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

CUSHLA LAUFKOTTER (CLR)
Head of Technology

Glenn Cheyne (GCE)
Head of Social Sciences

HAMISH MCLELLAN (HMN)

ROB IKINK (RIK)

Ross Gerritsen (RGN)
Head of Arts

TRUDY HARVEY (THY)
KAIARATAKI (DEANS) AND AHORANGI (ASSOCIATE DEANS)

ALANA WALL (AWL)

ANNA KING (AKG)
Ngāwhatu Kaiarataki (Dean), Social Sciences

BETH CUIZON (BCN)
Ngāwhatu Ahorangi (Associate Dean), Social Sciences, Spanish

DAVID MUNRO (DMO)
Omaio Kaiarataki (Dean), Mathematics

DUNCAN MCKINLAY (DMY)
Waiora Kaiarataki (Dean), English

LAUREN MEKALICK (LMK)
Manukau Ahorangi (Associate Dean), English

MISSY SEYMOUR (MSR)
Omaio Ahorangi (Associate Dean), Mathematics

STACEY GUNDRY (SGY)
Guidance & Support

ALANA WALL (AWL)

ALICE SCOTT (AST)

ANDREA HAWKES (AHS)
Pathways/Trades & Careers Coordinator

Felicity Yellin (FYN)

Hailey Henderson (HHN)
School Nurse

KATHY SHERWOOD (KSD)
Special Assessment Conditions Coordinator

LINDA MCDOUGALL (LML)
Head of Counselling

LOU WHITE-PAWSON (LPN)
Counsellor

Michelle Brown (MBN)
Learning Support Centre Lead Teacher

Miriam Restieaux (MRX)

Moira Raumati (MRI)

SHELLEE HALL (SHH)
Head of Subject (ESOL)

Sherree Flatman (SFN)
Counselling Receptionist

Sophia Morris (SMO)
Transition & International Manager

SUE FORD (SFD)
Head of Learning Support
Teachers

ABBE WEST (AWT)
PEHO, IOS

ADAM CRICHTON (ACN)
Science

AMANDA KIRKHAM (AKM)
Social Sciences

AMANDA WALKER (AWA)
Social Sciences

AMELIA BRIGHT (ABT)
Social Sciences

ANDREW RICCIARDI (ARI)
Mathematics

ANDY WALKER (AWK)
Arts (Music)

ANNA KING (AKG)
Ngāwhatu Kaiarataki (Dean), Social Sciences

ANNA PLAYFORD (APD)
Mathematics

Annie Watson-Kidd (AWI)

Ben Sheat (BST)
Teacher of PEHO

BETH CUIZON (BCN)
Ngāwhatu Ahorangi (Associate Dean), Social Sciences, Spanish

CARL SHEEHAN (CSN)
Science

CATHARINE WOOD (CWD)
Te Huarahi, Pathways

CHANEL NGARUHE (CNE)
Te Reo Māori

Chris Williams (CWS)
Technology (Hospitality)

Colin Frewin (CFN)
Science, Head of Primary Industries

COLIN GRAVETT (CGT)
PEHO, Technology

CORRIN VEDDER (CVR)
English, Kāhui Ako Across School Teacher

COURTNEY GRAVETT (CGR)
Mathematics

CUSHLA LAUFKOTTER (CLR)
Head of Technology

DAVID MUNRO (DMO)
Omaio Kaiarataki (Dean), Mathematics

Dayna Kerr (DKR)

Debbie Swainston (DSN)

DIANA MASKILL (DML)
Head of Subject (Visual Art)

DUNCAN MCKINLAY (DMY)
Waiora Kaiarataki (Dean), English

Eloise Nevin (ENN)
Head of Digital Technologies

EMMA WHITE (EWE)
English

Fiona Walker (FWR)
Teacher of Drama

GAYE BLOOMFIELD (GBD)

Georgina Lee (GLE)
Social Sciences

GERD BANKE (GBE)
Science

GRAEME BLOOMFIELD (GBL)

HEIDRUN BERL (HBL)

HENRY JONES (HJS)
Head of Subject (Hard Materials)

Isaac Taylor (ITR)
Teacher of Technology

JACQUELINE DE JONG (JDG)
Mathematics

JANA POLGLASE (JPE)
Head of Subject (Dance)

JASON INNES (JIS)
Technology (Hospitality)

JOHN CUBANSKI (JCI)
Science

John Walker (JWR)
Mathematics

JOLENE COTTON (JCN)
Physical Education & Health

JOSEPHINE SAVAGE (JSE)

Julia Martin (JMN)
Spanish

KARL NICHOLLS (KNS)
English

Kat Cambridge (KCE)
Teacher of Science

KATHERINE FERGUSON (KFN)

KAY MACKENZIE (KME)
Head of Subject (Music)

KRISTEL LEIJTEN (KLN)
Acting Head of Subject (OED)

Kylie Redwood (KRD)
English

LAUREN MEKALICK (LMK)
Manukau Ahorangi (Associate Dean), English

LAUREN PRESTIDGE (LPE)
Social Sciences, English

LISA GANASSIN (LGN)
Arts (Visual Art)

MATT PENNEY (MPY)
Science

MATT ROBINSON (MRN)
Technology (Hospitality)

Meagan Jeffrey (MJY)

Melody Grant (MGT)

MICHELLE AINLEY (MAY)
Mathematics

Michelle Anderson (MAN)
Teacher of PEHO/Mathematics

Miriam Burgess (MBS)
Teacher of English

MISSY SEYMOUR (MSR)
Omaio Ahorangi (Associate Dean), 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 Purdie (RPE)
Mathematics

RACHAEL QUEREE (RQE)
Social Sciences

RUSSELL MAXWELL (RML)
Technology (Hard Materials)

SALLY JOSENHANS (SJS)
Outdoor Education

Sam Maitland (SMD)
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

Trevor Voyce (TVE)
Support Staff

ANA BRITO DE STANLEY (ABO)
Bilingual Learning Assistant

ANDREA HAWKES (AHS)
Pathways/Trades & Careers Coordinator

ANDY HEWISON (AHN)
Learning Assistant

Barney Hodges (BHS)
Dean Support Worker

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

Fiona Crichton (FCN)
Learning Hub Manager/ Correspondence Coordinator

Jacqui Roche (JRE)
Learning Assistant/Art Assistant

Jessica Olander (JOR)
International & Transition Administrator

John Hall (JHL)
Business Manager

Jules Ferguson Brill (JFE)
Performing Arts Administrator

Katie Tyrrell (KTL)
Hospitality & Textiles Assistant

Laura Phipps (LPS)
Learning Assistant

Lilly Swanson (LSW)
Learning Assistant

Lisa Tunnicliff (LTF)
Finance Administrator

Louise Currin (LCN)
Attendance Administrator

Merryn Royal (MRL)
Gardener

Nic Rout (NRT)
Learning Assistant

Nick Georgakis (NGS)
Property Maintenance Manager

Oscar Hadley (OHY)
Outdoor Education Instructor/Technician

Sam Liebezeit (SLT)
Learning Assistant (Transition)

Sandra McGregor (SMR)
Science Technician/Lab Manager

Sara Redwood (SRD)
Sports Coordinator

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

Tracy Farrell (TFL)
Student Support Centre Administrator