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
Wendy Jochem
JochemW@freyberg.ac.nzAssociate Principal
International Director
• International Student Director
• Special Education oversight
• Migrant and refugee oversight
• RTLB cluster oversight
• Ministry referrals
Linda Smith
SmithL@freyberg.ac.nzDeputy Principal
• School wide planning and events
• Reporting
• Year 1 and 2 Teacher development
• Student teachers
• Year 10 Academic leader
• EOTC and sport oversight
• Appraisal overview
• Staff duties
• Enrolments
Craig Steed
SteedC@freyberg.ac.nzDeputy Principal
• Curriculum, assessment and moderation oversight and development
• Professional development oversight
• Year 11 Academic Leader
• Student leadership
• Gifted and Talented programme
• Enrolments
Bernard Harris
HarrisB@freyberg.ac.nzAssistant Principal
• Restorative programmes
• Timetable and option surveys
• Roll returns
• Attendance
• Year 12 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
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
Catherine Smith
Head of Food and Nutrition
SmithC@freyberg.ac.nz
Dianne Stewart
Head of Health, Societal Issues
StewartD@freyberg.ac.nz
Ian Tairea
Head of Computing
TaireaI@freyberg.ac.nz
Josephine Kenrick
Head of Maori
KenrickJ@freyberg.ac.nz
Pene Will
Head of Social Sciences, History
WillP@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
Raewyn
Front of School / Receptionist
HornblowR@freyberg.ac.nz
Meghan Nicolson
Emmaleen Sarten
Science Technician
SartenE@freyberg.ac.nz
Delwyn Shirley
Gateway/Star Administrator
ShirleyD@freyberg.ac.nz
Margaret Vanwijk
Accounts
VanwijkM@freyberg.ac.nzTeaching Staff
Darren Alexander
Technology
Marian Basnayake
Mathematics
Mairi Borthwick
Science
Shelley Charles
English
Bronwyn Cook
Social Sciences, History
Joshua Dunstan-Brown
Mathematics
Verity Elder
Art
Cherie Fenemor
Science
Lorraine Futter
ESOL
Jason Harbott
Mathematics
Andre Jacobs
Technology
Rina Kumar
Food and Nutrition
Bridgette Lynch
Mathematics
Kerry Meerkerk
English
Jamie Mills
PE
Ruth Neilson
Craig Centre
Elizabeth Paine
Spanish
Debbie Purches
Mathematics
Leigh Scott
English
Dianne Stewart
Health and Societal Issues
Georgia Taylor
Social Science
Harriet Wellwood
Science
Brooke Argyle
PE
Brooke Batley
PE
Adrian Bulford
Science
Daniel Clark
Social Sciences
Pam Cresswell
HPT
Elise Dykstra
International Administrator, ESOL
Jacqui Ellingham
ECE, Barista
Rahera Filiata
Maori
Karyn Gordon
Science
Gerard Harrigan
Science, Physics
Jodie Jochem
Special Education
Karen Lee
Mathematics
Katrina Matthews
English
Leanne Melbye
Dance
Kent Mori
PE
Claire New
Textiles
Helen Parker
Maori
Valerie Revill
Computing
Rachel Shepherd
English
Anna Sullivan
English and Drama
Heather Velvin
Science, Chemistry
Pene Will
History
Nandana Ariyaratne
Science
Rachel Bearda
PE
Phyllis Burns
HPT
Helen Codd
Flat
Tamzin Darragh
Drama
Dave Edmonds
Music
Paul Emmerson
Technology
Tim Fisher
Business Studies
Helen Green
Gateway
Bernard Harris
Science
Josephine Kenrick
Maori
David Lochhead
Commerce
Janine Maxey
Tourism, Mathematics
Alice Mills
Gateway
Stacie Mudd
English, Drama
Lorna Newsome
Mathematics
Alice Polglase
Science, Food & Nutrition
Geraldine Reynolds
English
Natalie Sinclair
Science
Ian Tairea
Computing
Nigel Ward
Craig Centre
Eleanor Williams
NZ Sign, Deaf Education
Sue Barrington
English
Ross Bland
Science
Ricky Chan
Music
Keiran Collier
Geography
Lesley Duncan
Art
Tracy Edmonds
Science, Biology
Matt Farrelly
EOTC/International
Candice Forster-Heke
English
Nicole Greensides
Social Science, History and Classics
Vivienne Hill
PE
Alex Kitchen
Mathematics
Sam Lowe
PE
Tracey McKenzie
English
Kerri Mills
Science, Barista
Steven Needham
Japanese
Angela O’Connor
English
Charlene Purcell
English, Art
Dave Scott
Mathematics, Technology
Catherine Smith
Food and Nutrition
Chanel Tamahaga
PE
Wendy Webster
Science
Chloe Yuile
English
Teen Parent Unit
Jenny Johansen
Director TPU
JohansenJ@freyberg.ac.nz
Paula King
Assistant Director
KingP@freyberg.ac.nz
Zoe Brooks
