Michelle Kazor Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Advice, strategy, policy and governance

I developed and lead the Waste Investment directorate at the Ministry for the Environment. Our team look after investment funds to support waste minimisation and resource recovery. Investment of the waste levy will increase to in range of $100M each year from 2024. We currently oversee delivery of more than 120 active projects across NZ, with approximately.

Auckland, New Zealand

As part of the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund (CRRF) the Government invested $100 million in a package of resource recovery initiatives across the country. This package included assets to support reduction of organics to landfill, improved plastics recycling and processing plants, and weighbridges for improved waste data. This work will accelerate.

Auckland

Acquired Karrikins Group (Head of Products and Solutions). I led the team that provided consulting advice on climate risk, ESG, development of community investment and CR/CSR strategies, carried out behaviourally focused insights research, and conducted evaluation of a wide range of government, non profit and corporate sector programmes and investments..

Karrikins Group (later acquired by EY) was a purpose driven consulting firm with deep expertise in business transformation and community and impact investment. Karrikins goal was to elevate our clients to be the obvious choice in the hearts and minds of their customers, communities, and employees. Through our Community Investment business practice, we.

Auckland

Through our Community Investment Solutions business practice, we increased the business value and the social impact of community investments. We achieved this through strategic alignment, branded programming, and evaluation & measurement. In this role, I was responsible for managing the Karrikins Group operations, as well as leading strategy, business.

Auckland, New Zealand

Kazor & Associates was a niche consulting firm specialising in services to local and central government. Drawing on an array of experienced consultants, we worked with clients to ensure they got the most from their public policies, strategies and programmes. During my time as Director, in addition to completing multiple projects, I also undertook a series.

In this role, I provided advice and project management to local authorities and central government agencies across New Zealand and in Australia. I specialised in water and waste management strategies and policies. I also developed and led the sustainability and climate change response practice area for the business. While working for Morrison Low, I.

Auckland

In this role I was involved in the development of internal sustainability programmes, and led the drafting of the Triple Bottom Line Report and frameworks. I also provided similar services to local authorities and private industry organisations, where I specialised in waste management and minimisation.

In this role I was responsible for managing a team of waste minimisation advisors and the customer-facing operational waste management team / contracts. This unit was responsible for the delivery of all waste services in North Shore (recycling, waste collection, food waste collection trials etc), and the operation of a small transfer station, along with.

In this position I managed the delivery of a variety of environmental outreach and community engagement programmes, including a stream based water quality monitoring and restoration programme called Wai Care and the schools based Enviroschools programme. I also was project manager for major city events, and assisted in the development and delivery of new.

New York, United States

I was employed as a Watershed Planner at Westchester County Department of Environmental Planning, where I received my Civil Service Planner's accreditation. In this role, funded by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP), my role was to work closely with ten local authorities in the suburbs directly north of New York City. We.

Athens, Ohio, United States

In this role I worked a research associate for the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development - an applied research, consulting and technical advisory arm of Ohio University. I worked on substantial projects and was supported the development of the Monday Creek Watershed Restoration Plan. Monday Creek and other neighboring.

Master Of Science (Honours/Summa Cum Laude), Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) (Honours/Summa Cum Laude), Political Science & Environmental Policy

Education record

Education record

High School Diploma