{"id":8050110,"date":"2019-02-14T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T03:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=8050110"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:31:18","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/agile-alliance-new-zealand\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8050110\" class=\"elementor elementor-8050110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/www.agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/new-zealand-banner.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b229cf5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b229cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melody Hastie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8812590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8812590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chair, Agile Alliance NZ<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Enterprise Agile Transformer | Business Agility Champion | Agile Coach | Homesteader<\/p><p>Melody is a coach, mentor, board member who has a deep passion for fostering business agility and driving organisational transformation.<\/p><p>As an experienced agilist, Melody has a proven track record of guiding teams and organizations through the complexities of agile methodologies, ensuring successful and sustainable agile metamorphoses.\u00a0 Melody has reinvented herself a few times, with different careers, levels of experience and interactions, bring a wealth of knowledge into her work in the Agile space.\u00a0 This experience and approach the greater organisation lends itself to viewing an organisation as a living, breathing ecosystem.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Melody embraces simplicity, with a driving force to be better everyday and help orgnisations and teams embrace their agility from the lens of becoming better every day.\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to her professional pursuits, Melody embraces a homesteading lifestyle and is actively undertaking a sustainable permaculture living project. This unique combination of skills and interests allows Melody to bring a holistic and innovative approach to both professional and personal endeavors.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melodyhastie-62668810\/?originalSubdomain=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33d151 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f33d151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7776a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7776a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jeremy-lawson2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8086590\" alt=\"Jeremy Lawson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jeremy-lawson2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jeremy-lawson2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jeremy-lawson2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14acb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c14acb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c41ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c41ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jeremy Lawson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a318ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a318ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Secretary<\/strong><\/p><p>As an Agile coach with Double-O, Jeremy is passionate about helping teams do better business through Product Lean Agility and Systems Thinking. He brings his good and bad experiences with tech, business, projects, training, and ways of working together to nurture that growth.<\/p><p>Jeremy extends this passion by giving back to the community through mentoring and helping lead Agile Christchurch, Agile Alliance NZ, Product Aotearoa.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeremy-lawson-nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7064a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e7064a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b7daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1b7daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/leon-maritz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8086589\" alt=\"Leon Maritz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/leon-maritz.jpg 500w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/leon-maritz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/leon-maritz-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0445775 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0445775\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5867c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5867c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leon Maritz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0987eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0987eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Treasurer<\/strong><\/p><p>I am a software developer, Scrum Master, and speaker. I have worked in small and large organisations in tech industries in both South Africa and New Zealand. My skill set includes Web, and Business Intelligence, and have a range of other related technical and soft skills.<\/p><p>In Christchurch, New Zealand, I have been an organiser for the Agile community over the last 10 years. I have collaboratively run the local Agile conference three times and supported other conferences all over the South and North Islands.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leonmaritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216f940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"216f940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commitee Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4aa953 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4aa953\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54d486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d54d486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charlotte-Hinton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8086588\" alt=\"Charlotte Hinton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charlotte-Hinton.jpg 500w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charlotte-Hinton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charlotte-Hinton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f0e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8f0e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aae622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aae622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charlotte Hinton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291733d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"291733d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Committee Member<\/strong><\/p><p>An experienced coach and facilitator. Charlotte works closely with leaders, their teams and individuals across organisations to see where and how they can improve how they deliver work. Having worked on both client and vendor sides, she brings great insights into the dynamics of internal and multi-layered teams. Truly dedicated to the cause, outside of work she\u2019s been Chair and Treasurer of Agile Alliance Aotearoa and an organiser of the AgileWelly meetup.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charlottehinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6630d45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6630d45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5940e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b5940e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anton-Pienaar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8089556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anton-Pienaar.jpg 400w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anton-Pienaar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anton-Pienaar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5ff56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd5ff56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec88ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ec88ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anton Pienaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1d8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a1d8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Committee Member<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: -0.1px; word-spacing: 0em;\">GM Elabor8 New Zealand (a Cprime Company)<\/span><\/p><p>Anton is an Enterprise Lead Business Agility and SAFe SPC 6.0 consultant based in Auckland New Zealand, currently working at Elabor8 (a Cprime Company).\u00a0<\/p><p>As a \u201cHuman-First\u201d Senior Agile Coach and Delivery Lead with over 20 years of industry experience, I passionately prioritize individuals and their interactions. My expertise in Scrum and Kanban coaching enables me to guide teams towards enhanced predictable delivery by helping them visualize the flow of work, thereby increasing transparency through regular inspection and adaptation.<\/p><p>I actively support and lead enterprise-level quarterly planning and reviews, ensuring that strategic goals are always at the forefront. My approach to Agile and Scrum coaching not only promotes better business outcomes but also has a profound impact on delivery efficiency and team dynamics.<\/p><p>Specialising in Agile Transformation Culture, my journey has been marked by a consistent track record in designing and implementing strategies that culminate in improved business outcomes and results. Drawing upon my extensive experience, I\u2019ve developed a keen ability to nurture and uplift teams, ensuring they remain cohesive, productive, and aligned with organisational objectives.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/antonpienaar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d4158 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7d4158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a692af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a692af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Michelle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8089281\" alt=\"Michelle A. Nefdt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Michelle.jpg 450w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Michelle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Michelle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a922e0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a922e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b03840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b03840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michelle A. Nefdt<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b970a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b970a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Committee Member<br \/><\/strong>Director\/Co-Founder\/Independent Consultant &#8211; Agility Practitioner &amp; Coach | Agile Delivery Manager | Published Author<\/p><p>Michelle has cross-disciplinary experience in agile delivery management, business analysis, and enterprise business process design. With her academic background in I\/O Psychology, she stays up to date on industry-standard methodologies, and how these are used and optimised to support modern ways of working at the individual, team, and enterprise levels.<\/p><p>When the opportunity arises, Michelle enjoys working with teams to co-design business capabilities that improve their resilience, response, and adaptation to change.<\/p><p>Michelle is certified in Lean, Lean 6S, Kaizen, Total Quality Management (TQM)\/ ISO9000, and being an advocate for the cause of business agility, has expanded her practitioner skill set into Agile Product Ownership, Delivery Management, Enterprise Coaching &amp; Lean Change, Finance and Lean Portfolio Management.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelleamandanefdt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f280260 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f280260\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc682a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc682a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dan-gauld.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8092124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dan-gauld.jpg 500w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dan-gauld-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dan-gauld-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f249b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4f249b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#200F3B\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24ae39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e24ae39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dan Gauld<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7641aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7641aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Committee Member<\/strong><\/p><p>Daniel enjoys guiding teams through complex projects, leveraging his\u00a0 experience in team facilitation and technical expertise. 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