Dr. Mere MoTari MuraMura Sovick’s (nee Sine) pursuit for a higher education was intentional with the purpose to make a difference. Keeping with her Melanesian kastom (culture) of reciprocity where everyone and everything is interconnected, interdependent, and interrelated; the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.
MoTari MuraMura Sovick is an indigenous scholar-practitioner from the Republic of Vanuatu, educated in New Zealand, and later in the United States of America, where she currently resides. She grew up in the village of Lavatu on the northern island of Pentecost, traditionally referred to as Araga and is from the Bule tribe. She embraces her roots and culture, and credits her late grandparents, parents, and elders for teaching her the language, the kastom, and knowledge of her people, motivating her to apply the indigenous knowledge in her research studies and work, and giving her the framework upon to do so. Without the support of her family, and community, she believes her success would be in vain.
Dr. Sovick sees herself as an agent of social change and a lifelong learner. As an agent of social change, one has to be willing to be a lifelong learner, which means putting an emphasis on “we” and “us”, and less on”I” and “me” - 'I am what I am because of who we all are'.
Her academic pursuits derived from a home where she grew up that held education in high esteem which she believes was the building block of her success. Dr. Sovick holds a Bachelors in Business Management and an MBA degree from the University of Phoenix and a Doctorate (DBA) degree from Walden University with a focus on International Business and research.