Brendon Parata joins the team as Manager of youth2xcel. Brendon comes with over twenty five years experience working and serving in the Kapiti community. He brings with him strong leadership and mentoring skills and is passionate to see young people reach their full potential in life. He is married to Haisini and they are blessed with four wonderful children.
Mahalia Hodges
Mahalia has been on staff since 2003. She has many skills in cooking and catering and has enjoyed working with teenagers. She is the tutor of the Hospitality Course. Mahalia has lived on the Kapiti Coast for a number of years and has an adult daughter.
Noel Cudby
Noel joined us in 2005, he runs a farm in the Reikorangi Valley, Waikanae. He has been involved in farming and the deer industry for many years. Noel is a keen hunter and fisherman. He is married to Rebecca and has 8 children.
Laurel Hungerford
Laurel is a trained musician and worked in the music industry for seven years. She grew up on a farm and has a passion for cooking. Laurel came on staff in 2010 as our new Student Support Worker. She loves seeing young people reach their full potential and will do whatever it takes to help them do so.
Click here to contact the Staff through the Youth2xcel office email.