She kindly spoke at the first Henderson Eco-Centre Speakers Series event and was a great opening speaker who was keen to welcome people and meet people and take them on her journey through Papaya Stories. Thanks Yana for a great introductory speech. – Richard Davison, Panuku Development

Her passion for storytelling shone through, and I found her to be an extremely engaging speaker. She’s the kind of person to draw even the quietest soul out of their shell with bold new ideas and ways of connecting. – Sophie, Women in Urbanism