Our People


Nathan Hopcroft
Chair


Sandra Lynch
Deputy Chair


Danielle Wyness
Board


Rafea Naffa
Board


Dr Jeremy Hapeta
Board


Suzanne Charles
Board


Natasha Bailey
Board


Dean Taipana
Board


Kayla Whitelock
Board












Lynley Montgomary
Board












Kelly Shanks
Chief Executive


Brad Cassidy
General Manager Partnerships – Māori and Environments


Michelle Copeman
Corporate Service and Business Improvement Manager


Victor Romero
Tu Manawa Active Aotearoa Fund Administrator












Matthew Conger
Regional Sport Director


Keegan Bremner
Community Partnerships Advisor – Team Leader and Active Recreation


David King
Community Partnerships Advisor – Sport Leadership and Coaching


Sam Davis
Community Partnerships Advisor – Sport Development












Whitney Le Comte
Community Partnership Advisor – Play


Cheycoda Cocks
Māori Outcomes – Women and Girls Advisor


Erin Wolland
Active Transport Advisor












Phil Stevens
Cycle Skills Advisor












Kate Steminger
Bush Multisport Facility Manager


Murray Te Huki
Healthy Active Learning Team Leader


Joel Gordon
Healthy Active Learning Advisor


Emma Aitken
Healthy Active Learning Advisor












Ethan Pollock
Horowhenua Community Connector












Hinekawa Wilson-Munday
Tararua Community Connector


Katrina Gemmell
Active Team Leader


Sarah Munn
Active Communities Advisor


Lathainia Lowrie
Active Families Advisor


Paula Crowe
Active Communities Advisor – Strength and Balance


Fiona Macdermid
Green Prescription Phone Support


Morna McFarlane
Green Prescription Programme Coordinator
Sports Partners


Sandra Lynch
Executive Manager


James Veitch
General Manager












Josh Curry
Shuttle Time Coaching Officer












Ben James
Golf Development Officer












Janette Smith
Participation Coordinator


Janine Morrah
Operations Manager


Natalya Taylor
Development Officer