Programme Directors
Our friendly and professional management team is based at our office in Northern Wairarapa. We also have a large group of expert advisors and programme facilitators based throughout New Zealand.
AWDT graduates feature strongly in our management and facilitation teams. Not only do they bring their own expertise, but having completed one or more AWDT programmes, they understand, first-hand, the power of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with like-minded women to provide a rich learning experience for all.
Meet our Programme Directors
We’re here to help – read about each of our roles here. Because we all help each other out in our busy office, when you phone us (06 377 4560) any one of us may answer.
- Loshni Manikam
- Sara Heard
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Loshni Manikam - Escalator
Loshni is our Escalator Programme Director and also facilitates part of the Understanding Your Farming Business programme.
Loshni’s fascination with human behaviour has seen her career progress from law to dairy farming to leadership coaching and training when she obtained her coach certification from the NeuroLeadership Group in 2012.
A graduate of the Escalator programme, Loshni is also a director of a dairy-farming operation in Southland where she farms with her husband and 3 sometimes-lovely children.
She specialises in working in the agri-sector as she firmly believes that people are the key component of the sector’s continued success – unlocking their potential has benefits for the individuals, their communities and the sector.
loshni@awdt.org.nz -
Sara Heard - First Steps
Sara has been working with First Steps since graduating from the programme herself in 2012. She is an accredited International Coach Federation (ICF) coach.
Sara combines coaching and communication skills with her natural empathy and warmth to bring out the best in others, to support their growth and development.
A born and bred farmer, Sara experiences first-hand the multiple roles of a farming woman. She combines her AWDT role with working alongside her husband as an equity partner in a sheep, beef and cropping business.
Announcing the release of 5 new fully funded Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) locations for 2019 - Takaka, Pukehou, Masterton, Clinton and Lawrence!
Better understand what drives the farming business you’re involved in, gain confidence, and play a greater part in decision making to lift farm performance.
Registrations are now open - full details, dates and registrations at www.awdt.org.nz/uyfb/ Red Meat NZ Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Bronny Bugden have you done this yet? Totally recommend it 😃
Abby Dawson highly recommend 👌🏻
Will try tagging you on this one Narina Sewell! Not sure if you have done this course but I see it's coming to masterton. I did it last year and it was brilliant!
Clinton people I would recommend this course to you. It is really good
Kimberley Bastiaansen this be good for you!
Sian Moran
Jéssica Rocha 💪🤠😍
Olivia Manley 🤔
Jasmine Simpson did you get into the Lawrence one?
'Harvesting the benefits of diversity' - this weeks #OnFarmStory highlighting Shane and Dot Dromgool's Northland operation consisting of three business units. Read the full article below. Farmers Weekly NZ
Congratulations to our partner and champions of farming Farmers Weekly NZ - fresh from their big win at the 2019 Voyager Media Awards - Best Trade/Specialist Publication & Website in NZ. Fantastic to see primary sector news and storytelling fittingly recognised in the mainstream. Judge's comments: "Farmers Weekly addresses issues of concern to farmers beyond the farm gate. Its companion website balances engaging content, that adds a human dimension, with news stories that are of critical importance to the rural community." Our GM Lisa Sims catches up with Editor Bryan Gibson and Owners Dean & Cushla Williamson on how we're working together to #createpositivechange More on the award at www.farmersweekly.co.nz/section/other-sectors/view/commitment-to-farmers-wins
such a sterling publication, and its pretty cool to see the founder back where he started all those years ago. Am loving the new look and feel by the way
Great to see this, fantastic publication (I'm not biased at all!)
well deserved
Well done Dean and team - always a great read
Congrats
Prepared and ready to participate fully in their businesses and play a greater part in decision making - these inspiring #criticalfarmingpartners graduated from Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) last week in Paparoa, Waimate & Omarama.
More information and register for programmes starting September at www.awdt.org.nz/uyfb/ Beef and Lamb New Zealand Red Meat NZ
Amy Scott awesome!!! 👏
Our strategic partner FMG offering some inspiring and practical reading - 10 copies to give away #keepingitreal #BeInToWinFMG clients Jana and Mat Hocken, have adopted the well-known Lean Business method to their 1,000 head family dairy farm, with proven success around reducing waste, improving productivity and sustaining profits.
We've got TEN copies of The Lean Dairy Farm to give away. To get your hands on one, simply comment below what you love most about dairy farming. #proud! Entries close June 15.
theleandairyfarm.com/
I love the wide open spaces, fresh air and working with family to achieve goals !!
Fat cows, green grass and fresh air
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