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



Kelly Shanks
Chief Executive


Brad Cassidy
General Manager Partnerships


Stuart Robinson
General Manager Business


Michelle Copeman
Executive Business Support



Victor Romero
Tu Manawa Active Aotearoa Fund Administrator


Lauren Hutchinson
Communications and Marketing Coordinator



Dr. Moha Asri
Insights and Evaluation Lead


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


Emma Carey
Regional Sport Advisor Secondary Schools


Cheycoda Cocks
Māori Outcomes – Women and Girls Advisor


Nigel Fitzpatrick
Active Transport Lead


Erin Wolland
Active Transport 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



Victor Romero
Palmerston North Recreation Advisor


Chip Latter
Manawatu Recreation Advisor


Leah Sole
Tararua Recreation Advisor


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


Ngakuira Osborne
GRx Administrator
Sports Partners


Sandra Lynch
Executive Manager


James Veitch
General Manager





Josh Curry
Shuttle Time Coaching Officer





Keryn Paekau
Secretary/Adminstrator


Dayne Bulloch
Regional Performance Golf Manager


Janine Morrah
Operations Manager





Shaz Dagg
Development Officer


Guy Barton
Central Region Development Manager


Natalya Taylor
Development Officer