People

Mo works for A Rocha as the Eco Church Regional Coordinator for the lower North Island. Mo is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. She lives in Whanganui with her husband Kirk and their three teenage children. Prior to working for A Rocha she has been a parish minister, National Youth Coordinator, piano teacher, and local church youth worker. Mo has a lot of experience speaking and facilitating groups. She is passionate about encouraging churches and groups to engage with Creation Care as an intrinsic part of what it means to follow Jesus and be the church. She is a strong advocate for youth and children’s ministry and is particularly passionate about encouraging all-age Creation Care initiatives.

Amber, a qualified early childhood educator, effortlessly blends education, conservation and fun. With her warm smile, she makes tamariki feel valued and included. She oversees the Karioi Project’s education programme, but her off-the-clock fun includes being a massage therapist, lover of live music, and pursuing adventures.

A trained terrestrial ecologist, Georgia specialises in monitoring and managing our native pekapeka. She is equally passionate about working with native flora and fauna of all shapes and sizes across the motu. When Georgia moved to Whāingaroa, she volunteered as a ‘burrow buddy’ and she is now stoked to be applying her ecology expertise to protecting the ōi as the Karioi Project’s seabird ranger. When not clambering around the cliffs checking burrows, you’ll find her in the surf or exploring te taiao with her son.

Beulah Wood is currently an active member and on the leadership team of A Rocha’s Auckland local group. She is retired from work as a writer and lecturer. She was a lecturer at the South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies in Bangalore, India. She continues to write for India and the Auckland local group, and teaches preaching for Baptist women in Auckland, New Zealand. Beulah is also an avid birdwatcher and sometimes lead birdwatching groups.