Our Staff
Strategic Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Denham | Headmaster | ||
| Phil Bergin | Associate Headmaster | p.bergin@wc.school.nz | Culture & Relationships |
| Darrell Harvey | Associate Headmaster | d.harvey@wc.school.nz | Achievement & Attainment |
| Luci Lendrum | Deputy Principal | l.lendrum@wc.school.nz | Achievement & Attainment |
| Nikki Corbishley | Deputy Principal | n.corbishley@wc.school.nz | Teaching & Learning |
| Patrick Smith | Deputy Principal | p.smith@wc.school.nz | Culture & Relationships |
| Susan Quinn | Business Manager | s.quinn@wc.school.nz | Finance |
| Serena Lawrence | Assistant Principal | s.lawrence@wc.school.nz | Achievement & Attainment |
| Jenna Vreeburg | Assistant Principal | j.vreeburg@wc.school.nz | Achievement & Attainment |
| Guy Mance | Assistant Principal | g.mance@wc.school.nz | Culture & Relationships |
| Jack Boyes | Assistant Principal | j.boyes@wc.school.nz | Culture & Relationships |
| Nilesh Naran | Assistant Principal | n.naran@wc.school.nz | Teaching & Learning |
| Karla Paotonu | Director of Advancement | k.paotonu@wc.school.nz | Ph 027 452 8058 |
| Claire Shakespeare | Executive Assistant | c.shakespeare@wc.school.nz |
Learning Area Leaders
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Cooper | Arts | j.cooper@wc.school.nz |
| Hamish Davidson | Careers & Transition | h.davidson@wc.school.nz |
| Sarah Marchant | English | s.marchant@wc.school.nz |
| Hayden Viles | Health & PE | h.viles@wc.school.nz |
| Maria Villanueva | Languages | m.villanueva@wc.school.nz |
| Katie Thompson | Māori | k.thompson@wc.school.nz |
| Aaron Hawke | Mathematics | a.hawke@wc.school.nz |
| Phil Kendon | Science | p.kendon@wc.school.nz |
| Stephen Tester | Social Science | s.tester@wc.school.nz |
| Thomas Han-Stevenson | Technology | t.hanstevenson@wc.school.nz |
HODs and TICs
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Bowis & Liana Wheeler | C0-HOD Biology | a.bowis@wc.school.nz / l.wheeler
|
| Phil Kendon | HOD Chemistry | p.kendon@wc.school.nz |
| Jessica Cooper | HOD Drama/Performing Arts | j.cooper@wc.school.nz |
| Thomas Han Stevenson | HOD Digital Technology | t.hanstevenson@wc.school.nz |
| Sarah Marchant | HOD English | s.marchant@wc.school.nz |
| Victor Mau | HOD English Language | v.mau@wc.school.nz |
| Petra Malcolm | HOD Geography | p.malcolm@wc.school.nz |
| Hayden Viles | HOD Health and PE | h.viles@wc.school.nz |
| Stephen Tester | HOD History | s.tester@wc.school.nz |
| Mike Ellett | International Director | m.ellett@wc.school.nz |
| Deb Marshall | HOD Learning Support | d.marshall@wc.school.nz |
| Katie Thompson | HOD Māori | k.thompson@wc.school.nz |
| Aaron Hawke | HOD Mathematics | a.hawke@wc.school.nz |
| Liam Boyle | HOD Music | l.boyle@wc.school.nz |
| Elizabeth Strugnell | HOD Physics | e.strugnell@wc.school.nz |
| Maria Villanueva | HOD Languages/Spanish | m.villanueva@wc.school.nz |
| Stephanie O’Brien | HOD Visual Arts | s.obrien@wc.school.nz |
| Danni Cole | Assistant LAL English | d.cole@wc.school.nz |
| Lily Washington | TiC Business Studies & Economics | l.washington@wc.school.nz |
| Ben Taylor | Assistant LAL Health and PE | b.taylor@wc.school.nz |
| Cushla Thomson | Assistant LAL Mathematics | c.thomson@wc.school.nz |
| Craig Blacklock | Assistant LAL Social Sciences | c.blacklock@wc.school.nz |
| Govinda Lascelles | Assistant LAL Technology | g.lascelles@wc.school.nz |
| Liana Wheeler & Caleb Green-Wilson | Co-HOD Junior Science | l.wheeler@wc.school.nz / c.green-wilson@wc.school.nz |
| Jakob Preston | TIC Accounting | j.preston@wc.school.nz |
| Peter Maitland | TIC Classics | p.maitland@wc.school.nz |
| Rebecca Peacock Powell | TIC Middle School Commerce | r.peacock@wc.school.nz |
| Karl White | TIC DVC and Construction | k.white@wc.school.nz |
Guidance
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Coppin | Guidance Counsellor | l.coppin@wc.school.nz | 022 0150 877 |
| Jane Gray | Guidance Counsellor | j.gray@wc.school.nz | 022 0161 774 |
| Geoff Charles | Guidance Counsellor | g.charles@wc.school.nz | 021 0916 0194 |
| Liz Pa’u | Chaplain | l.pau@wc.school.nz |
Deans & Mentors
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhea Stevenson | Dean of Transition (Year 9 Oversight) | r.stevenson@wc.school.nz |
| Tom Inger | Dean of Middle School (Y10 and Y11) | t.inger@wc.school.nz |
| Rivkah Nathan | Dean of Senior School (Y12 and Y13) | r.nathan@wc.school.nz |
| Ryan Frost | Y9 Dean | r.frost@wc.school.nz |
| Jimmy Sheppard | Y10 Dean | j.sheppard@wc.school.nz |
| Pete Maitland | Y11 Dean | p.maitland@wc.school.nz |
| Craig Blacklock | Y12 Dean | c.blacklock@wc.school.nz |
| Rebecca Peacock Powell | Y13 Dean | r.peacock@wc.school.nz |
| Debbie Tiatia | Pasifika Student Mentor | d.tiatia@wc.school.nz |
| Piri Weepu | Kaiāwhina | p.weepu@wc.school.nz |
| Liz Pa’u | Chaplain | l.pau@wc.school.nz |
| Neemia Tialata | Kaiāwhina | n.tialata@wc.school.nz |
Tutor Teachers
| Name | House | |
|---|---|---|
| 9ATK Alex Kajitani | a.kajitani@wc.school.nz | |
| 9BSM Bradley Moon | b.moon@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a -Hiwi |
| 9DL Dave Langrish | d.langrish@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 9DPM Dan McGuigan | d.mcguigan@wc.school.nz | |
| 9GL Govinda Lascelles | g.lascelles@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 9JSB Jeffrey Baum | j.baum@wc.school.nz | |
