Tom Reidy
Chairperson
Joined 2008

Our Chair, Tom Reidy is the former creative director of Calcium Software, one of New Zealand’s leading e-marketing software companies. In addition to his UP role, he sits on the board of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the New Zealand Software Association.  Tom has recently launched a new company, taking up his new role as Director of Market Development for www.Catalyst90.com.

Stephen Nicholas
Treasurer
Joined 2008

Our ‘numbers man’, Stephen is CEO of chartered accountant firm OpenSide. His firm has a significant portion of clients operating in the technology area and has been involved with Xero since the early days. Openside has converted dozens of clients to Xero and continues to lead all other accounting practices using Xero by at least 100 clients (growing every day).

Ruth McDavitt
Co-Chair and Events Sub-committee Co-ordinator
Joined 2007

Ruth actively provides businesses support for entrepreneurs and growing businesses (especially ICT ones, of course) in Wellington.  After being blown away by the inspiring community at an UP event, she joined the Committee in 2007.  Since then, she's helped improve access to business networks and assisted in the success of its events. Ruth works at Grow Wellington, and is co-founder of bizchat, an online community for NZ businesses.

Jo Booth (mangee)
Webmaster
Joined 2005

Jo has been an UP member since getting hooked on UP's networking potential in 2004, and subsequently joined the UP Executive Committee in July 2005. Alongside UP, Jo is involved with a number of local networking organisations and projects including WelMac and MovieFest and is a huge fan of Apple computers. He was also previously part of the Mesh|net project. He currently facilitates the Wellington Macintosh Society New Media Group and works for Intergraph SG&I.

Alex Dean
Ex-pat Officer
Joined 2008

Currently working as Senior Solutions Consultant at KnowledgeCue, Alex is a self-confessed “serial expat”. Born in Switzerland to Scottish and English parents he was raised in Germany and in 1996 went on to study Business Information Technology in London. Since then he has lived and worked in Spain, Holland, Germany, Denmark and England. In August 2007 he immigrated to Wellington and is currently working as a Microsoft Certified Trainer, SharePoint consultant, and as the brains behind Jigsaw Magazine. Alex is relishing the opportunity to work closer with the IT expat community as part of his new UP role.

Martin Ehrenstein
Assistant Treasurer
Joined 2006

Martin has been involved with programming computers since a lad, and is a big supporter of the ICT industry in Wellington. He is Secretary of the NZ Shareholders' Association (Wellington branch) and earns his pocket money quality reviewing architecture, implementing financial systems and software development processes, risk analysis and occasionally training.

Tom LeGrice
Joined 2008

Tom is the former head of The Wellies, an informal expat network specifically for IT professionals, based locally in Wellington. He currently works at Gen-i.

Sarah Lock
Joined 2007

After studying a Bachelor of Sciences Degree, Sarah fell into the IT field when the time came to enter the real world. Working in IT recruitment the inner geek was released, though hands on technical skills are still well under par. After attending UP events, Sarah saw the value it was offering to the Wellington IT community. She joined the Committee in 2006 and is part of the communications team. Currently working in the staffing team at EDS, an HP company, she is now full immersed in technology and enjoys being able to give something back to the industry through the event and networking opportunities UP provides to IT professionals, as well as the connections presented to our new affiliates and members though our joining with The Wellies.

Jacob Rosevear
Legal Advisor
Joined 2008

Jacob joined the UP Committee in 2008.  He is a lawyer at Wigley and Company, a specialist IT and Telecommunications boutique law firm. Outside of UP and his legal work, Jacob is a qualified personal trainer; and has also performed at salsa events in New York, Cali (Colombia) and Sydney.

Paul Spence
Joined 2008

Paul Spence has been involved in the NZ technology business networking scene for over six years since establishing ION a virtual community for innovators and entrepreneurs. He is the director of management consultancy GeniusNet Ltd and runs the popular GeniusNet blog. Paul is also CEO of ideegeo Group limited, a domain industry technology services provider.

Jayne Wallis
Joined 2007

Jayne Wallis recently returned to Wellington and joined Unlimited Potential, with a desire to be part of the Wellington ICT community and wanting to make contributions to that community by helping organise networking events.  There's self interest with her involvement - Jayne is trying to start-up her own web company (The Lifebox Company Limited) and enjoys the opportunity to hear others speak about their experiences at UP events.  Jayne blogs about life and work bits and pieces at www.lifeboxarchive.blogspot.com, and runs a government consulting business Fivepeas Limited on other days to help pay for her caffeine addiction and the rent. 

Bronwyn Holloway-Smith
Secretary/Committee Administrator

Our trusty Secretary, Bronwyn, joined UP in 2007. In addition to this role, is the Director and Co-Founder of the Creative Freedom Foundation and the Co-Chair of the Enjoy Public Art Gallery Trust.