Meet the team
Ariana Rusden
Engagement Consultant
Ko Tainui me Ngāpuhi ngā iwi.
Ariana is an Engagement Consultant for ICE (Inspire, Create & Engage), overseeing our Social Media and Digital Partnerships, across our early in careers programmes through championing the stories of incredible rangatahi and organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand.
The first in her whānau to attend and graduate university, Ariana is honoured to represent the result of all the hard work both her Mum and Nan empowered in her. She is motivated by the opportunity to create opportunities for other young people through her role at ICE and highlight impactful stories so everyone can have access to opportunities and knowledge.
With a background in Marketing and Advertising, Ariana is passionate about using social media to interact with our partners and community of students. Hitting those social media performance KPIs and ensuring we are tracking well with our community is just part of her day to day at ICE.
However, the truly purposeful part of her work is knowing that she is part of an organisation that enables young people, including Māori, to have opportunities available to them that previous generations didn’t have access to.
Get in touch with Ariana today to discuss further how you or your organisation could collaborate with us in inspiring future leaders.
Fast facts about Ariana
Favourite hobby
Family, Friends & Sports 🥳
Hidden talent
Reading people 👀
Favourite quote
"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.
Shout me a drink of...
A vodka based beveragino 🍸