Andrea Thumath

Andrea Thumath is the current Director of Under 25s Success at Unitec Institute of Technology. Andrea has over thirteen years of experience working with youth, including a previous position as Youth Support Officer with St John New Zealand. In their current role, Andrea is responsible for administration and resource support for all of Unitec's Northern Region Youth Divisions. Andrea is also responsible for sourcing, developing, and designing resources and training material for leaders and cadets, as well as preparing content for Unitec publications. Andrea is the point of contact for all public queries regarding the Youth Programme, and they promote and assists with meeting objectives detailed in the Youth Business Plan. Additionally, they coordinate Youth activities and develops systems required for the efficient running of events. Finally, Andrea manages income and expenditure for events.

Andrea Thumath has a Master of Educational Leadership and Management from the Unitec Institute of Technology, a Short Course Technical and Further Education in Assessment from the Manukau Institute of Technology, a Leadership Programme in Organisational Leadership and Strategic Management from the Institute for Strategic Leadership (ISL), a Bachelor of Youth Development in Youth Development and Youth Work from the Wellington Institute of Technology, a Graduate Diploma in Higher Education in Tertiary Education from the Unitec Institute of Technology, and a National Certificate in Adult Education and Training in Education from the Tai Poutini Polytechnic. Andrea also has certification from the Unitec Institute of Technology in Living Te Noho Kotahitanga - Mauri Oho /Emerging.

Some of their coworkers include Simon Nash - Deputy Chief Executive, Learner Experience & Success, Martin Carroll - Deputy Chief Executive, Academic, and Sam Lotu-Iiga - Deputy Chief Executive, Pasifika, Partnerships & Support. Their manager is Gus Gilmore, Joint CEO, Unitec & MIT.