QCC - Key Persons


Andy Sykes TAS


Anita Pierson

Job Titles:
  • Student Attendance Admin

Anna Colman

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Principal Curriculum

Annie Jones


Betty Whyte


Brendan Carroll

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Campbell Hart

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Principal Pastoral
  • Physical Education

Danielle Farry

Job Titles:
  • Head of Learning Support
  • Special Education

Dave Nicholson

Job Titles:
  • Dean Aramoana House
  • Physical Education / Health

Dean Aramoana House


Dean Rangatira House


Dean Tamahine House

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Support Staff Member

Dianna Nicholson

Job Titles:
  • Staff Representative
  • Mathematics
In my role as the staff representative of the BOT for Queen Charlotte College, I hope to represent the views of my colleagues in a fair manner. I am also proud to be part of the governance of our school. I would like to help keep Queen Charlotte a pleasant place to work, in a supportive and collaborative environment, and help keep up the high standards to ensure our students achieve their personal best.

Gannon Karena

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Assistant

Gavin Beattie

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairperson
In 2012 I returned home to Marlborough to live in Picton with my family. My daughter Erin, is a student at Queen Charlotte College and my wife Taryn, is also a teacher at the school. I work at Port Marlborough as the infrastructure manager where I lead the engineering and workshop team to develop and maintain our port and marina facilities. As a family we enjoy making the most of the outdoors, mountain-biking and boating in the sounds.

Georgine Raj

Job Titles:
  • Parent Representative
I was born in Te Kuiti and raised in Te Puke. My family and I moved to Picton in May 2012 and we absolutely love it. We have 6 children, and a mokopuna aged 1 year. Our two eldest daughters (Pare and Mihi) attended QCC and my 11 year old Mercedes is a Yr7. My son will also be attending QCC in 2024. I have enjoyed being a Netball Coach for QCC throughout the past six years. I am very humbled and grateful to be a part of the QCC BoT and the wider school whānau. I am looking forward to working with our Board to support our kaiako, our tauira and their whānau. As a family we love sport, camping, attending church, being involved in local events and going on family holidays across Aotearoa.

Hana Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Library Assistant

Helen Mills

Job Titles:
  • Gateway & Careers Administrator

James Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Careers Advisor
  • Careers Co - Ordinator

Janet Greenhough

Job Titles:
  • Science

Jessica Dempsey

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Assistant

Jodi O'Donnell

Job Titles:
  • Executive Officer

Kayla Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Student Attendance Admin

Kellie Clark


Komal Gosai

Job Titles:
  • Science

Lindsay McLenaghan


Martin Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Groundsman

Megan Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Presiding Member
Picton is my home town and I was educated at Picton Borough School and Queen Charlotte College before leaving to work, travel and study. In 1999 I gladly returned home as a teacher, taking up a position in the English Department where I stayed for the majority of my teaching career. I also spent five interesting years as Careers Advisor which gave me insight into different aspects of education and the opportunities available for our students. My husband Martyn and I are parents to Kahurangi who is a student at QCC. I am proud to be able to serve our school community on the Board and contribute to nurturing a sense of belonging and making our students' experience of school worthwhile and engaging.

Michael Garbes

Job Titles:
  • Dean Rangatira House

Natasha Ford

Job Titles:
  • Physical Education

Priyanka Arora

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics

Rebecca Woledge


Renee Hei

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Assistant

Renuka Pratap

Job Titles:
  • Science

Richard Baker

Job Titles:
  • Gateway Co - Ordinator

Richard Powell

Job Titles:
  • Property Manager

Samit Nand

Job Titles:
  • Science

Savannah Kemp

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Assistant

Sharon Alvey RSA


Sharon Alvey-Ball

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Sophie Reid

Job Titles:
  • Student Representative
Kia ora, my name is Sophie and I'm proud to be the Student Representative of the Board. I started at Queen Charlotte in 2023, and I'm currently in Year 11. I will strive to do my very best in this role and to make sure the voices of the students are heard. My personal interests are music, crafts, and the outdoors.

Sue Hayde

Job Titles:
  • Food Technology

Sue Williams

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Assistant

Susana Tyrell

Job Titles:
  • Parent Representative
I am a very proud Samoan living in Picton with my family for over 5 years.Presently I am a Board member at the Picton School. I am a Pasifika Performing Arts creative facilitator, teaching in several of the schools in Blenheim including Picton School and Queen Charlotte College. My sons Louis is currently a year 7 student. He often shares with us the positives and opportunities the College provides for all students. I bring a positive can-do attitude, an out of box thinking style, I bring new ideas and different ways of looking at things and offer extensive experience, knowledge and skills to make a valuable contribution to the governance of Queen Charlotte College. I am humbled and honoured to be a parent representative on the Board, and committed to providing a high level of support to ensure students and staff have the opportunities that will provide them with successful futures. Faafetai

Taryn Beattie

Job Titles:
  • Maths / Chemistry

Tash Ford

Job Titles:
  • Support Staff Member

Teresa Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Te Ātiawa Representative
I am the mokopuna of Amo Poki (nee Love) and Karaitiana Poki rāua ko Monica and Richard Thomas and the pōtiki of Ruby and David Thomas. I had the privilege of being raised by Waikawa and puhi of our Arapaoa whare. I attended our kōhanga, Waikawa Bay School and Queen Charlotte College and then spent a year at the Wellington Māori Netball Academy, before moving to Brisbane, Australia starting my 20-year career in the financial industry. I returned home to Waikawa in 2016, after 14 years abroad working in various financial roles and currently employed remotely and in Wellington as Risk and Assurance Manager for Kiwi Wealth Ltd.My husband and I have five tamariki between us. It was always my dream to raise my tamariki in "Waikawatanga" and it is with great pride and privilege that I am fulfilling that dream surrounded by our whānau. Nei ra te mihi kia a tatou

Toni Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Junior School Teacher

Vanessa Hika

Job Titles:
  • Learning Support Assistant