Speakers

Nicola Jenkins ( Nicola's family photo, including twins, has already been shown on our website)

Nicola is an insurance financial adviser for Total Life. Beyond her professional commitment, Nicola is a devoted wife and mother of four (including twins). Two years ago her family relocated to Invercargill and have enjoyed exploring the South Island’s scenic beauty. Nicola is proud of her Māori heritage; her iwi include Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngaruahine. Nicola is the Secretary and Grants Co-ordinator for the Multiple Birth Club.

Sarah Miller (Sarah's family photo, including triplets)

Sarah works as the Accounts Manager at Agribusiness Consultants. Prior to this Sarah worked as a Data Analyst within the tertiary education sector for 10 years after completing her Bachelor of Commerce at Otago University and her Accounting Traineeship with a local accounting firm. Sarah and her husband Bevan own a small lifestyle block on the outskirts of Invercargill and have four children (including triplets). Outside of work, her children keep her busy with their sporting schedules. Sarah is a born and bred Southlander who enjoys hunting and hiking, and is the Treasurer and Newsletter Co-ordinator for the Multiple Birth Club.

Matt has been the CE of Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) since February last year. Having grown up in Southland Matt returned to Invercargill almost 7 years ago with his wife Rohan (also from Invercargill) and their 2 daughters (aged 8 and 9) after 18 years away. Although Matt has an infrastructure and construction-centric background, he is enjoying the challenges and learnings associated with the for-purpose work that PSS is committed to in the Aged-Care and Social Services sectors.

 

Dean Addie is the Co-founder, CEO, and CRO of T4 Group.

Dean also co-founded EIS in 1996 and sold out in 2023 to allow the young ones to do their thing.

He studied at the school of hard knocks. He is still studying. Dean led EIS through safety culture change that culminated in 700,000 hours lost time incident free.

Dean is a family man who enjoys family times and spending time with friends. He enjoys reading and cooking. He is referred to as Gordon Ramsay; not due to his cooking ability but due to his propensity to swear if anything goes wrong in the kitchen.

Dean is an active member of society and enjoys giving back.

Dean's current associations:

Director of T4 Group

Founder and member of Saints All Male Choir

Board member of Invercargill Airport

Chair of ENGAGE – The Southland Engineering and Manufacturing Cluster

Chair of Dog Island Motu Piu Trust

Chartered member of IoD

Fellow of NZ Institute of Management

Dean's past associations:

Deputy Chair of Graham Dingle Foundation Southland

Board member of:

GreatSouth

Southland Chamber of Commerce

The electrical training company

Council member of:

Southern Institute of Technology

Board member New Zealand Institute of Management

Past member of:

Invercargill Sunrise Rotary

Grand Toastmasters

 

If I live to 120 and my golf doesn’t get worse I will achieve my goal of shooting my age!

 

Dean is passionate about developing people and building strong relationships.

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata!, he tangata!, he tangata!