I am part of a wonderful team of board members on the Simplicity Foundation, who give philanthropically for the benefit of Aotearoa.

I am member of Te Pokapu, the working group of Te Mana Rarauranga, a dedicated group of Māori Data Experts helping to navigate Māori interests and advancements in data, advocating for safer and better use if Māori data.

Te Ohu Whai Ao (TOWA) Māori Indigenous Business Development Trust is an incorporated Charitable Trust established in 2017 by a collective of Māori business leaders with diverse experience, backgrounds and global networks. TOWA connect Māori to a global community of indigenous people in business who share a common commitment to; • developing indigenous business, trade and development; • networking and collaborating to lift economic development in indigenous communities;• ensuring indigenous culture and language is respected in the way in which indigenous business develops; and • building a sustainable future that advances Māori interests nationally and internationally. As hosts of the 2018 World Indigenous Business Forum in New Zealand TOWA will work collaboratively with the governing committee in Canada to meet their international standards and framework, and build sustainable partnerships with government, corporations and institutions who are aligned to the kaupapa of the WIBF. In addition, TOWA will be a permanent organisation that will promote and support Indigenous to Indigenous trade and development similar to the groups like New Zealand United States Council or the New Zealand China Trade Association.

I am very proud to be part of the the InZone Education Foundation. A New Zealand registered charitable trust that aims to enhance the educational outcomes of Maori and Pasifika youth. We do this through providing the opportunity to access high performing state schools by establishing hostels within the school zones. We recruit motivated Maori and Pasifika young people to live in the hostels and they attend the local school. Now in its 6th year of operation the boys’ hostel accommodates students who attend Auckland Grammar School and the girls’ hostel accommodates girls who attend Epsom Girls Grammar.InZone recognises that success at school is not just about the school that you go to, but about the environment in which you live, the support it provides and the values that are promoted within that environment. Therefore, within our hostels we strive to create a supportive, whanau oriented and culturally appropriate environment that will give our students every opportunity to succeed to the best of their ability academically and also at their sporting and cultural co-curricular activities. This includes support such as goal setting, career advice, academic tutoring, mentorship, training in financial literacy and public speaking, sports, cultural, and life skills, inter-denominational Christian pastoral care and visits from inspirational speakers.

Supporting NZ youth development and leadership at the highest levels

I have run my own business for many years. Currently Ms Riley is an Entertainment company but in previous years in the United States, I produced private catering & specialised event's. I am also professional soul / R&B singer. I currently sing soul and Motown in a 9 piece band called Motor City Family Funk.

Formerly the Global Director of the World Class New Zealand Network for Kea, a global network of exceptional Kiwis and friend's of New Zealand who have put up their hands to give back to Aotearoa.Our mission is to build a borderless nation of people around the world who love New Zealand. We connect and activate a global network with a goal of contributing to the economic, social and cultural growth of New Zealand. I am privileged to be a part of this network and honored to meet many incredible and inspiring people. My role is to build strong relationships and connect people around the world in different industries to help each other. I am also excited to manage the annual World Class New Zealand Awards which celebrates world-leading, world-changing New Zealanders and Friends of New Zealand.

This national role involved creating STEM pathways, and working with secondary schools across the country to identify, encourage and support Māori students into the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. I developed programs that support students academically to enter into the fields of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Medical Research. The principal aim of the role was to encourage Maori to aim for excellence and achieve at the highest level.

I created the Academy of Singing and Music from scratch. This was a program intended to help develop the singing and music talent in the Rotorua region while encouraging these artists to gain a tertiary qualification. I designed the curriculum, recruited staff and young artists and developed three levels of scholarship programs. I was responsible for building local and national relationships, marketing the program as well as mananging a team of staff and all the students involved with the Academy. This was a very successful year and a job I was very passionate about. The students achieved some amazing results during their time with me.

I worked with a wide range of New Zealand companies and helped introduce them to the US market. Throughout my tenure with NZTE, I worked across food & beverage, specialised manufacturing, biotechnology and energy sectors. My role was to help develop and connect businesses to opportunities, introduce them to business partners, buyers and distributors in the US market. I helped them with market research and developed plans whereby they could enter the US market to distribute and sell their products in order to make a profit in the United States. I also managed large scale events on behalf of New Zealand Companies to help promote their products.