Courtney Williamson

After studying as a student at St Andrew’s, Courtney Williamson has come full circle, becoming a Food and Nutrition teacher at the College four years ago. Growing up in a family involved in both hospitality and food manufacturing, Courtney always wanted to pursue food-related studies at school, and says the Food and Nutrition classes were a good mix of learning practical skills and theory lessons, which related heavily to the fields she later worked in.

She says Food and Nutrition has come a long way over the last 15 years, with the content now relating more closely to future potential pathways and counting towards University Entrance. After studying a Bachelor of Commerce (Food Industry) at Lincoln University (now called Bachelor of Food Marketing and Agribusiness), Courtney worked in food manufacturing for a multinational company in a quality assurance position, as well as in sales and sales support in the food distribution sector.

After retraining as a teacher, Courtney rejoined St Andrew’s College in her current role. In the future, she hopes to achieve what Head of Technology, Allyson Duncan, achieved with her, by inspiring students who have an interest to consider the vast array of careers related to Food and Nutrition.