Executive Leaders
Peter Brooks
BrooksP@freyberg.ac.nzPrincipal
• Lead Principal Palmerston North East Community of Learning
• Professional leadership of teaching and learning
• CEO
• Creating a positive learning culture
• Staff appointments
• Developing innovative systems and approaches
• Developing partnerships and networks
• Lead Principal RTLB Cluster 26
Wendy Jochem
JochemW@freyberg.ac.nzAssociate Principal
International Director
• International Student Director
• Special Education oversight
• Migrant and refugee oversight
Linda Smith
SmithL@freyberg.ac.nzDeputy Principal
• School wide planning and events
• Reporting
• Year 10 Academic leader
• EOTC and sport oversight
• School Calendar
• Enrolments
Craig Steed
SteedC@freyberg.ac.nzDeputy Principal
• Curriculum, assessment and moderation oversight and development
• Professional development oversight
• Year 13 Academic Leader
• Student leadership
• Gifted and Talented programme
• Enrolments
Bernard Harris
HarrisB@freyberg.ac.nzAssistant Principal
• Restorative programmes
• Timetable and option surveys
• Attendance
• Year 11 Academic Leader
• KAMAR oversight
• Enrolments
Peter Thompson
ThompsonP@freyberg.ac.nzBusiness Manager
• Financial management and reporting
• Property and cleaning oversight
• ICT oversight
• Marketing and fundraising
• Management of support staff
• Quality systems
• Board secretary
Pastoral Leaders
Academic Leaders
Guidance Team
Curriculum Leaders
Phyllis Burns
Head of Special Education
BurnsP@freyberg.ac.nz
Mairi Borthwick
Head of Science
BorthwickM@freyberg.ac.nz
Tamzin Darragh
Head of Drama, Media
DarraghT@freyberg.ac.nz
Kieran Collier
Head of Geography
CollierK@freyberg.ac.nz
Dave Edmonds
Head of Music
EdmondsD@freyberg.ac.nz
Verity Elder
Head of Art
ElderV@freyberg.ac.nz
Andre Jacobs
Head of Technology
JacobsA@freyberg.ac.nz
Alex Kitchen
Co-Head of Mathematics
KitchenA@freyberg.ac.nz
Karen Lee
Co-Head of Mathematics
LeeK@freyberg.ac.nz
Lorna Newsome
Co-Head of Mathematics
NewsomeL@freyberg.ac.nz
David Lochhead
Head of Commerce
LochheadD@freyberg.ac.nz
Leanne Melbye
Head of Dance
MelbyeL@freyberg.ac.nz
Jamie Mills
Head of PE
MillsJ@freyberg.ac.nz
Steven Needham
Head of Japanese
NeedhamS@freyberg.ac.nz
Elizabeth Paine
Head of Languages, Classical Studies
PaineE@freyberg.ac.nz
Rachel Shepherd
Head of English
ShepherdR@freyberg.ac.nz
Kerri Mills
Head of Food and Nutrition
MillsK@freyberg.ac.nz
Dianne Stewart
Head of Health, Societal Issues
StewartD@freyberg.ac.nz
Mark Sutherland
Head of Computing
SutherlandM@freyberg.ac.nz
Rāhera Filiata
Head of Maori
FiliataR@freyberg.ac.nz
Bronwyn Cook
Head of Social Sciences, History
CookB@freyberg.ac.nzKey Support Staff
Tracey Armstrong
Library Manager
ArmstrongT@freyberg.ac.nz
Rosemary Barsanti
Sports Administrator
sports@freyberg.ac.nz
Tina Bell
Arts Co-Ordinator
BellT@freyberg.ac.nz
Saskia Beveridge
Sports Administrator
BeveridgeS@freyberg.ac.nz
Philippa Dravitski
