Leadership Team
Jaydene Buckley
New Zealand
Jaydene Buckley is Managing Director of OSACO Group. Jaydene had a distinguished career including working within Māori communities where she and her team developed a strongly proactive, community-based approach to issues affecting community wellbeing such as youth criminality, gangs, drugs, and reoffending.
Sean Buckley
New Zealand
Sean is Global Director of Operations and co-founder of OSACO Group. Sean began his career in investigations in New Zealand before moving to the UN, investigating political assassinations in the Middle East. His investigative assignments extended into work within UN agencies and international NGOs and has now expanded beyond the humanitarian world into other sectors.
Wallace Haumaha
New Zealand
Wallace (Wally) Haumaha joined OSACO Group as Director Leadership and Innovation in March 2024 after retiring from a stellar 40-year career with New Zealand Police, and his most recent role as Deputy Police Commissioner.
Wally has always had a passion to make a difference in outcomes for Māori, ‘walking the talk’ when it comes to demonstrating the core values of the New Zealand Police’s commitment to Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Toni Carroll
UAE
Hailing from Aotearoa New Zealand and based in the UAE, Toni joins the OSACO leadership team, bringing many years of experience in security, resilience, and strategic planning. Toni’s most recent role was Regional Advisor Security and Resilience at New Zealand Electoral Commission, where she played a central role in ensuring the safety and integrity of the electoral process.
Claudia Zehl
Germany
Based in Germany, Claudia has 15 years of worldwide experience in programme and team management in humanitarian response and international development. She has developed extensive experience in Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) and safeguarding, including setting up organisational safeguarding standards and frameworks, case management, and capacity development for national and international organisations and the UN.
Zahida Virani
USA
Zahida Virani is the Head of North America for OSACO, leading the group’s expansion into the United States and Canada.
Leveraging OSACO’s global expertise, she builds new partnerships with law enforcement agencies, training academies and other institutions. Zahida also works closely with our product development team to guide the launch of ECHOMIND, a cutting-edge AI-based investigative interviewing platform.
Daniel Beaudoin
United Kingdom
UK-based Daniel Beaudoin joined OSACO in 2020 as its administration manager. He has a background in aviation and leisure travel, including airport station logistics, having worked with both a leading global travel provider and a small, independent regional carrier.