Edmond is a proud Tongan from the islands of Kotu and Mo’unga’one. Edmond holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Social Sciences, Masters in Arts with Honours and has recently completed his PhD Thesis in Public Health at Auckland University of Technology with a focus on gambling and problem gambling amongst the Tongan community.
He currently works as a Pasifika Partnerships Consultant at Manukau Institute of Technology. In 2013, Edmond was the recipient of the Prime Ministers Pacific youth award and most recently recoginsed at the 2019 Sunpix Pacific peoples awards for services to Pacific education and research. Edmond is a member of the Institute of Directors and the Royal Society of New Zealand. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for One Tree Hill College, Christian World Services, NCEA Pacific Peoples Review Panel, Auckland Council Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and the Consumer Council for Counties Manukau Health and an active member of the Ponsonby Tongan Methodist Church.