Takiora Ingram

Takiora Ingram is a senior governmental policy advisor on marine conservation from the Cook Islands.

Early life Ingram was born in Rarotonga. Her mother was Poko Ingram, who was the first woman elected to the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly in 1961. She completed a B.A. in Anthropology, with High Honors, and an M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi. Her thesis was supervised by Ngātata Love, Tony Vitalis and Rae Weston. Ingram has also received an award from the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force for her service.