We’re thrilled to announce the following graduates who have achieved their public sector Procurement Qualification through working through the Clever Buying Procurement training and assessment programme in 2021 – 2022.
Every one of these people has demonstrated they have excellent practical skills in procurement planning, developing RFx documents, and managing tender processes and evaluation.

These Procurement Graduates will be your experts in ensuring your procurement processes are efficient, user-friendly, ethical, compliant, and targeted to achieving best value for money.
These are your expert procurement professionals who will guide and support great processes in your organisation. Now it’s up to you to make the best use of their skills and knowledge.
Here’s our list of recent graduates, as at 01 January 2023:
Adrian Hoddinot, Queenstown Lakes DC
Albie Coetzee, KiwiRail
Alison Keehan, Waka Kotahi
Amanda Hughes, Beca
Amy Prestige, WSP
Andres Benjarano, Waka Kotahi
Andrew Haughey, Gisborne DC
Andrew Edgar, Queenstown Lakes DC
Angela Hirst, Hastings DC
Angela Mathieson, Waipa DC
Anna Saunders, Palmerston North CC
Any Vandy, WSP
Arvin Kumar, Auckland Transport
Asha Kjaersgaard, KiwiRail
Aurelio Silva, KiwiRail
Barndon Ducharm,e Queenstown Lakes DC
Benson Waghorn, Waikato LASS
Biljana Malcic, Auckland Transport
Bill Down, Far North DC
Brent Kilford, Pinnacles Civil
Breyana Reeves Department of Internal Affairs
Bryce Carter, Beca
Caroline Gault, Porirua DC
Chris Page, Gisborne DC
Chris Bowie, Rationale Group
Chris Rutherford, Xyst
Correne Palmer, Waikato DC
Coutrney Devlin, Southland DC
Craig Goodwin, Ashburton DC
Cynthia Lane, Hastings DC
Dafydd Pettigrew, Xyst
Danelle Lewis, Porirua DC
Daniel Lloyd, Auckland Transport
Daniel McKay, Taupo DC
Darren Cox, Gisborne DC
Darryl Wong, KiwiRail
Darryl Robson, Rotorua Lakes DC
Dawn Shannon, Waka Kotahi
Debbie Cooper, Bay of Plenty RC
Debbie Jennings, Hutt Valley DHB
Debbie Rihari, Northland DHB
Deepak Sharma, Palmerston North CC
Doug Haines, Auckland Transport
Elyse Knofflock, Transpower
Emily Taylor, Christchurch CC
Emily Green, Palmerston North CC
Erick Salandanan, KiwiRail
Erik van der Spek, Waitaki DC
Ernest van der Hoven, KiwiRail
Errol Clarke, Gisborne DC
Evan van der Spek, Waitaki DC
Gavin O’Connor, Stantec
Glenn Kempton, Waimakiriri DC
Grace Henty, Hoskin Civil
Graeme Card, Gisborne DC
Guilio Chapmen-Olla, Southern Civil
Harry Glynn, Auckland Transport
Hayden Muir, Selwyn DC
Ian Leach, Waka Kotahi
James Obamila, Far North DC
Janine du Plessis, Gisborne DC
Jason Nair, Whangarei DC
Jin Nie Lock, Hastings DC
JJ Singh, Oranga Tamariki
Jo Carvey, Ministry of Education
Joanne Okesene, EECA
Johannes Ferriera, Carterton DC
Johann van Vuuren, Palmerston North Airport
Josie McNee, Timaru DC
Karin Turnage, Auckland Transport
Kedar Dhakar, Waitaki DC
Kelly Oudt, Invercargill CC
Kelsey Baker, Southland DC
Kirstin Dovey, Urban Solutions
Kristin Reid, Southland DHB
Kurt Thomson, Beca
Kym Ace, Northland Regional Council
Laraine Jackett, Western BOP RC
Leo Awata-Morley, WSP
Louise Chick, Hauraki DC
Manish Basavaraj, Waka Kotahi
Mari Pretorius, South Waikato DC
Marie-Katrin Richter, Whangarei DC
Mark Stanko, WSP
Matt Chapmen, Carterton DC
Meenakshi Agnihotri, Auckland Council
Michael Wright, Frequency
Michael Templeton, Otago RC
Mike Cooper, Marlborough DC
Natalie Royle, Dunedin CC
Nisha Dahal, Gisborne DC
Paul Wilson, Xyst
Pene Walsh, Gisborne DC
Peter Phung, Far North DC
Peter Lavelle, Beca
Phil Duncan, Health NZ Hawkes Bay
Rebekah Warwick, Tauranga CC
Renee Bowles, New Plymouth DC
Rick Jordan, Ministry of Education
Robert Amtmann, Christchurch CC
Robert Talarkiewicz, KiwiRail
Robin Rawson, Xyst
Ryan Gillespie, Ministry of Education
Ryan Stanley, Pinnacles Civil
Sam Edlin, Pinnacles Civil
Sandra McKenzie, Stantec
Sharon Dai, Auckland Transport
Shiheng Cui, South Taranaki DC
Shona McCutcheon, Hawkes Bay DHB
Shyamal Ram, Ashburton DC
Simon Leary, Queenstown Lakes DC
Steve Greer, Health NZ Northland
Steve Baker, Thames Coromandel DC
Stuart Kilmister, Porirua DC
Tereza Samzik, KiwiRail
Tim Cheesebrough, Christchurch CC
Tinia Middlemiss, Gisborne DC
Trent Beckman-Cross, Queenstown Lakes DC
Tristan Hook, Christchurch CC
Tristan Reynard, TKR Consultants
Tui Babbington, Amotai
Tunmbi Tokode, Palmerston North CC
Vanessa Martinovich, Whangarei DC
Victoria Araba, Stratford DC
Vivek Regmi, Stratford DC
Wendy Beeke, Hastings DC
Yasmin Sheriff, Auckland Transport