Staff

View the School of Design Innovation staff list, including roles and contact details.

Head of School
Associate Deans
School Administration
Academic Staff

Head of School

Prof Leon Gurevitch
Head of School
School of Design Innovation
- leon.gurevitch@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235A, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

School Administration

Robyn Isaacs
School Manager
School of Design Innovation
- robyn.isaacs@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Bronwyn Knight
Senior Administrator
School of Design Innovation
- bronwyn.knight@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Gisela Broom
Administrator
School of Design Innovation
- gisela.broom@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Ava Straw
Post Graduate Administrator
School of Design Innovation
- ava.straw@vuw.ac.nz
VS 2.35, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Academic Staff

Bert Aldridge
Programme Director, User Experience Design
School of Design Innovation
- bert.aldridge@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 8865 720
Te Auaha 323, 65 Dixon St
Dr Helen Andreae
Associate Dean, Students
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
- helen.andreae@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 404, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Mark Bagley
Lecturer in Design
School of Design Innovation
- mark.bagley@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 303, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Zach Challies
Lecturer, Industrial Design
School of Design Innovation
- zach.challies@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 605, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Anna Deans
Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Design Innovation
- anna.deans@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
AProf Zach Dodson
Associate Professor
School of Design Innovation
- zach.dodson@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 408, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Areito Echevarria
Senior Lecturer in Design, Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation
- areito.echevarria@vuw.ac.nz
PR133 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road
Fanni Fazakas
Senior Lecturer, Master of Design Technology
School of Design Innovation
- fanni.fazakas@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 321, 65 Dixon St
Dana Fridman
Lecturer in Web Design / Information Design
School of Design Innovation
- dana.fridman@vuw.ac.nz
Bernard Guy
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- bernard.guy@vuw.ac.nz
VS 2.33, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
David Hakaraia
BDI Cluster Programme Director
School of Design Innovation
- david.hakaraia@vuw.ac.nz
WIG WIG 303, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Dr Rachael Hall
Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- rachael.hall@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Dylan Horrocks
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- dylan.horrocks@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 314, 65 Dixon St
Taoran Ji
Lecturer in Industrial Design, ZZU
School of Design Innovation
- taoran.ji@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Kwok Lee
Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, ZZU
School of Design Innovation
- kwok.lee@vuw.ac.nz
Byron Mallett
Lecturer, Game Design
School of Design Innovation
- byron.mallett@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 402, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Sarah Maxey
Senior Lecturer in Communication Design
School of Design Innovation
- sarah.maxey@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 318, 65 Dixon St
Tuakana Metuarau
Senior Lecturer in Digital Foundations
School of Design Innovation
- tuakana.metuarau@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 411, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Anne Niemetz
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- anne.niemetz@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 409, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Dr Mizuho Nishioka
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- mizuho.nishioka@vuw.ac.nz
VS 325, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Jeongbin Ok
Deputy Head of School - ACADEMIC
School of Design Innovation
- jeongbin.ok@vuw.ac.nz
VS 239, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Nan O'Sullivan
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- nan.osullivan@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6223
WIG 506, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Dr Nadia Pantidi
Associate Dean, Research
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
- nadia.pantidi@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 405, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Simon Ray
Deputy Head of School - STUDENTS
School of Design Innovation
- simon.ray@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 322, 65 Dixon St
AProf Edgar Rodriguez Ramirez
Director, Postgraduate Programmes
School of Design Innovation
- edgar.rodriguez@vuw.ac.nz
VS 238B, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Kevin Romond
Senior Lecturer in Animation and Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation
- kevin.romond@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 605, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Tanya Ruka
Lecturer in Design Matauranga Maori
School of Design Innovation
- tanya.ruka@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 319, 65 Dixon St
Jelena Rukavina Vuckovic
Lecturer (Teaching) in Drawing
School of Design Innovation
- jelena.rukavinavuckovic@vuw.ac.nz
VS 238A, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Heli Salomaa
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- heli.salomaa@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Dr Rosie Scott
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- rosie.scott@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 320, 65 Dixon St
Ross Stevens
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- ross.stevens@vuw.ac.nz
VS 232, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Raqi Syed
Director, Miramar Creative Centre
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
- raqi.syed@vuw.ac.nz
PR133 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road
Tonya Sweet
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- tonya.sweet@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 406, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Jessica Whiley
BDI Cluster Programme Director
School of Design Innovation
- jessica.whiley@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Tom White
BDI Cluster Programme Director
School of Design Innovation
- tom.white@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 410, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Phoebe Zeller
Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Design Innovation
- phoebe.zeller@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 411, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street