Meet the Board

For the past 16 years, Debbie has grown her Tauranga-based business Digital Workplace Results (formerly ShareThePoint Ltd), a premier Microsoft 365 Training Provider. She enables businesses to understand that real change is achieved by empowering people and using technology as an enabling tool. Debbie’s clients include local and international businesses across multiple industries. Debbie is well known for “making things happen”. Her experience as a small business owner brings valued perspective.

Jamie has been a local SME business leader across several organisations and industries in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato for 15 years, with his expertise residing predominantly in the primary and manufacturing sectors.

Having been an active part of Chamber activities over the years, including head judge for the Tauranga Business Awards, has given Jamie great insight into the wider business ecosystem in Tauranga and he is excited to be a part of the team leading the Tauranga Business Chamber into its next phase.

As a Partner at PKF Tauranga, Stevan provides: Business coaching and strategic support, Virtual CFO services, Budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management, Systems and process improvement, Management reporting and performance insights as well as Tax compliance and planning.

Brook is a Pre-Construction Manager at Livingstone Building. With over 20 years’ experience in the commercial construction sector, Brook brings proven leadership, strategic thinking, and practical problem-solving skills.

His career has been built around managing complex projects, working alongside diverse stakeholder groups, and delivering outcomes that balance vision with practicality.

Chad specialises in all things property – subdivisions, developments, horticulture and farm sales, retirement villages, and local authority work. He also acts for one of New Zealand’s largest group home builders so he’s deeply familiar with the real-world pressures of getting deals over the line.

He helps clients untangle complexity, weigh up risks, and make sure what’s been agreed to is actually reflected on paper – no surprises, no second guessing.

Her focus is on tax planning, financial reporting, and advisory support, with a particular interest in international tax and more complex structures. She works with clients across agribusiness, property, manufacturing, and Māori corporations, supporting long-term outcomes through well-considered structures

Rachel Withington is an Associate in the Property and Commercial team at Holland Beckett. With more than a decade of legal experience in Tauranga, she has advised clients locally and nationally on a wide range of matters.

Rachel is passionate about supporting the growth of the Tauranga region and the success of its business community.

Rochelle Lockley is the General Manager Communications for Port of Tauranga Limited, New Zealand’s largest port. She joined the executive team of the Port in September 2020.

Prior to this, she spent 15 years operating her own strategic communications consultancy advising clients of all sizes from not-for-profit organisations through to listed companies. Rochelle is a former journalist and has held senior communications positions in the telecommunications, tourism and tertiary education sectors. Over the past 30 years, she has worked in communications in London, New York, Sydney, Auckland and Tauranga.

As Managing Director and owner of Hayson Knell, Tracy brings over 20 years’ experience building a successful Tauranga-based planning consultancy into a nationally respected firm. Since becoming a director in 2006, Tracey has led her team through sustained growth, delivering strong outcomes for clients across NZ’s private and public sectors.

Alongside her business leadership, Tracy is an accredited RMA Commissioner, and brings broad governance experience, such as the NZ Planning Institute’s BOP branch and the Otūmoetai Intermediate Board of Trustees.