Our Staff
Senior Leadership team
Daniel Wilson (DWN)
Principal, Kahui Ako Lead Principal
daniel.wilson@nayland.school.nz
Hannah Banks (HBS)
Associate Principal, Science
Rowan Taigel (RTL)
Deputy Principal, English
Trevor Olley (TOY)
Deputy Principal
Gavin Millar (GMR)
Assistant Principal, International Student Director
BRUNO WATKINS (BWA)
Assistant Principal, PEHO
Heads of Learning Areas
Ben Crawford (BCD)
Head of Mathematics
Brennan Geddes (BGS)
Head of PEHO
Damian Roughan (DRN)
Head of Technology
Glenn Cheyne (GCE)
Head of Social Sciences
HAMISH MCLELLAN (HMN)
ROB IKINK (RIK)
TRUDY HARVEY (THY)
Ross Gerritsen (RGN)
Head of Arts
HOUSE LEADERS
Rachael Purdie (RPE)
Aquila House Leader, Mathematics
Sam Maitland (SMD)
Phoenix House Leader, Technology
STACEY GUNDRY (SGY)
ALANA WALL (AWL)
AMANDA KIRKHAM (AKM)
Phoenix Associate House Leader, Social Sciences
ANNA KING (AKG)
Cygnus House Leader, Social Sciences
BETH CUIZON (BCN)
Cygnus Associate House Leader, Social Sciences, Spanish
DAVID MUNRO (DMO)
Pegasus House Leader, Mathematics
DUNCAN MCKINLAY (DMY)
Draco Associate House Leader, English
MISSY SEYMOUR (MSR)
Pegasus Associate House Leader, Mathematics
Guidance & Support
ALANA WALL (AWL)
ALICE SCOTT (AST)
ALISON WESTERBY (AWY)
KATHY SHERWOOD (KSD)
Special Assessment Conditions Coordinator
LINDA MCDOUGALL (LML)
Head of Counselling
LOU WHITE-PAWSON (LPN)
Counsellor
SUE FORD (SFD)
Head of Learning Support
ANDREA HAWKES (AHS)
Accounts Administrator, Pathways/Trades & Careers Coordinator
Kelly Rogers (KRS)
School Nurse
Krystal Liebezeit (KLT)
House Leader Support Worker
Sherree Flatman (SFN)
Counselling Receptionist
Sophia Morris (SMO)
Transition & International Manager
Miriam Restieaux (MRX)
Felicity Yellin (FYN)
Moira Raumati (MRI)
Teachers
ABBE WEST (AWT)
PEHO, IOS
ADAM CRICHTON (ACN)
Science
AMANDA KIRKHAM (AKM)
Phoenix Associate House Leader, Social Sciences
AMANDA WALKER (AWA)
Social Sciences
AMANDA WHARTON (AWN)
English
AMELIA BRIGHT (ABT)
Social Sciences
Andrew Nyhoff (ANF)
Science
ANDREW RICCIARDI (ARI)
Mathematics
ANDY WALKER (AWK)
Arts (Music)
ANNA KING (AKG)
Cygnus House Leader, Social Sciences
ANNA PLAYFORD (APD)
Mathematics
Annie Watson-Kidd (AWI)
ASHLEY WHITEHEAD (AWD)
Head of Subject (OED) – on leave 2022
BETH CUIZON (BCN)
Cygnus Associate House Leader, Social Sciences, Spanish
CARL SHEEHAN (CSN)
Science
CATHARINE WOOD (CWD)
Te Huarahi, Pathways
CHANEL NGARUHE (CNE)
Te Reo Māori
Colin Frewin (CFN)
Science, Head of Primary Industries
COLIN GRAVETT (CGT)
PEHO, Technology
CORRIN VEDDER (CVR)
English
COURTNEY GRAVETT (CGR)
Mathematics
CUSHLA LAUFKOTTER (CLR)
Technology (Textiles)
DAVID MUNRO (DMO)
Pegasus House Leader, Mathematics
DAYARNN NOWELL (DNL)
Te Huarahi
Debbie Swainston (DSN)
DENNIS KALE (DKE)
Physical Education & Health
DIANA MASKILL (DML)
Head of Subject (Visual Art)
Dixie McDonald (DXM)
English
DUNCAN MCKINLAY (DMY)
Draco Associate House Leader, English
Eloise Nevin (ENN)
Head of Digital Technologies
EMMA WHITE (EWE)
English
GAYE BLOOMFIELD (GBD)
Georgina Lee (GLE)
Social Sciences
GERD BANKE (GBE)
Science
GLENIS PAUL (GPL)
Science
GRAEME BLOOMFIELD (GBL)
HEIDRUN BERL (HBL)
HENRY JONES (HJS)
Head of Subject (Hard Materials)
JACQUELINE DE JONG (JDG)
Mathematics
JANA POLGLASE (JPE)
Head of Subject (Dance)
JASON INNES (JIS)
Technology (Hospitality)
