Our Team

Putting learners first.

An international team committed to learning and well-being.

The Learner First is a woman- and indigenous-owned, regenerative, purposeful company with proven success over ten years of operation.

Joanne McEachen

Founder & CEO

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Joanne (Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu) has spent over 30 years working as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and education change leader in countries around the world. She is a celebrated author, speaker, change leader, and executive coach, a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, on the Executive Team of Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills, and cofounder of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL). She creates opportunities for learners, educators, and communities to learn who they are, how they fit into the world, and how they can contribute their gifts to humanity.

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TLF Australia Team

Deb Dunstone

CEO, The Learner First Australia

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Mary Coverdale

Executive Director, TLF Australia

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Tammy Baart

Director, TLF Australia

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Chris Dench

Director, TLF Australia

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Neil Stanley

Cultural Director, TLF Australia

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United States Team

Beth Hamilton

Executive Director, The Learner First USA

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Matthew Kane

Director, Research and Writing

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Catie Schuster

Executive Officer, Strategy and Planning

Julie Fitzgerald

Director of Sales and Marketing

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New Zealand Team

The Learner First is a Amotai Registered business in New Zealand. To learn more: https://amotai.nz/

Joanne McEachen

CEO and Founder

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Andrew Boyd

Chief Financial Officer

Jazmin Lashlie

Executive Support Specialist

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Maths Team

Rob Proffitt-White

Executive Director of Maths

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Marie Hirst

Maths and Numeracy Director

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Jo Knox

Maths and Numeracy Director

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Email general inquiries to info@thelearnerfirst.com or find more contact info here.

We have businesses registered in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand and work with educators and schools in countries around the world.

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