Spelade
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David Solomona is a former NRL (Roosters/Eels) & Super League (Wakefield/Bradford/Warrington) star, with a career that spanned over a decade. David is from great football stock - with 4 uncles playing for Samoa (including Toa Samoa's very first captain), as well as 3 family members playing in the NRL.
He also had the rare distinction of playing both front-row forward as well as play-maker at the highest level for the NZ Kiwis in their win against the almighty Australian Kangaroos.
David is currently working in the all-important Wellbeing and Education space supporting NRL players with post-career paths and providing pastoral care. A man of integrity, David genuinely cares about others and is the perfect fit for this role.
Tune in to hear how David is giving back to the game that took him across the globe and back again, chasing a dream and an opportunity to represent and provide for his wife Utu and their three daughters.
David - the walking contradiction: the laid-back yet fierce competitor and barnstorming playmaker. Damannnnn. -
Karena is a Samoan-Kiwi who is currently the Vice President & Director of Research at the East-West Center and Director of the Pacific Island Development Program (PIDP).
Prior to this she worked as one of NZ's youngest ambassadors as ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands and Republic of Palau and was the Consul General to Hawaii.Karena has also represented NZ at the UN Security Council as a Negotiator, and before that worked as a commercial lawyer and worked in higher education for a period of time.
An inspiring woman whose broken glass ceilings and ankles on her journey through some really pivotal positions - and the best is yet to come.
East-West Center: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/
PIDP:https://pidp.eastwestcenter.org
