John Ryan (Controller and Auditor-General, New Zealand) is PASAI’s Secretary-General, providing leadership and guidance to the Secretariat in carrying out our strategy and work programs. John also advises PASAI’s Congress and the Governing Board. John is assisted by his International Support Team (see below).

Esther Lameko-Poutoa is the Chief Executive of the PASAI Secretariat. She is responsible for leading the Secretariat team to deliver its strategy, to engage and support supreme audit institutions in the region to deliver their individual objectives and responsibilities, while working closely with stakeholders and development partners.

Paki Ormsby is the Deputy Chief Executive, Operations. He is responsible for leading PASAI’s annual strategic planning and work program planning processes, providing program oversight and reporting on operational service delivery. Paki endeavours to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence.
Paki was previously the Director of Policy at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and held various roles at the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo is the Program Director responsible for our IT audit and emerging issues, organisational development, people and leadership, and performance measurement tools programs. Her portfolio of SAIs includes Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu.
Sina joined the Secretariat in 2012 and has more than 25 years of experience in financial audit, training, organisational development, and human resource management. She previously worked at SAI Samoa, where she led financial audits of ministries and state-owned enterprises.

Susana Laulu is the Program Director responsible for our financial audit, compliance audit and GEDSI programs. Her portfolio of SAIs includes American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.
Before joining the Secretariat in 2023, Susana was the Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of Samoa and has more than 25 years of experience in financial auditing, financial management, governance, banking, public policy and business strategy.  

Meresimani Vosawale-Katuba is the Program Director responsible for our independence, advocacy for governance, accountability, transparency and accountability (GATI), publications and audit quality management programs. Her portfolio of SAIs includes Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Mere joined the Secretariat in 2021 and has more than 15 years of financial audit, training and quality assurance experience. She previously worked at SAI Fiji, where she played a major role in establishing and leading the Quality Assurance Unit.

Mike Scott is the Program Director responsible for our performance audit, training plan and stakeholder management programs. His portfolio of SAIs includes the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) National and the state of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.
Mike has amassed over 30 years of performance audit experience in a variety of senior audit roles, including stints at the National Audit Office of the United Kingdom, the Office of the Auditor-General in New Zealand, the Australasian Council of Auditors-General (ACAG), New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs, and the New Zealand Police.

One more Program Director role is currently vacant. The person who fills this role will be responsible for our IT audit and emerging issues, organisational development support, people and leadership, and performance measurement tools programs. His or her portfolio of SAIs will include Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and Palau.

Sarnesh Deo is the Director – Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting. His primary objective is to lead the Secretariat’s efforts in monitoring, evaluating and reporting (MER) on the impact of its work. This senior role involves developing, maintaining, and implementing an effective MER system to meet the expectations of development partners, stakeholders and the PASAI Governing Board.
Sarnesh joined the Secretariat in 2024 with experience from a variety of roles in the academic, government and development sectors.

Luke Eaton is the Communications Advisor. He implements our Communications Strategy by curating our social media channels, updating the website, drafting media releases, publishing newsletters, contributing to publications and reports, and liaising with international bodies like the Network of INTOSAI Communications Officers.
Luke joined the Secretariat in 2021 after a lengthy stint in the Western Australian state public sector agency, Consumer Protection. There he worked in a variety of roles, with the longest being in its community education team.

Danial Sadeqi is the eLearning Specialist. He runs our Learning Platform and works with subject matter experts to design eLearning content for our programs.
Danial brings 14 years of teaching, curriculum development and online material design to the Secretariat. He most recently designed curricula in blended and online formats for both on-campus and international delivery for Massey University.

Fatemeh Mosawi is the Secretariat’s Office Coordinator. She is the first point of contact within the Secretariat. Fatemeh manages contracted service providers and provides administrative support to staff and the work of the Secretariat.

Johlie Solofa is the Program Coordinator. She supports the program directors with the delivery of PASAI’s programs. Johlie comes from a Learning and Development background, building the capability of Pasifika entrepreneurs in New Zealand through training programs.

Sarah Markley is PASAI’s Deputy Secretary-General.  Sarah is the Director – International Engagement at the Office of the Auditor-General, New Zealand. Before joining the Office of the Auditor-General in 2007 Sarah was an Audit Manager at Audit New Zealand. Sarah also provides support and advice to the Chief Executive to assist the Secretariat in achieving the goals set out in the PASAI Strategic Plan.

The role of Senior Advisor International Engagement at the Office of the Auditor-General in New Zealand is vacant.

Logan Moore is a Senior Advisor, Public Sector Finance and Reporting. Logan is also a Chartered Accountant and previously worked at Audit New Zealand where he played a lead role in large audits including many government departments, the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand and the Niue Government’s financial statements. During those years he was in the team that carried out Audit New Zealand’s controller duties and is continuing his involvement in controller and international matters at the Office of the Auditor-General.