Well-known to many in Hawke’s Bay, Jenny Robertson has boomeranged back from Australia to take up her position as EIT’s new Head of School, Tourism and Hospitality and English Language Centre.

Jenny was lured across the Tasman two years ago when she was offered the job of marketing manager at Belvoir, an avant-garde theatre company based in Sydney’s Surry Hills.

It was a dream role for the former English and drama teacher.  Along with other staff, she relished opportunities for watching actors fine-tune their performances and enjoyed taking up the many invitations to attend productions at theatres city-wide.

So yes, she owns, it’s been rather a wrench leaving that world behind. 

“But it also feels lovely to be back on campus,” says the Napier Hill resident, who was EIT’s schools liaison officer for six years, up until 2003.  “This job represents such a wonderful opportunity.  It’s a new chapter for me, and a new challenge.”