Our Team
The STB Pacific team in New Zealand is based in both the North and South Islands to assist our students closely.
Management
Claudia Pinto-Powell (Director) – Brazilian, born in Diamantina / Minas Gerais.
c.powell@stbpacific.co.nzClaudia lived in Belo Horizonte since she was seven. After studying Teaching and Business Administration she started her career and bond with STB as Overseas Course Advisor when she was 21 years old. Nine years of working in the Brazilian educational tourism sector led her to move to New Zealand to improve her English. Since then she has returned to Brazil on a regular basis for business and holidays. She has been living in the North Island for over 12 years and is STB Pacific’s managing director.
Administration
Chevaun Nel (Office Manager) – Zimbabwean, born in Harare / Zimbabwe / Africa.
chevaun@stbpacific.co.nzChevaun lived in Harare where she completed a Beauty Therapist course and started a mechanical and engineering company with her husband Matt. She attended several computer, secretarial and accounting courses before moving to New Zealand in 2002, aged 30. She now studies Social Anthropology at Massey University and oversees STB Pacific's High School administrative operations.
Student Welfare Coordination
Sandra Flessak Santos – Brazilian, born in Cascavel / Paraná.
sandra@stbpacific.co.nzSandra lived in Cascavel and moved to Curitiba when she was 14. She graduated in Physical Education in 2001 and then moved to New Zealand. Sandra worked as a Personal Trainer and Physical Education Teacher in several high schools before joining the STB Pacific team as a Student Welfare Coordinator.
Gerusa Benarroz R Nobre - Brazilian, born in Rio de Janeiro/RJ
highschool@stbpacific.co.nzGerusa was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro and before moving to New Zealand to work at STB Pacific NZ she used to live in Florianopolis/SC working for STB.
While studying and acquiring her Bachelor of Tourism in Brazil she travelled many times to the USA joining different exchange programs and doing volunteer work. In 2002 Gerusa was an High School exchange student for one year in Whangarei, New Zealand through STB Pacific.