Jaqui is a smart, capable leader who has cultivated a strong set of professional skills and distinguished qualifications with over fifteen years of senior experience across education, broadcasting, and Te Tiriti partnership development. She has also held several governance roles and is currently a director of Mind and Body Consultants Ltd. Jaqui thrives in the service of others and her areas of interest are Māori leadership and wellbeing in an organisational context.
Jaqui was raised in the King Country and her whakapapa connections extend throughout Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāpuhi.