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