Marsden Staff for 2025

Full Marsden staff list and general contact details.

Phone: +64 4 476 8707

General Email Addresses 
Principal and Senior Management Team

Paula Wells

Principal

Alecia Dunn

Principal's Executive Assistant

Jenny Caldwell

Deputy Principal

Jo Burns

Head of Marsden Primary / International Director

Dianne Smith

Head of Middle School (Year 7-10)

Penny Hogg

Business Director
Preschool and Year 1 - 6 Teachers, Specialists and Support Staff (alphabetical)
Sarah Ash Primary Teacher
Christine Barlow Primary  Senior Primary Teacher
Jo Coster Primary Physical Education and Te Reo Specialist
Belinda Evans Primary Teacher
Jenny Gould Primary Music Specialist
Shannon Hayes Primary Teacher
Rebecca Kelynack Primary Teacher
Lynette Kitney Primary Teacher
Sara Marett Primary Teacher
Helen McConnell Preschool Head of Preschool
Jennifer Neill Primary Teacher
Jo Sherlock Primary Admin
Enzo Vatselias Preschool Teacher Aide
Kirsten Whitehead Preschool Teacher Aide
Year 7 - 13 Teachers, Specialists and Support Staff (alphabetical)
Christine Allen Admin Accountant
Tracey Allen English & Languages HOD
Susan Binns Science Careers Advisor
Emma Brinck Advancement Marketing & Communications Manager
Alvin Cabacungan IT Manager
Marian Campbell Music Director
Kathryn Cotter Visual Arts & Design HOD
Elizabeth Coyle Arrowsmith Arrowsmith Program Cognitive Trainer
Krystee Craig Art Teacher
Mia Drew-Crawshaw Youth Leader Teacher Aide
Kirin Fahey Mathematics HOD
Aurelia Farcy Science Teacher
Kate Feary Douglas Digital Technology Teacher
Rosalba Finnerty Admin Archivist
Julia Finny Humanities HOD
Kate Fitzgerald Personalised Learning Teacher Aide / SAC Coordinator
Michael Gates English Teacher / Y10 Dean
Natalie Gardner Admin Attendance Administrator
Mary Gavigan Arrowsmith Teacher 
Rebecca George English / RE Teacher
Jess Gill Sports Sports Coordinator
Sandra Glanville Humanities Teacher
Jude Hadfield Advancement Development Manager
Cao (Ivy) Hanwei Chinese Language Assistant
Jane Hazelton Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award and William Pike Award Facilitator
Jing Ying Herrington Languages Teacher
Deborah Hurley Admin Admin Support 
Jane Jackson  Science HOD
Elsie Jolliffe Humanities Teacher 
Loren Juran Languages Dean of International Students
Sarah King Religious Education Chaplain
Rosie Kirkpatrick Sport & Active Recreation Director
Richard Kleingeld Science Teacher 
Milan Kostanich Food Technology Teacher
Chunxiao Lu Advancement Enrolment Registrar
Vy Luong Science Technician
Charlotte McCarthy Science Y12 Dean
Isabella McCafferty Advancement Digital Specialist
Juliet McGrath PE & Health HOD
Sarah Molisa Te Reo / PE Māori & Pasifika Mentor / Y11 Dean
Susie Moncur Health & Wellbeing Nurse
Tamara Moore Admin Admin Assistant
Jennifer Nicholas Library & iCentre Librarian
Sean O'Connor Library & iCentre Librarian 
Claire Potter English Teacher
Harsh Prajapati IT Technician
Katherine Priddle Admin Receptionist / Community Events Facilitator
Sarah Rees-Moore Personalised Learning HOD
Vijay Raj Admin Accounts
Karen Richards Library & iCentre HOD
Sarah Richards Health & Wellbeing Counsellor
Ros Ross Advancement Business Development Manager
Jo Sherlock Admin Primary / Advancement
Anita Stark Humanities Teacher / Principal's Nominee
Rose Stevens Humanities Teacher
Andrea Stockwell Religious Education HOD / Y9 Dean
Carolyn Towell Mathematics Timetabler
Liesbet Van de Voorde Mathematics Teacher 
Deborah van Zyl Mathematics Teacher
Anna Varnham IT / Library & iCentre Systems Admin / Assistant Librarian
Paul Weston Admin Facilities Manager
Brian Wijlens Admin Custodian
Sarah Wilson Languages Teacher / Director Performing Arts
Sarah Wirth Technology HOD
Aylana Wright English Y13 Dean
William Zheng Technology Waihanga Support