Fiona
Summerfield
Proposal Writer, Project Manager
Qualifications
Poupou Huia Te Reo Level 5 – Te Wānanga o Raukawa
WAIO 1x Introduction to Web Accessibility – EdX
Poupou Huia Te Reo Level 4 – Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Post Graduate Diploma Medical Technology Clinical Biochemistry – Medical Laboratory Technologists Board
Post Graduate Diploma Journalism – University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Science – University of Canterbury
Professional profile
Fiona has a background in project management, writing, editing, and marketing in education and other sectors. Since joining Tātai Aho Rau Core Education, she has managed several projects to support the Creatives in Schools programme. She has worked on curriculum support websites – Te Whāriki Online and Technology Online.
She has also helped facilitate a games-based learning practice online programme, is part of the Universal Design for Learning Tātai Aho Rau team, and assisted in collating data for a wellbeing in early childhood report. The writing projects she has worked on are varied in topic including education, science, technology, and food. She has written for print, web, and video.
Expertise
- Project management
- Writing
- Editing
- Assisting with building and maintaining online resources
Professional body membership
The New Zealand Society of Authors
Conference presentations, seminars and workshops
2021: uLearn21 panel host Surviving the storms: Working together on the bicultural journey
2018: Nelson Page and Blackmore Readers and Writers Programme speaker
2018: Story Collider, New Zealand event, storyteller
Awards, fellowships and scholarships
2016: NMIT Business Support Award for outstanding performance and valuable contribution
2013: Short listed for Kobo/NZ Author E-Publishing Prize
Personal statement
I like writing to provide inspiration for others. It may be through understanding a new concept, a new cultural worldview, or thinking about a subject in a new way. I love it when a well written piece makes a difference to the reader.
