This month at Pathways to New Zealand we welcomed three new staff to our experienced and dependable team: Rachel Bowley, Adam Houppermans and Martin King.
Rachel, originally from Hawke’s Bay, and Adam, a Te Awamutu native, have joined Pathways to New Zealand as trainee case managers and will be working towards their provisional immigration adviser license. They are recent graduates from the University of Waikato, Rachel completing her Masters in Management Studies in Public Relations and Adam a Bachelor of Social Science majoring in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations and Management.
Adam, as our International Student Manager, will be advising prospective students on the best study pathways to meet their long term goals. Adam brings a background in mentoring International students through both secondary and tertiary education and has a perceptive interest in intercultural relations. He is a keen traveller, has a passion for global cuisine and is also a member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand.
Adam says, “I’m really looking forward to being able to combine so many of my interests in my new role, and I will bring value to my clients through assisting them achieve their long term career and Immigration goals.” If you, or you know someone who is interested in studying in New Zealand contact Adam
Rachel will be taking on two roles. As a trainee case manager she will be supporting our experienced team of licensed advisors whilst studying to achieve her provisional license. In addition, she will be working closely with our new Business Development Manager, Martin King, developing our overall communication strategy and ensuring we communicate clearly with our clients through the most effective and relevant channels.
Having completed her Master’s thesis, which researched how two organizations used the social networking site Bebo for communication, she specialises in new online technologies, including Twitter, social networking sites and blogs. Rachel enjoys running and is a competitive netball and board game player. She is currently co-Vice President of the YWCA of Hamilton, and is actively involved in the YWCA nationally. If you have any comments or suggestions on our website, newsletter or Pathways to New Zealand in general please contact Rachel
Our new Business Development Manager, Martin King hails from the UK and is married to Kiwi Lara, with two children. He came to New Zealand in December 2006. A 14 year veteran of Europe’s Technology Staffing sector, he worked exclusively for industry leader Computer Futures, part of the SThree PLC group of companies, working his way through the ranks to UK Managing Director.
An ambitious highly motivated leader with strong commercial, analytical and interpersonal skills, Martin is very excited about the future for Pathways to New Zealand.
Martin says, “Having worked for one of the UK’s leading companies finding the right fit of business in NZ was always going to represent a challenge. When the opportunity arose to join Pathways, an organization with a solid trading history over 17 years, strong values based around honesty and quality of service delivery and a loyal client following, it was a very easy and natural choice for me to make. I’m very excited to be part of the team that every day makes such a positive impact on people lives and New Zealand as a country”.
