Leané is experienced in providing quality project coordination and support, including facilitating stakeholder engagement projects, conducting research and literature reviews, producing project outputs and impactful presentations, and assisting in the proofing of reports.

Prior to joining Sapere, Leané worked as an executive assistant for Presbyterian Support Central, and previously utilised her project coordination skills as an intern at ChangeMakers Resettlement Forum, assisting in the development of an online library of research relating to refugee-background and ethnic migrant communities in the Aotearoa context. During her study, she also worked as a research assistant and a tutor in undergraduate Public Policy.

Leané holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Religious Studies from Victoria University of Wellington, where she received an academic excellence scholarship and was recognised three times on the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence.

She is currently studying toward a Master of Climate Change Science and Policy at Victoria University of Wellington.