WESTLAKE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL - Key Persons
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science and Biology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Maths, Physics
Great teachers, a supportive community, and access to a wide range of academic, sporting and cultural opportunities are fundamental to equipping our girls to thrive in a rapidly changing world, and to develop as well rounded people.
I am honoured to be working with a strong and experienced Board that will continue to ensure Westlake Girls is well placed to keep providing an excellent education with high quality teachers and resources.
I have a BA in Psychology and bring a range of skills and experience from diverse fields - market research, marketing, brand strategy, human-centred design, and more recently, training people with science-based skills to boost resilience, wellbeing and productivity.
I've held senior roles in companies (such as Colmar Brunton) and have run my own consultancy for many years, working with a wide range of businesses and organisations to help them better understand their customers, donors and clients, and to use these insights to develop successful strategies.
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science and Biology
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- Dean - Akoranga
- Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Health
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Hauraki
- Technology and TIC Hospitality
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Pupuke
- Music
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Health
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Business Studies
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- Community Relationship Manager
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Business Studies
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Social Sciences and Business Studies
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- TIC Earth & Space Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science, Biology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Business Studies
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- Graphic Design and Marketing
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- Teaching Staff Member
- TIC Year 12 Chemistry
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- Teacher
- Teaching Staff Member
As a parent to two high school aged daughters and a teacher to a hundred or so teenagers most days, student success and staff morale and retention are my priorities whilst serving as a board member.
After past lives in both Australia and New Zealand working as a disability home carer, a personal trainer and a teacher aide, I eventually made use of my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree to become a Visual Arts teacher, working happily at WGHS since 2015.
I hope to contribute our voice as a staff to clarify and reinvigorate the many positive processes that help to connect our students, staff and parent community.
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- Support Staff Member
- Student Business Liaison
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Support Staff Member
- Teacher
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science and
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Business Studies
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Support Staff Member
- Science Lab Technician
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Health
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- Support Staff Member
- Special Assessment Co - Ordinator
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Pupuke
- Visual Arts, Technology
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- Support Staff Member
- Teacher
I was appointed Principal of Westlake Girls with effect from 1 May 2017. Following a degree in Physical Education from Otago, my first teaching position was at Epsom Girls Grammar School. I then went on to teach at Rangitoto College for 10 years. More recently I worked at Birkenhead College where I held the position of Assistant Principal for 12 years.
Prior to taking up this position, I was the Athlete Life Manager at High Performance Sport New Zealand for four years, where I led a team of advisers to develop a programme designed to maximise the potential of our elite athletes.
I have lived on the North Shore for more than 30 years and am married to husband Mike and have three children, two sons and a daughter who all attended the Westlake schools. As a former champion rower I am still involved in this sport and I love to spend as much time as I can enjoying outdoor life.
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- Support Staff Member
- Teacher
- Chinese Liaison
- Chinese Liaison / Library
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- Support Staff Member
- Teacher
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Onewa
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- Education Support Administrator
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Akoranga
- Media Studies, English
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- Support Staff Member
- Science Lab Technician
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Business Studies and Economics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Health
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- Event Centre and Sports Facilities Manager
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- Career Development
- Deputy Principal / Student Leadership and Welfare
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics, Languages
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Business Studies, Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Education Support Officer / Data Manager / Enrolments
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Onewa
- Health
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Media Studies, English
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Biology
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- Assistant Principal, Senior Leadership Administration / Sec School
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Dean - Wairau
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Librarian
- Teacher - Librarian
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Assistant Principal
- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics
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- Support Staff Member
- Teacher Aide
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Music Administrator
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- Teaching Staff Member
- English, Specialist Classroom Teacher
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Director of International Students
- International Department
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- Head of Faculty: PE, Health and Sport
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- Principal 's Personal Assistant
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Health
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Health
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Science
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Support Staff Member
- Food Technician
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Technology
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Teaching Staff Member
- Deputy Principal
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- Mathematics and Statistics
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- Support Staff Member
- Teacher Aide
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- Careers and Student Leadership Adviser
Thanks for voting me back onto the WGHS Board for a second term; I will do my best to help steer the school to best meet the needs of ALL students. My daughters Frederika (y13 in 2023) and Delilah (y10) are currently at Westlake Girls High School, and Abigail was but is now a second year student at Otago Uni.
I am constantly impressed by the various opportunities available to our daughters at Westlake Girls, and the way they are encouraged to stand up for themselves and what they believe in, guiding them to develop as strong independent women. I believe the distractions of social media and misinformation need to be offset by real life interactions, building positive relationships and mindful perspectives better preparing our daughters for the future.
I have served on the Board at three of the four levels of our local Community of Learning, Te Kāhui Ako o Pupuke. I spent 6 years on each of Takapuna Primary School and Takapuna Normal Intermediate School Board of Trustees so have worked with 5 principals and Boards previously.
The skyscape and potential population of our local area is rapidly changing and is putting pressure on our already stretched resources. I have seen the real issues of attracting and retaining great teaching staff to our school but I believe we have a great team and will continue to improve.
I currently run Appliance Outlet (the real one) in Burswood with approx. 20 staff who sell and service new and refurbished appliances so have broad experience in operations and managing people. I am a qualified accountant and have been on the finance committees of all school boards I have sat on (incl WGHS); bringing financial expertise to the board table. I also offer a Dad's perspective; much to my daughters delight!
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- Marketing Liaison ( Korean )
I am privileged to be on the WGHS Board and look forward to continuing in my role as Deputy Presiding Member to work with the existing and new members to build upon the great work that the previous board achieved.
I am thrilled to be Presiding Board member at Westlake Girls High School this year. My family and I live in the local community and my daughter Isla is a current student at the school.
I have been fortunate to have developed a significant amount of governance experience having served as Board Chair at both Takapuna Normal Intermediate School and Northcote Primary School over the last few years. I am really proud of the achievements the team I worked with made in the terms that we served for both schools. I have also held Board positions at Dress for Success Auckland and HP New Zealand.
In my position, I can offer the school my experience from the commercial sector, as well as my knowledge and experience of governance, and my personal passion to help steer the school into the future. I am passionate about community engagement, staff and student welfare and creating an excellent learning environment for all students.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Directors, as well as a member of Global Women New Zealand. I have extensive and unique commercial experience both in NZ and abroad.
I have been fortunate to spend the last 18 years working in the IT industry and currently hold the position of Spark Group Lead, working across the Spark New Zealand business to help to deliver important outcomes. I recently transitioned into this role from the CEO role at Entelar Limited (a Spark New Zealand subsidiary) where I worked with the team for 2 years to grow and transform the business.
I am looking forward to continue working with the Board to ensure we provide the best environment for all students, and to ensure all students have access to the many opportunities that a school such as Westlake Girls High School can offer.