Category: Trustee Member

trustee member bio

Amy Dove

Post author By Pacific Data Sovereignty
Post date September 9, 2025

Amy Dove sits on the Pacific Data Sovereignty Board of Trustees and is a forensic partner at Deloitte with over 25 years of experience in legal technology and analytics.

She leads Deloitte’s Discovery and Data Management practice in Aotearoa New Zealand and Deloitte’s dedicated Pasifika Services Group – Pås Peau.

She leads teams supporting some of New Zealand’s largest organisations to manage data and respond to litigation and regulatory disclosure requests.

She also advises clients and is a frequent speaker on safe, ethical, responsible and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence use and implementation and is an Executive Council member of the AI Forum.

Advisory Group Trustee Member

Malaetogia Dr. Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow

Post author By Pacific Data Sovereignty
Post date September 9, 2025

Malaetogia Dr. Jacinta is a member of the Pacific Data Sovereignty Expert Advisory Group and sits on the Pacific Data Sovereignty Board of Trustees.

Malaetogia Dr. Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow has extensive leadership and management experience in health research, public health and Pacific wellbeing in New Zealand. Her work aims to bridge government, academia and Pacific communities to champion authentic positive change for Pacific. As the founding Managing Director of Moana Research, Jacinta empowers the importance of Pacific world-views, and the prominence of self-determination in all Moana Research work, including evaluation, research and advocacy.

Jacinta has worked for Pacific health provider WestFono, as Manager Pacific Health Research with the Health Research Council, and as Senior Advisor, Pacific for the Public Health Group in the Ministry of Health. After the Ministry of Health, Jacinta was shoulder tapped to manage TAHA Pacific Maternal and Child Health Service at the University of Auckland.

Having completed her Master of Public Health (Honours), Jacinta then completed a PhD at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies – Growing Up in New Zealand Study, investigating the concept of Resilience among Pacific families within the cohort.

Advisory Group Trustee Member

Ivan Tava

Post author By Pacific Data Sovereignty
Post date August 7, 2025

Ivan Tava is the Trustee Chairman of the Pacific Data Sovereignty Expert Advisory Group.

Having leadership and team management capabilities at a national and regional level, Ivan has significant expertise in leading, coordinating, and prioritising to achieve goals. His qualifications, professional experience and unique skills reflect robust knowledge of biculturalism in Aotearoa and continuing commitment to Pasifika Education and communities.

His proven understanding of the political environment and strategic implications on the project and programme implementation; has enabled and established responsive work plans. Furthermore, his extensive networks and is a well-respected member of the public sector with particularly strong relationships and credibility within the Māori and Pasifika communities throughout New Zealand have been beneficial

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