Melisa Chase

He kakano ahau i ruia mai ki te puna wai ariki o Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Ko Tauhara te maunga, ko Nukuhau te marae, ko Ngāti Rauhotu te hapu, ko Waikato te kōpua kānapanapa, ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa tōku iwi. Ko te whānau Chase tēnei. 

He uri anoo ki Ngāti Korokii Kahukura, ko Karapiro te wairere anoo i karanga mai. Ko au te moemoeaa i te maunga kaamehameha o Maungatautari, ko Maungatautari te marae, ko Tainui te waka. Ko te whaanau Mana teenei. 

Melisa is an Education Consultant at Evaluation Associates | Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga. Based in Herenga Waka, Herenga Tāngata, Herenga Tāmaki Makaurau, her teaching career began in primary school, eventually moving to the secondary context where she worked exclusively in kura auraki (mainstream schools). Her background includes teaching Te Reo Māori, mentoring Māori and Pacifica students, with-in school Kāhui ako leader for Mātauranga Māori, coordinating with Te Aho o te Kura Pounamu | Correspondence School, and a professional learning and development facilitator for Mātauranga Māori at Glendowie College. 

Melisa is always on the learning curve, being a student of Te Whare Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Te Whare Wānanga o Raukawa, The Mind Lab, Te Tini Matahīapo, Rhonda Tibble and currently Massey University. She is passionate about education, and her aspiration is for Aotearoa New Zealand, to be fearless in the pursuit to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 

In her spare time she enjoys being with whānau, cooking, road trips, chilling at home, Kapa Haka (expert couch judge) and reading. Her top five recommendations are: The Body Keeps the Score, The New Psycho-Cybernetics, A Course in Miracles, The Four Agreements, and of course, Niho Taniwha. 

Mauri Ora.