Student Development and Engagement

Christina Partridge
Student Support and Engagement Manager
Christina leads the Student Development and Engagement team. Her role is to work with colleagues across the school and with student clubs to make students’ time at university transformative. She leads the team’s delivery of seven pillars of the student experience: health and wellbeing, bridge to business, social networks, challenge, personal awareness, service and fun.

Peta Mobberley
Career Development Manager
Peta leads career activities in the Business School. She works with students, employers and colleagues in the school to achieve her primary goal of supporting students on their journey to securing meaningful graduate employment.  

Lizzie Morris
Employer Liaison Manager
Lizzie supports new and existing strategic relationships between industry employers to promote the Business School as the preferred choice for graduate candidates. She works closely with the team to identify new opportunities for employers to engage with graduates through employer-sponsored events and activities that enhance the student experience.

Cameron Haworth
Case Programme Manager
Cameron manages the University of Auckland’s Case Programme. The Case Programme is an extracurricular programme that develops dedicated students into insightful leaders through experiential learning. He works with students to develop their self-awareness and teamwork skills and offers pastoral care to students in the programme. Cameron also supervises case writing and the organization of the Oceania Case Competition and Champions Trophy International Case Competition.

Rachael Swasbrook
Student Experience Adviser
Rachael develops and implements opportunities and access to services that engage, develop and support students through the student lifecycle and improve the student experience. Rachael manages the mentee component of the Business School Women's Mentoring Programme, and is also the Business School Case Programme co-ordinator and Champions Trophy International Case Competition Event Director.

Tamsin Kingston
Career Development Adviser
Tamsin delivers career development activities in the Business School. Her primary goal is to support students on their journey to securing meaningful graduate employment. Tamsin works one-on-one with students, guiding and facilitating their career development through career discussions, interview practice, and CV and cover letter checks. She also works with Peta to deliver a full suite of career-related events and workshops throughout the year, including the Passport to Business programme.

Lily Edwards
Student Experience Adviser (Part-time)
Lily develops and implements opportunities and access to services that engage, develop and support students through the student lifecycle, and improve the student experience. She creates student communications about wellbeing initiatives, employer positions and career workshops. Lily establishes and maintains the priority of student health and wellbeing in all aspects of university life.

Uili Uili
Student Support Adviser
Uili is responsible for supporting Māori and Pacific students during their study at the Business School, ensuring a supportive and social environment that focuses on student development and engagement to equip them for meaningful employment. Uili supports both Māori and Pacific student commerce associations, Te Mana Pakihi and Commerce 'o Pasifika. He also works with employers who are interested in engaging with Māori and Pacific business students.