Mere Kēpa is a researcher on Te Puāwaitanga o ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
Marilyn McPherson (Te Rarawa and Te Aupōuri) is a senior research fellow with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. From 2004 to 2011, Marilyn was research – programme leader at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.
Linitā Manuʻatu is a migrant from the Kingdom of Tonga. She is a senior lecturer in education at AUT University. Prior to that, she was a teacher of science, mathematics, economics, and English and Tongan to international migrants.