Background
Genter was born in Rochester, Minnesota, United States in 1979, and grew up in Los Angeles, California.
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She serves as the party"s spokeswoman on transport issues, having previously worked as a transport planner. She gained a Bachelor in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2003. She then moved to France and in July 2005, she obtained a post-graduate certificate in International Political Studies from Institut d"études politiques in Paris.
She obtained a Masters of Planning Practice from the University of Auckland in 2008.
Genter has worked as a transportation planner since coming to New Zealand in 2006. She was initially employed by Sinclair Knight Merz in Auckland (2006–2007) before starting with McCormick Rankin Cagney in Auckland in 2008.
She is recognised within the transportation industry as an expert on parking policy and the economic and transport effects thereof, and has advised numerous councils in Australasia on this topic. She has given many presentations at conferences on the subject matter (for example 2008 New Zealand Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science, 2008 IPENZ Transportation Conference and 2010 Local Government Transport Forum), and appeared on Television New Zealand"s Breakfast programme and Kim Hill"s Saturday Morning programme on Radio New Zealand National.
In 2010, Genter relocated to Wellington to work for the Green Party as their Political and Media Advisor.
Politics
Placed in 13th place on the Green Party list for the 2011 election, Genter entered Parliament, with the Greens gaining 14 List Members of Parliament.
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