Brightfutures Testimonials
"Trina is reliable, trustworthy and industrious... she enjoys building a very close relationship with her client base... customers always come back to Trina to discuss the next opportunity or challenge they face which is truly reflective of the value she adds to them. Trina easily works with people at all levels - from the CEO to motivating and working well with company team members. Her strong project management skills and her ingenious approach and methods have ensured the smooth running of our diverse programmes."
Darryl Newport, Director Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London
"....[Contact's] Green Office programme has been a stellar success. Trina was given a brief and then given the latitude to design and implement the programme. The most successful part of the programme has been the way Trina has engaged staff on various initiatives within the programme. She has achieved this through a network of green office champions from around the business and with her boundless energy and enthusiam. The result has been a coherent set of initiatives across areas such as recycling, printing, waste and energy use that have been done with a mix of flair and innovation. Contact Energy has moved from being a run of the mill company in the area of sustainable business practices to a company that is now seen as an emerging leader in this space. It was particularly pleasing to see that this has been recognised with a variety of awards from environmental organisations. Trina is a very energetic, enthusiastic, highly organised implementer coupled with a strong creative streak on new ideas...."
Bruce Parkes, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Contact Energy Limited
"For Trina there is no problem that she could not find a solution for. She may know your challenges better than you do, she will use own initiative and imagination, solve it and deliver the results. She commits to each client 100%."
Raimonda Jankunaite, Director, We Fill Ltd, London
"Trina is the most unusual combination. She is indomitable in pursuit of her goals but she manages this with an inclusive and generous approach that brings out the best in the people she works with. You want her on your team and, if you can get her, be certain that you will achieve more than you set out to. Working with Trina I have seen quite ordinary projects achieve extraordinary results. She will plan, question and execute with vision and efficiency - and not a thing will escape her - and yet every small and big win will be handed back to the team as their achievement rather than hers. I will jump at the chance to work with Trina anytime the opportunity arises."
Alexandra Lutyens, Director of Strategy, Origin Design.
"I found Trina to be a wonderful help to my business - I could not have started this initiative without her guidance...the outcome of her work is that we've made significant steps forward along our environmental journey, we've enhanced our brand, we've saved both money and resources, and we'll continue to do so into the future!"
Eleni Renton, Director, Leni's Model Management, London
"...Trina has been instrumental in implementing a wide range of sustainability related initiatives [at Contact Energy]. Trina is extremely organized and efficient and the change she has been able to effect within Contact Energy in terms of sustainability activity is inspiring. Trina is incredibly energetic and passionate about sustainability - the success of the Green Office programme at Contact Energy is largely due to Trina's efforts and her ability to get others on board with the programmes she has implemented. Trina has found really creative ways of engaging and encouraging a wide range of people to change their habits, particularly (but not solely), in relation to waste management. Trina has also presented at SBN workshops and seminars - she is an excellent presenter and her enthusiasm really inspires people."
Kirsten Gendall, Regional Manager, Sustainable Business Network
"[Trina's] a legend and her legend will live on in the form of an alive and thriving Green Office programme and her network of trusty Green Teamers. Trina has brought a tremendous amount of energy, passion and creativity to the role ... Trina is up there with Peter Jackson in terms of the number of prestigious awards won in one year. In the year past, Contact has been the winner of the 2007 Sustainable Business Network's Emerging Award at both a regional and national level and the "I Can" campaign won a national NZ Marketing Association Award. All fantastic achievements. Trina has made a big difference at Contact. She's led the way in proving what is possible working together - how small steps can add up to significant impact. I CAN say with certainty that she will be very much missed. "
Sarah Eliott, Brand and Community Relations Manager
"Trina is one of those special people that every company needs. She maintains strong work ethics and had the ability to add value to Contact right from day one and continued to add value throughout her time here. She excelled in many areas, particularly harmonising action across company projects, making everybody feel valued, getting the best out of the team and most importantly, delivering results. If you are looking for someone able to hit the ground running and deliver outstanding results, then Trina's your gal. "
Cory Franklin, Commercial Manager, Contact Energy
"Trina brings to her work an unusually strong combination of creative flair and executional capacity. While it is common to find one or other of these traits in a single person, it is rare in my experience to find someone who is so strong at both. As a result, Trina not only gets things done quickly, she gets them done memorably well … [Trina] is always likely to seek roles that allow her to lead innovative programmes, as opposed to implementing plans where she has not had significant strategic input."
Pattrick Smellie, Risk and Reputation Management
"Trina's talents as a project manager are exceptional. She managed to keep a large group of people … on-track and focused on achieving results in a very short space of time. She did this with sensitivity, wit and charm combined with steely determination and persistence. But what really made the difference was Trina's passion for championing the cause of the customer … I can comfortably report that the 2004 ThinkSmall programme exceeded all initial expectations … The programme won a silver RSVP award in the Internal Campaign category at the New Zealand Marketing Awards in March 2005."
Raymond Burr, Marketing Manager, Accident Compensation Corporation
"Trina has played a major part in our ability to develop a successful marketing arm of our business as well as successfully launching a major project … I have found Trina to be extremely adaptable, dedicated, result focused and honest."
Terese Tunnicliffe, General Manager, EFTPOS New Zealand
"[Trina had] The ability to clearly focus on the task in hand, keep the process on track and ensure we met the deadline … You're a star."
Donovan Wearing, Executive Director Emerging Business, Open Polytechnic
"I was enormously impressed with Trina's approach to the project, and with her conduct throughout…her enthusiasm was infectious. Her style of making it easy for me to progress issues internally, ensured that a number of longstanding issues were resolved for the local community. I would not hesitate to use Trina's services again."
Clare Hadley, Economic Initiatives Manager, Hutt City Council
"I firmly believe the success of this project was largely due to your leadership. The results speak for themselves – we achieved a high profile in the Auckland area during the busy Christmas period … and came in well under budget. Your enthusiasm and professionalism despite the challenging timelines was impressive."
Nic Holdgate, Manager of the Telecom New Zealand Volvo Ocean Race Project
"[Trina's] work was completed thoroughly and to a high level at short notice. She looked at, and was a proponent for options we hadn't considered."
Ian Stronach, Marketing Manager, Motor Trade Association
"Thanks for the input Trina. You're keeping me on my toes!"
Matthew Hansen, Marketing Manager, 4RF Communications
Details of projects worked on and results achieved can be obtained by contacting Trina.
