Georgia Bardsley
Operations Team Lead | EA to at the Director & Comms Assistant
Operations Team Lead & Comms Assistant | EA to the Director
Georgia grew up in Te Awakiarangi Lower Hutt, and now calls Wellington City home.
Georgia studied Health Promotion and Gender Studies at University, and is passionate about equitable policies that encourage people to live meaningful lives.
In her position at BGI, Georgia does a lot of the ‘behind the scenes’ mahi. She works closely with Ross to make sure things are running smoothly at BGI. She loves seeing the impact that BGI has on young peoples lives.
Georgia loves New Zealand summers that are full of camping, tramping and any opportunity to take her van on a weekend getaway.
Jordyn Katipa-Martin
Senior Youth Worker
Senior Youth Worker
Jordyn is a descendent of Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Ruanui but was born and raised in Ōtepoti (Dunedin). She started teaching kapa haka and te reo Māori at 14 and fell in love with youth work and teaching.
After High School she continued to foster her passions by completing a Bachelor of Arts Majoring in Indigenous Development with a minor in Education at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, University of Otago.
During her time at University she continued teaching and mentoring throughout the community to put the knowledge she was gaining at University into practice. Jordyn has worked in many different facets of youth work ranging from one on one peer mentoring, to high risk youth, to governance.
Jordyn brings a fresh new perspective and a wealth of experience to BGI as a Senior Youth Worker.
Flick her an email to get in touch today! Jordyn@bgi.org.nz