Tōfā Mamao Auckland

Jacinta Tevaga

Executive Member

Samoan born with vision impairment from the age of 17, Jacinta Tevaga is a strong advocate in empowering and encouraging “tagata sa’ilimālō” (Pacific peoples with disabilities) to fulfill their life potentials and dreams.
Jacinta is currently serving as an independent contractor working with Tangaroa Disability Collective as a Pacific Connector. Jacinta is Innovation Project Lead at Vaka Tautua, PIASS Trust representative for the Consumer Consortium (Ministry of Health) and a Board member for Taikura Trust since 2019. She was a nominee and finalist at the Attitude Trust Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018 for the Spirit Award, and holds a Bachelor in Social Service majoring in Disability through Otago Polytechnic’s Capable NZ pathway.