The Team
Who We Are
Delane
mackie
Chairman
At MacStrong, mentors working alongside the next generation of young people. I love what I do, I get to learn from our young people and help guide them on their journey. My job is to lead by example through actions ‘show me don’t tell me’. This approach has helped me to connect and challenge our young people to be the best versions of themselves.
I have 10+ years mentoring experience and am a firm believer in the following quote:
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could”
Jono
Bucheler
Board Member
Having spent nearly 13 years in the NZ Police and two children of my own, I bring a caring, energetic, empathetic and results driven attitude to achieve the best results for our young people.
I have been exposed to the reality of what our tamariki and whanua experience in their lives, I am now driven to try and help our new generation to live a full and successful life.
Through meaningful conversations and using different experiences to help our younger generation to make the right decisions and deal with challenges they face, I hope to be able to embed life skills they can use throughout their lives.
I am of Cook Island and European decent and find it easy to build strong relationships with rangatahi with diverse backgrounds.
Yolanda
Board Member
Holly Strange
Capability and development lead