Olena Williams

Olena Williams

Taranaki Community Education Committee Member

What is your connection to TCE?

I started as a tutor with TCE. My cooking classes received pretty good feedback and I eagerly helped some other people who had cooking classes at TCE too. And that is how I became “hooked”.

Share with us a bit about your background.

Taranaki foodie Olena Williams brings a taste of Ukraine to Taranaki Community Education. She

offers a cooking class with vareniki, the beloved Ukrainian dumplings. Made with dough and

delicious fillings, she serves up both a classic and a vegetarian version, sharing the rich flavours of

her roots. Olena identifies with Ukrainian-Russian-Korean-New Zealander and has a passion for ethnic food and culture.

Olena is an avid foodie, she is a member of the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers and hosts a

weekly radio show devoted to food at The Most FM, Taranaki –

Olena Williams is the founder of Olena Williams Media – a digital marketing

agency based in Taranaki, New Zealand.

She is a communications specialist and a marketing advisor for Taranaki Multi Ethnic Council.

Olena has studied at Kharkiv Aerospace University (Ukraine), Massey University (New Zealand)

and University of Oxford (UK).

Olena specialises in social media marketing and digital events management. She works with

celebrities, small and medium business owners, entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations

As an advocate, which course would you recommend and why?

I would recommend to start with the next course available. Some of them don’t repeat and you will have a chance to experience something truly unique. As for myself,  I actively attend other tutors’ cooking classes. I love teach how to cook and also love to learn how to cook.  The latest course of Indian cuisine was wonderful!