Our Staff
Profiles and details of the AIS academic staff can be found under their respective programme pages.
A full list of our academic staff can be found here.
Below is a list of our management team and the student services marketing staff.
Executive Team
Allen Hsieh
Chairman
PGDipBus, MMgt
Email: allenh@ais.ac.nz
Richard Smith
CEO / Academic Registrar
BA (Hons) Well
Email: richards@ais.ac.nz
Dr Lehan Stemmet
President
PhD University of Canterbury
Email: lehans@ais.ac.nz
Academic Directors
Dr Martin Mahler
Head of School, Business Administration
PhD, NZCATT, NZDipBus, BCom, PgDBA, MMgmt
Email: martinm@ais.ac.nz
Dr Leonie Menzies
Head of Department, Business, Tourism and Hospitality
MCom, PhD (NWU, South Africa)
Email: leoniem@ais.ac.nz
Dr. Wikus Erasmus
Head of Department, Information Technology
MCom, PhD (UJ, South Africa)
Email: wikuse@ais.ac.nz
Terry Leotta
Director, English Language and Learning Support
BA, MA (Hons) Auck, CELTA, IDLTM
Email: terryl@ais.ac.nz
Student Services - Market Managers
Our marketing staff are your first point of contact for information about AIS, our programmes, and how to apply, so please do not hesitate to contact our Student Services - Marketing officers on the telephone numbers and email addresses listed below:
Head of Marketing
Jaimin Patel
Head of Marketing
M.Bus (Mktg & Mgmt)
DDI: (64 9) 815 3763 | Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 859
Email: jaiminp@ais.ac.nz
India & Subcontinent
Vishal Anjoria
Market Manager - India & Subcontinent
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 629
Email: vishala@ais.ac.nz
India & Subcontinent, Pacific & Domestic
Sione Fakapelea
Assistant Market Manager - India & Subcontinent, Pacific & Domestic
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 846
Email: sionef@ais.ac.nz
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau
Flora Dong
Market Manager - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 631
Email: florad@ais.ac.nz
South East Asia & Middle East, Korea, Japan & Group
Regina Lee
Market Manager - South East Asia & Middle East, Korea, Japan & Group
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 842
Email: reginal@ais.ac.nz
Nhi Nguyen
Assistant Market Manager - South East Asia & Middle East, Korea, Japan & Group
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 858
Email: nhin@ais.ac.nz
Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Mongolia
Sonia Giraldo
Market Manager - Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Mongolia
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717 ext. 638
Email: soniag@ais.ac.nz
Sheena Singchawala
Assistant Market Manager - Digital Marketing
Phone: (64 9) 815 1717
Email: sheenas@ais.ac.nz
Student Support
Nadia Kennington
Student Support Manager
Phone: +64 9 815 1717 ext. 824
Email: nadiak@ais.ac.nz
Nerissa Pabonita
Student Support Assistant
Phone: +64 9 815 1717 ext. 632
Email: nerissap@ais.ac.nz
Tamendi Pranish
Learning Support Advisor
MA TESOL (NZ), PGDipSLT (NZ), B. Ed (Language and Literature) (Fiji), DipTchg (Fiji), Cert TEFL (Sydney), Cert TESL
Phone: +64 9 815 1717 ext 841
Email: tamendip@ais.ac.nz
Fifita Koester
Learning Support Advisor
MProfStuds (Hons), PGDipEd (NZ), B. Ed (Language and Literature) (Fiji), DipEd (Tonga)
Phone: +64 9 815 1717 ext 841
Email: fifitak@ais.ac.nz
