Our Team
Hannah Pilbrow
General Manager
Hannah grew up down the road in Waiwhetū and recently moved back to Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai with her young whānau. With a professional background in law and human resources, Hannah also has lots of experience working with organisations promoting supported and stronger communities. When she’s not spending time with her whānau and friends she enjoys reading, and music. Hannah is excited to be working with a project so close to where she grew up and looks forward to meeting you all soon.
You can get in touch with Hannah at , hannahpilbrow@cupa.org.nz
Michaela Taylor
Operations Manager
Michaela is the heart of Common Unity. She first joined The Remakery as a volunteer in 2018 and now leads our Comms & Marketing space. She wears many hats as a key player in the business hub team. Michaela can often be found in our sewing studio making amazing products with Sew Good, or in various locations around The Remakery making magic happen.
You can contact Michaela via admin@cupa.org.nz
Catherine
Finance Manager
Catherine joined Common Unity in February 2023 as our Finance Manager. She manages all the important financial functions of Common Unity, taking care of payments, receipts, payroll, budgets and year end reporting. Catherine grew up in Naenae and loves being connected to Te Awa Kairangi again. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, creating things and reading.
If you’d like to discuss donating or funding any Common Unity projects you can contact Catherine via catherine@cupa.org.nz
Roberta
Sew Good Coordinator
Roberta is our Sew Good coordinator and tutor, since May 2021. She is a costume designer from Barcelona (Spain) and shares her sewing skills and creativity with the community. You can find Roberta humming away in the studio working on community projects, creative collaborations, upcycling projects, and commercial orders. She brings her knowledge and experience in design and creating products from repurposed textiles. She is in charge of processing and organising our Fabric Library.
Roberta loves hiking in her spare time, rowing, electronic music and chair design.
If you’d like to know more about our Sew Good sessions you can contact Roberta via sewgood@cupa.org.nz
Sophie
Urban Kai Educator
Breanna
Gardener
Dion
Gardener