OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Marianne Mudaliar
Operations Manager
Raewyn van Lingen
Human Resources & Communications Manager
Rihari Wilson
Māori Development Coordinator
Marianne Mudaliar
Operations Manager
Marianne’s professional background is in the area of teaching and educational leadership and management, with 35 years of experience in the education arena.
As Operations Manager, Marianne’s overall responsibility is to oversee the daily operations and management of our Kindergartens and ELCM Early Learning Centres and to assist in the setup of new early learning services for the organisation.
Her role within the Senior Leadership Team is to assist and support the CMKA strategic and visionary initiatives and to ensure that professional relationships and community networks are positively established and maintained, both internally and externally, for Counties Manukau Kindergarten Association as a not-for-profit, community-based organisation.
“I am passionate about empowering our leaders and teachers to be the best that they can be and I aspire and strive to make a positive difference for our tamariki and their whanau in the work that I am immersed in each day.
My passion, my aspirations and vision are centred on our organisation’s whakatauki:
Ko ngā tamariki te iho o ā mātau mahi katoa, Children – the heart of all we do”
Raewyn van Lingen
Human Resources & Communications Manager
Raewyn has made a lifetime commitment to Early Childhood Education, beginning with 23 years as an educator in the Auckland and the Franklin districts followed by 16 years in education management roles. Her professional experience includes the areas of Health & Safety, policy development, employment and compliance.
In her current role as Human Resources & Communications Manager, Raewyn leads the marketing, administration and payroll teams. Her work focusses both on internal systems and strategic direction.
“I am privileged to work closely with teaching and support staff, aiding them to deliver great outcomes for our tamariki, and working with our Senior Leadership Team on achieving our strategic goals for the organisation.
I am proud to work for a not-for-profit community based service that for the past 60 plus years has focussed on early childhood education in local communities throughout the Counties Manukau and Franklin region. I am excited by the innovative and responsive direction of our organisation and value the opportunity to be a part of this journey.”
Rihari Wilson
Māori Development Coordinator
Rihari is a primary-trained Te Reo Māori teacher, with four years’ experience in primary at Manurewa East School and, more recently, 8 years in high school at King’s College.