Jo ShanksEnvironmental Educator
I have been an Environmental Educator for EcoSolutions for six years now, and love putting my lifelong hippy habits to use! I love doing upcycle workshops, showing folks how composting and wormfarming are a fun way to feed our gardens AND reduce our impact on Ranganui by reducing greenhouse gases. I enjoy making natural plaster pizza ovens and garden surrounds using the resources papatuanuku provides, making beeswax lunchwraps to reduce our need for packaging. I also like showing folks how easy it is to make cheese, jam and preserves .. so basically I am a premature granny!! 
Gill WestEnvironmental Educator
Kia ora, I am the Ecostar consultant and environmental educator for the Mid North. Originally from England 14 years ago, I am an adopted kiwi living in Kerikeri. I'm motivated by facilitating change within the Northland community, to help preserve this beautiful place I now call home. I work with Schools, businesses and community to raise awareness around alternatives to landfill and get great enjoyment when a parent tells me stories of their child's guardianship of the planet as a result of the lessons we teach. |
Anton BowkerEnvironmental Educator
My name's Anton, I am an Environmental Educator for CBEC Ecosolutions in Whangarei. Our job is to support schools, businesses, events and the wider community to find ways we can reduce our waste and live more sustainably. Over my five years in this role I have been inspired by how much the people of Whangarei care about our beautiful environment and it is great to see we are starting to take steps to tackle the waste problem in our town. It always puts a smile on my face when I have people come up to me in the street to tell me they picked up some litter at the beach or how they recycle everything they can now. My favourite part of this role is when I am teaching in schools or managing waste at events where I get to share my knowledge with lots of different people and have fun at the same time. It's great to be part of the solution! 
Anouk Van DonzelEnvironmental Educator
My name is Anouk and I came from The Netherlands many years ago. New Zealand for me has a been a journey of getting my feet in the soil and becoming connected to the earth we live on. I became passionate about looking after the environment when I jumped off a yacht in the pacific on the equator and my friend fished out a plastic bag between his fingers - we were miles away from anywhere. I feel so lucky that in my job as an environmental educator I can share my passion about the beauty of our planet and share some knowledge about ways in which we can look after it better. Working with school children, businesses, community groups and event organisers gives me a great scope of work in a large variety of topics varying from plastics in the ocean to composting and I simply love it! |
For more information about our services & programmes please contact us on P: (09) 438-8710 or E: admin@ecosolutions.co.nz
