Panel Members

Ingrid Vercammen

Women Beyond Ordinary I Facilitator & Founder

An intuitive entrepreneur, Ingrid evolved from the Psycho Therapist she once was in her home land Belgium, to become a highly successful business women who has dedicated herself to mentoring others.

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Emigrating to New Zealand in February 2000, Ingrid founded a globally successful food manufacturing business, Van Dyck Fine Foods ltd,  brand "Marcel's" pancakes.

Winner of several Business Excellence Awards during her time at the company.

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In January 2018, Ingrid found her calling and has since dedicated herself to helping and empowering women with her organization Women Beyond Ordinary. She regularly facilitates meetups, panel discussions, mentoring, public speaking and workshops aimed at empowering and teaching women about their inner strength.

Brooke Barrett

Fashion Designer I Girls Minds Matter contributor

Impassioned by the growing concern surrounding the fashion industries ethical and environmental footprint, Brooke had a vision to build a fashion brand that could provide women the opportunity to make ethical decisions by purchasing less mass production clothing. Her label Brooke Barrett for You , launched in September 2017, has grown to become a well known luxury brand for women who believe style, comfort and quality are a way of life.

Brooke is dividing her time between creating bespoke clothing, empowering women through fashion, and working with the organization Girls Mind Matter.

Ingrid van Amsterdam

Healer I Writer I Biographer

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Various occupations from the corporate to the healing world taught Ingrid much about herself. Somewhere in between she managed to homeschool her six children (now adults) for almost seven years.

A trustee of Migrant Connections Taranaki Ingrid was asked to write a book about migrants, which became ‘HOMELANDS THEN & NOW’.

Her interest in diversity in the community and the recent death of her mother lead to another book which helped her process the intense experience of her intimate involvement as full time carer of her mother. With her newfound passion for writing Ingrid has launched her new website BiograView.com aiming to raise cultural awareness and the continuation of migrant stories. 

Donna Willard-Moore

Artist I Painter I Sculpture I Healer I Change-maker

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Donna holds  BFA, MA, MFA certificates in Fine Arts.

For her art is about cultural systems, cultures change when art styles change or perhaps it’s the other way round? To what degree does art influence our culture?

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For women the cultural expectations of life both limit and explain their possibilities. All knowledge and experiences build and reshape our lives and we create the next future for our selves and the younger generations by understanding the dynamic progression of evolution expressed in art.

Zara Thame

Founder of The Wellness Project

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Zara opened her Yoga studio here in New Plymouth in 2016 at just 26.  In a search for more fulfilment , and being passionate about movement, mindfulness and meditation for many years, it seemed a natural transition to share this love with others.

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Zara lives and breathes her work- it is both her personal practice and her profession. The Wellness Project is so much more than just generating livelihood, it invites people to soften, flex and become more resilient. Zara sought a role where she was able to more deeply connect with people, she feels privileged to share this passion with the community.