Marsden Staff for 2026

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/Head of Senior School (Years 11–13)

Jo Burns

Head of Marsden Primary/Director of International Students

Dianne Smith

Head of Middle School (Years 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 Teacher
Jo Coster Primary Physical Education and Te Reo Specialist
Belinda Evans Primary Teacher
Jenny Gould Primary Music and French Specialist
Shannon Hayes Primary Teacher
Rebecca Kelynack Primary Teacher
Lynette Kitney Primary Teacher
Helen McConnell Preschool Head of Preschool
Jo Sherlock Primary Admin
Enzo Vatselias Preschool Teacher Aide
Kirsten Whitehead Preschool Teacher
Year 7 - 13 Teachers, Specialists and Support Staff (alphabetical)
Christine Allen Admin Accountant
Tracey Allen English & Languages HOD
Dr Vera Berridge Mathematics and Statistics Teacher
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
Alan Doak Admin Bus Driver
Mia Drew-Crawshaw Personalised Learning Teacher Aide
Kirin Fahey Mathematics HOD
Aurelia Farcy Science Teacher
Kate Feary Douglas Digital Technology Teacher
Julia Finny Humanities HOD
Kate Fitzgerald Personalised Learning Teacher Aide/SAC Coordinator
Michael Gates English Teacher/Y10 Dean
Mary Gavigan Arrowsmith Teacher 
Rebecca George English / RE Teacher
Jess Gill Sports Sports Coordinator
Sandra Glanville Humanities Teacher
Jude Hadfield Advancement Development Manager
Jane Hazelton Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award and William Pike Award Facilitator
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/Y8 Dean
Chunxiao Lu Advancement Enrolment Registrar
Vy Luong Science Technician
Isabella McCafferty Advancement Digital Content Coordinator
Charlotte McCarthy Science Teacher/Y13 Dean
Beth McDonald After School Care Programme Lead
Juliet McGrath PE & Health HOD/Y12 Dean
Sarah Molisa Te Reo Māori/PE Māori & Pasifika Mentor/Y11 Dean
Susie Moncur Health & Wellbeing Nurse
Tamara Moore Admin Admin Assistant
Jennifer Nicholas Library & iCentre Librarian
Sone Petelo Admin Bus Driver
Claire Potter English Teacher
Harsh Prajapati IT Technician
Katherine Priddle Admin/Advancement Receptionist/Community Events Facilitator
Suzanne Pryde English Teacher
Vijay Raj Admin Accounts
Sarah Rees-Moore Personalised Learning HOD
Zoe Ren Chinese and Mathematics Teacher
Karen Richards Library & iCentre HOD
Sarah Richards Health & Wellbeing Counsellor
Ros Ross Advancement Business Development Manager
Leesa Roy Admin Attendance Administrator
Jo Sherlock Admin Primary Administrator
Anita Stark Humanities Teacher/Principal's Nominee
Rose Stevens Humanities Teacher/Y7 Dean
Andrea Stockwell Religious Education HOD/Y9 Dean
Carolyn Towell Mathematics Teacher/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
Kaye Wilmshurst Health & Wellbeing Counsellor
Sarah Wirth Technology HOD
Zheng Yu Languages Chinese Language Assistant