere Matua of the leading disability-led arts organisation Touch Compass, and as a member of the governance group for the NZEA, he is a champion for real diversity, equity, a 11y, partnership and inclusion. Sporting a deep background in strategy, collaborative engagement, and the active principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi he brings a passion for shifting the narrative for marginalised communities and a unique perspective to governance and partnership-building. Bi-cultural Māori and Celtic ancestry, he infuses core values of Manaakitanga – Kotahitanga – Whanaungatanga – Wairuatanga – Kaitiakitanga into governance roles.
Kāre he take kia noho kātoa ki te waka eke noa, mēnā kārekau he tangata e mōhio ki te hoe ki hea, ki te urungi rānei!
It’s pointless in all being in the same waka if no one knows how to paddle or where to steer!