Our Team
Hamilton & Waikato Tourism is a subsidiary of the Waikato Regional Airport Limited (WRAL) and has an independent skills based board of directors including:
- Richard Leggat (Chair)
- Steve Gow
- Gus Gilmore
- Mark Morgan (Representative of WRAL)
Meet the team
Nicola Greenwell
General Manager
Nicola oversees the day-to-day running of Hamilton & Waikato Tourism and manages the key relationships with funders, tourism operators, local communities, local government and national agencies for the organisation.
Aimee Tyson
Destination Lead
Aimee is our Destination Lead – she provides support to existing operators to further develop their visitor proposition, and support to new visitor products developing in the region.
Carly Jackson
Events Lead
Carly oversees the conference & business events arm of the organisation. Carly is well-versed in Business Events and focuses on attracting this lucrative market to our region.
Tash Pearce
Marketing & Media Lead
Tash manages media liaison and famil coordination, working alongside Tourism New Zealand and our local industry to promote the region via media channels. Tash also oversees our domestic marketing campaigns.
Natasha Chevtchenko
Digital Marketing Lead
Natasha is our online guru looking after all things digital marketing (website, social media, communications, marketing campaigns) as well as working with the wider team on our domestic marketing campaigns and other activities.
Jessica Sanders
RTO Operations Coordinator (ROC)
With a background in events, venues, hospitality, and social enterprise organisations, Jess supports all our projects and helps smooth out the craziness.