Our Aho executive team
Bonnie Te Ara Henare Director and Principal Consultant
Bonnie is known for her inspiring educational leadership and the innovative, creative flair she possesses in eduprenuership. She has an expansive track record in ECE, built up over 25 years working in diverse roles within mainstream, bilingual and immersive Māori ECE settings.
Bonnie is an Accredited Ontological Coach and Being Profile Practitioner, which supports her work with ECE centre owners and managers, educational leaders, management teams and teachers at all levels of their training and development to produce high performing teams in the education sector.
With demonstrated competencies in educational leadership and coaching for quality practices within educative teams. Bonnie thrives in environments that leads curriculum design and delivery alongside local iwi histories and landscapes. Her work to date in this area has attracted international recognition with ECE leaders in Brazil, Singapore, Japan, the US and Australia and has seen her receive the 2019 New Voice and Vision in ECE award in Leadership from the Australian Council of Educational Leaders.
Mandy Reeve
Operations Manager
Mandy is an innovative, systems manager and administrative extraordinaire, with a passion for the education sector, Mandy has a proven history of events and project management, spanning over the last 15 years, she has curated a rich palette of agile capabilities focused on delivering smooth, efficient and high quality services to our end users at Aho International.
In Mandy’s spare time she is a passionate Advocate, Facilitator and Transformative Coach. She is the Founder of The Kindness Platform, where she leads one-to-one and group coaching intended to empower women within their chosen professions. As an Educationalist, Mandy is committed to making a difference to children, families, communities and societies around the world.
Kyuhee (Rachel) Lee
Office Clerical & Systems Administrator
Rachel is an experienced educator with 10+ years of international experience working in the field of education. Her past endeavours include working as an ESOL instructor at various children’s and adult academies in Korea, as well as working as a TEFL certified Korean-English translator. She is also the former owner of a recruiting agency which specialised in outsourcing Business English instructors and trainers to major Korean conglomerates.
Having spent the last 10 years in Korea, she is excited to be back in New Zealand and hopes to further expand her knowledge in the field of early childhood education. Rachel is the proud mother of three beautiful children and has always had a passion for children’s education, with a diverse educational background including attending a Korean elementary and intermediate school, as well as, studying at an American international school in Cairo Egypt, Rachel graduated from the University of Auckland. With her strong, multicultural background and international experience, she is excited to be a part of Aho executive management team and hopes to be a strong contributor that makes a difference in the ECE community.
Maraea McCall
Consultant, Specialist Learning and Inclusion
Maraea is a skilled and compassionate Specialist Teaching Consultant and has worked as an Early Childhood Educator for over 20 years. Her roles have included Early Intervention teacher and a Behaviour Specialist, providing positive behaviour support for families with children who have a disability.
Maraea is a trained Stepping Stones Triple P practitioner with experience facilitating both individual and group programmes, and is also experienced in facilitating educational programmes for families with children with newly diagnosed autistic spectrum disorders. She is someone who is able to understand and anticipate the needs of others and adapt her practice to ensure her clients feel cared for and accepted.