See who works at Yachting New Zealand, as well as who is on the board and on each committee.
Staff
Management and administration
| Position | Name | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | David Abercrombie |
dabercrombie@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| COO | Andrew Clouston | andrew@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4021 |
| Accounting and HR manager | Dianne Logan | dianne@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4026 |
| Communications manager | Michael Brown | michaelb@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4025 |
|
Admin services coordinator & HP admin support |
Beth Orton | beth@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4020 |
| Membership and sponsor coordinator | Monique de Sousa |
monique@yachtingnz.org.nz |
Participation and development
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Programmes and services coordinator | Colin Rickett |
colin@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Education Programmes Lead | Danika Mowlem | danika@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Coach development manager | Peter Soosalu |
peters@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Safety and technical officer | Angus Willison | angus@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| CIORC administrator | Kelly Mulcahy | kelly@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| NZCT regional support officer (Northern Region - North) | Hayden Whitburn |
hayden@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| NZCT regional support officer (Northern Region - South) | Raynor Haagh | raynor@yachtingnz.org.nz 021 577 422 |
| NZCT regional support officer (Central Region) | Wayne Holdt | wayne@yachtingnz.org.nz 027 285 3796 |
| NZCT regional support officer (Southern Region) | Ian Gardiner | iangardiner@yachtingnz.org.nz 021 0293 9182 |
Olympic, high performance and talent development
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| High performance director | Ian Stewart | ianstewart@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4800 |
| Talent development manager | Geoff Woolley | geoffwoolley@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4029 |
| High performance programme manager | Peter Kadar | peter@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4023 |
| Youth coordinator | Sam Mackay | sam@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4022 |
| Youth head coach | Matt Thomas | matt@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Women's sailing manager | Rosie Chapman | rosie@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Olympic coach | Nathan Handley | nathan@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Olympic coach | Mark Howard | mark@yachtingnz.org.nz |
Board
The board are responsible for the governance of Yachting New Zealand, including the development of policy and strategy. The board are guided by Yachting New Zealand’s constitution, which can be viewed on the Yachting New Zealand documents webpage.
Objectives of the board: The board members are volunteer trustees representing the interests of Yachting New Zealand’s stakeholders and are entrusted to ensure Yachting New Zealand is soundly managed.
The role of the board is one of governance rather than management. Governance focuses on Yachting New Zealand’s wider issues of organisational purpose, including the setting and monitoring of strategic direction and the establishment and monitoring of board-level policies.
- Greg Knowles (president / chair)
- Sarah Meikle
- Angus Haslett
- Jenny de Lisle
- Murray Brown
- Steve Reindler
- Viki Moore
- Arabella Brawn
- Bridget Winstone-Kight
Committees
Olympic committee
- John Clinton (chair)
- Grant Beck
- Jan Dawson
- Leslie Egnot
- Andrew Knowles
- Dave Mackay
- Polly Powrie
Race officials committee
- John Parrish (chair)
- Ian Clouston
- John Grace
- Russell Green
- Ross May
- Jamie Sutherland
- Ryan Parkin
Committee for sailors with a disability
- Dave Allerton (chair)
- John Andrews
- Tim Dempsey
- Helena Horswell
- Andrew May
- Chris Sharp
- Brendan Tourelle
Cruising, inshore and offshore racing committee
- Logan Fraser
- Anna Gibbs
- Simon Hull
- Damon Jollife
- Simon Manning
- Viki Moore
- Mark Mulcare
- David Roberts
- Bob Still
- Rob Shaw
Audit committee
- Jenny de Lisle (chair)
- Greg Knowles
- Murray Brown
- Bridget Winstone-Kight
