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Indigenous people in STEM
Corey Brown
Co-founder, Goanna Solutions
When Corey Brown, a proud Gamilaraay and Dunghutti man, launched Goanna Solutions in 2018, he wanted to break a cycle and make digital technologies, and the skills required to get a job in the field, available to everyone.
Candice Bowditch
Security engineer, Google
It’s Candice Bowditch’s job to keep Google systems safe from hackers and other cyber security threats
Shaymus Malone
Physiology student
Shaymus Malone chose nutrition science, but is now switching to physiology
Aleisha Amohia
Software developer
Junior developer, Women in Tech president and VUW student Aleisha Amohia is breaking down barriers for young women studying engineering.
Naomi Manu
Director of Pūhoro STEM Academy
Naomi Manu established the Pūhoro STEM Academy at Massey University, which works to improve Māori participation and success in STEM.
Jarom Hauwai-Sauer
Self-taught coder
Nine-year-old Jarom Hauwai-Sauer is a self-taught coder who is using his tech skills for good!
Lesley Woodhouse
Digital knowledge keeper
Lesley Woodhouse is a Darug woman bringing Indigenous culture to the world.
Liam Ridgeway
Co-founder and director of NGNY, Indigitek & IndigiGig
Liam Ridgeway shares how he combines STEM with entrepreneurship to connect communities.
Bonny Rawson
Product technologist
Bonny Rawson is a proud Ballardong Noongar woman, who discovered a new world of food via an airline corporate gig.
Cass Hunter
Indigenous social ecological researcher
Cass Hunter is an Indigenous social ecological researcher with the Coasts program in CSIRO, Cairns.
Bradley Moggridge
Kamilaroi water scientist
Bradley's expertise is in Kamilaroi and Indigenous cultural values of water and the environment.
Adele Hauwai
Social entrepreneur
Adele likes to blend Māori concepts and language with technology, as this is a way to keep her culture and people alive and growing.