Sam is the Director of Professional Learning for CEN. Born and raised in New Zealand, he was previously working at Laidlaw College in Auckland as a lecturer of education and theology in the School of Social Practice. He has a broad range of teaching experience in New Zealand schools including a role as deputy principal. Sam is most interested in the intersections between theology, culture and pedagogy and how these areas interact with one another. In 2022 he completed his Masters thesis titled: "Beyond the God Within: Speaking to the Subjective Turn in the Faith and Spirituality of New Zealanders." The thesis explored current trends in spirituality in Aotearoa and the wider West, tracking the major cultural influences of these phenomena and offering a theological response.