Profile

Lucy joined EIT in January 2026. She has a passion for education as a driver of regional prosperity and is committed to lifting learner success, strengthening industry partnerships, and ensuring flexible, relevant learning opportunities for all.

Lucy has extensive leadership experience across international development, social services, local government, and regional economic development. She is the former Chief Executive of Anglican Care Waiapu and more recently led the Hawke’s Bay Regional Economic Development Agency.

Lucy studied History and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, including half a year at the University of Idaho in the United States, and later completed a Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge in the UK. She also worked with the International Organisation for Migration in Europe and in senior roles with World Vision New Zealand and Manukau City Council.

She has deep personal and professional ties to the region. She grew up on a farm in Kererū and later lived with her family on a sheep and cattle station in Ruatoria. She now lives near Hastings with her husband and two children and maintains strong relationships with iwi and hapū across the East Coast.

Lucy is based at the EIT Hawke’s Bay Campus in Taradale, Napier