Alumni profiles

Find out what study in the School of Government is really like—read what graduates have to say about their experiences.

Rachel Brookie

Rachel studied public policy, because of her interest in how policy generates positive societal change.
Pooja Patel

For Pooja, it was public policy’s relevance to the ‘real world’ made it so appealing to study.
Diego Gonnet Ibarra

Meet Diego, a graduate who combined his academic career with work as a policy analyst.
Potoae Aiafi

Potoae decided to transform her experience in the Sāmoan public sector into a PhD research topic.
Taima Fagaloa

Meet Taima, who has returned to study Pacific governance after twenty years working in a variety of different sectors.
Germana Nicklin

Germana qualified with a PhD and has over thirty years of operational and policy experience.