JOHN CUBANSKI (JCI)
Science
John Valentine (JVE)
Science, PEHO
John Walker (JWR)
Mathematics
JOLENE COTTON (JCN)
Physical Education & Health
JOSEPHINE SAVAGE (JSE)
JULIA HODGSON (JHN)
Physical Education & Health
Julia Martin (JMN)
Spanish
KARL NICHOLLS (KNS)
English
KATHERINE FERGUSON (KFN)
KAY MACKENZIE (KME)
Head of Subject (Music)
Kevin Roughton (KRN)
Technology (Hard Materials)
KRISTEL LEIJTEN (KLN)
Acting Head of Subject (OED)
LAUREN MEKALICK (LMK)
LAUREN PRESTIDGE (LPE)
Social Sciences, English
LISA GANASSIN (LGN)
Arts (Visual Art)
LUCY BUCKLEY (LBY)
Arts (Visual Art)
MARK LEWERS (MLS)
Science
MATT PENNEY (MPY)
Science
MATT ROBINSON (MRN)
Technology (Hospitality)
Meagan Jeffrey (MJY)
Melody Grant (MGT)
MICHAELA NICHOLAS (MNS)
Head of Subject (Hospitality)
MICHELLE AINLEY (MAY)
Mathematics
MISSY SEYMOUR (MSR)
Pegasus Associate House Leader, Mathematics
MURRAY KING (MKG)
Te Huarahi (Business Studies)
NATASHA CARDWELL (NCL)
Technology (Hard Materials)
NATHAN GARGIULO (NGO)
Social Sciences
Nick Prebble (NPE)
Social Sciences, PEHO
NICOLE HECHT (NHT)
English
NIGEL LINEHAM (NLM)
Te Huarahi
Nigel Weeks (NWS)
Arts (Music)
RACHAEL QUEREE (RQE)
Social Sciences
RUSSELL MAXWELL (RML)
Technology (Hard Materials)
RUTH DIXON (RDN)
English
SALLY JOSENHANS (SJS)
Outdoor Education
Sam Maitland (SMD)
Phoenix House Leader, Technology
SHELLEE HALL (SHH)
Head of Subject (ESOL)
SHIRREE HODGKINSON (SHN)
Mathematics
SIMON PATEL (SPL)
Science
STACEY GUNDRY (SGY)
STACEY HOLBROOK (SHK)
STEPHEN TEECE (STE)
Physical Education & Health
STEVE MALTHUS (SMS)
Mathematics
Tami Mansfield (TMD)
Arts (Drama), English
TANIA RADMAN (TRN)
Visual Art
Tara Clement (TCT)
Science
TRISTAN WHARTON (TWN)
Mathematics
VERITY DAVIDSON (VDN)
ZOE WALKER (ZWR)
Support Staff
Amanda Ledger (ALR)
Arts Assistant
ANA BRITO DE STANLEY (ABO)
Bilingual Learning Assistant
ANDREA HAWKES (AHS)
Accounts Administrator, Pathways/Trades & Careers Coordinator
ANDY HEWISON (AHN)
Learning Assistant
Beccy Myers (RMS)
Learning Assistant
BEN WRIGHT (BWT)
Learning Assistant
BETH BROCKIE (BBE)
Learning Assistant
BRENDAN CRICHTON (BCR)
Director of Sport
CARRIE WILSON (CWN)
Student Support Centre Manager
Chloe Crichton (CCN)
Learning Assistant
Denise Parkin (DPN)
Learning Assistant
Dianne Holland (DHD)
Receptionist
Donna King (DKG)
HR & Payroll Administrator
Eloise Van Velthooven (EVN)
Sports Coordinator
Emma Goble (EGE)
Student Support Centre Administrator
Fiona Crichton (FCN)
Learning Hub Manager/ Correspondence Coordinator
Janice Johnson (JJN)
Learning Assistant
John Hall (JHL)
Business Manager
Jules Ferguson Brill (JFE)
Performing Arts Administrator
Katie Tyrrell (KTL)
Hospitality & Textiles Assistant
Laura Phipps (LPS)
Learning Assistant
Lisa Tunnicliff (LTF)
Finance Administrator
Louise Currin (LCN)
Attendance Administrator
Merryn Royal (MRL)
Gardener
Miriam Burgess (MBS)
Learning Assistant
Nic Rout (NRT)
Learning Assistant
Nick Georgakis (NGS)
Property Maintenance Manager
Oscar Hadley (OHY)
Outdoor Education Instructor/Technician
Pip Bowman (PBN)
Attendance Officer
Sandra McGregor (SMR)
Science Technician/Lab Manager
SARAH LUTON (SLN)
PA – Senior Leadership Team
Simon Woodbridge (SWE)
Assistant Caretaker
Siobhan Gerritsen (SGE)
Learning Assistant
Sue Sinclair (SSR)
Learning Assistant
Tracey Winslade (TWE)
Librarian