Student Center Manager / Attendance Officer
DravitskiP@freyberg.ac.nz
Diane Garth
PA/Administrator
GarthD@freyberg.ac.nz
Paula Harrison
Student Centre Administrator
HarrisonP@freyberg.ac.nz
Raewyn Hornblow
Front of School / Receptionist
HornblowR@freyberg.ac.nz
Kathy McKnight
PA to Wendy Jochem & Peter Thompson
McKnightK@freyberg.ac.nz
Emmaleen Sarten
Science Technician
SartenE@freyberg.ac.nz
Delwyn Shirley
Gateway/Star Administrator
ShirleyD@freyberg.ac.nz
Meghan Nicolson
Margaret Vanwijk
Accounts
VanwijkM@freyberg.ac.nzTeen Parent Unit
Jenny Johansen
Director TPU
JohansenJ@freyberg.ac.nz
Geraldine Reynolds
Fiona Underwood
Paula King
Assistant Director
KingP@freyberg.ac.nzTeaching Staff
Darren Alexander
Technology
Sue Barrington
International
Mairi Borthwick
Science
Shelley Charles
English
Bronwyn Cook
Social Science, History
Joshua Dunstan-Brown
Mathematics
Jacqui Ellingham
ECE, Barista
Tim Fisher
Business Studies
Nicole Greensides
Social Science, History and Classics
Vivienne Hill
PE
Alex Kitchen
Mathematics
Bridgette Lynch
Mathematics
Tracey McKenzie
English
Jamie Mills
PE
Alice Muir
Mathematics
Sam Nickolls
English
Alice Polglase
Science, Food & Nutrition
Patty Robinson
Food and Nutrition, Maori
Natalie Sinclair
Science
Anna Sullivan
English and Drama
Nigel Ward
Craig Centre
Cherie Willetts
Science
Brooke Argyle
PE
Brooke Batley
PE
Adrian Bulford
Science
Daniel Clark
Social Sciences
Pam Cresswell
HPT
Dave Edmonds
Music
Paul Emmerson
Technology
Candice Forster-Heke
English
Jason Harbott
Mathematics
Andre Jacobs
Technology
Rina Kumar
Food and Nutrition
Hannah Lyons
Art
Alex McKinlay
English
Kerri Mills
Food and Nutrition
Steven Needham
Japanese
Angela O'Connor
English
Charlene Purcell
English, Art
Dave Scott
Mathematics, Technology
Dean Smethurst
Craig Centre
Mark Sutherland
Computing
Wendy Webster
Science
Kelly Van Zyl
Deaf Education
Esmay Archer
Mathematics
Rachel Bearda
PE
Phyllis Burns
HPT
Helen Codd
Flat
Tamzin Darragh
Drama
Tracy Edmonds
Science, Biology
Matt Farrelly
EOTC / International
Karyn Gordon
Science
Gerard Harrigan
Science, Physics
Jodie Jochem
Special Education
Karen Lee
Mathematics
Katrina Matthews
History, Tourism and Social Science
Leanne Melbye
Dance
Kent Mori
PE
Ruth Neilson
Craig Centre
Elizabeth Paine
Spanish, Classics
Debbie Purches
Mathematics
Leigh Scott
ESOL
Dianne Stewart
Counsellor
Chanel Tamahaga
PE
Harriet Wellwood
Science
Nandana Ariyaratne
Science
Stephanie Bird
Technology
Ricky Chan
Music
Kieran Collier
Geography
Sandy Deng
English
Verity Elder
Art
Rahera Filiata
Maori
Helen Green
Gateway
Bernard Harris
Science
Mahinarangi Kerehoma
Maori
David Lochhead
Commerce
Janine Maxey
Tourism, Mathematics
Alice Miles
Gateway
Stacie Mudd
English, Drama, Media Studies
Lorna Newsome
Mathematics
Helen Parker
Maori
Valerie Revill
Computing
Rachel Shepherd
English
Kris Stowers
Science
Georgia Taylor
Social Science
Eleanor Williams
NZ Sign, Deaf Education