| 9MAU Victor Mau | v.mau@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 9MDR Max Riddle | m.riddle@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 9MLG Mark Gunkel | m.gunkel@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 9ND Nichole Devine | n.devine@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 9NRP Nicole Pepperell | n.pepperell@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 9NV Nathalie Veltmaat | n.veltmaat@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 9RBD Richard Baird | r.baird@wc.school.nz | |
| 9SBG Sarah Bouagila | s.bouaglia@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 9SSN Shivani Naicker | s.naicker@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a -Hiwi |
| Name | House | |
|---|---|---|
| 10ABH Amber Bowis | a.bowis@wc.school.nz | Te-Ranga-ā-Hiwi |
| 10AN Rachael Anderson | r.anderson@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 10AR Anthony Rehutai | a.rehutai@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 10CE Claudine Earley | c.earley@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 10CTB Lyall Davies | l.davies@wc.school.nz | Te-Ranga-ā-Hiwi |
| 10GGF George Fleming | g.fleming@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 10HR Harry Redward | h.redward@wc.school.nz | |
| 10JCN Jamie Cain | j.cain@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 10JGR James Riach | j.riach@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 10JMG Jakki Galloway | j.galloway@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 10JT Joanne Towers | j.towers@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 10LWG Jo Buchanan | j.buchanan@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 10MAN Manuel Negrete | m.negrete@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 10SMN Scarlett McAvinue-Northcott | s.mcavinue-northcott@wc.school.nz | Te-Ranga-ā-Hiwi |
| 10TAW Nic Gorman | n.gorman@wc.school.nz | Te-Ranga-ā-Hiwi |
| Name | House | |
|---|---|---|
| 11AJP Andrew Pennell | a.pennell@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 11AKW Anton Weight | a.weight@wc.school.nz | |
| 11BFT Ben Taylor | b.taylor@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 11CM Colm McNulty | c.mcnulty@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 11DLC Danni Cole | d.cole@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 11EAS Elizabeth Strugnell | e.strugnell@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 11EH Evan Hunt | e.hunt@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 11EMR Eva ReidEva Reid | e.reid@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 11JY Jundi Yang | j.yang@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 11LMN Liz Nock | l.nock@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 11LSW Lily Washington | l.washington@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 11RC Rob Corliss | r.corliss@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 11SAB Saul Beavis | s.beavis@wc.school.nz | |
| 11SNY Suresh Swamy | s.swamy@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 11TWK Thomas Kelly | t.kelly@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| Name | House | |
|---|---|---|
| 12CK Connor Kortens | c.kortens@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 12CKM Claudine Malis | c.malis@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 12DC David Calder | d.calder@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 12DGC Destine Conroy | d.conroy@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 12DKM Deb Marshall | d.marshall@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 12DTR David Russell | d.russell@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 12JRH James Hurring | j.hurring@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 12KBK Jason Sampson | j.sampson@wc.school.nz | |
| 12KW Karl White | k.white@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 12LOH Lauren Hall | l.hall@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 12MDS Matthew Davies | m.davies@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 12MLH Maddy Haydock | m.haydock@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 12MWR Monique Webster | m.webster@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 12OM Otinel Meszaros | o.meszaros@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 12TTF Taniera Taratu-Fuimaono | t.taratu@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 12ZH Jaden Hao | j.hao@wc.school.nz |
| Name | House | |
|---|---|---|
| 13ADN Alex Nairn | a.nairn@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 13AJC Alastair Crawford | a.crawford@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 13BCD Ben Cotter | b.cotter@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 13CAN Carol Ann Nolden | c.nolden@wc.school.nz | Kaipapa |
| 13CGW Caleb Green-Wilson | c.green-wilson@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 13GIB Jamie Gibson | j.gibson@wc.school.nz | |
| 13GRL George Lake | g.lake@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 13KSR Kevin Siemer | k.siemer@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 13KTH Katie Thompson | k.thompson@wc.school.nz | Hauwai |
| 13LAF Mirsha O’Donnell | m.odonnell@wc.school.nz | |
| 13MRT Mark Tinkle | m.tinkle@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 13PCM Petra Malcolm | p.malcolm@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 13RF Esref Zajko | e.zajko@wc.school.nz | Te Aketārewa |
| 13SMO Stephanie O’Brien | s.obrien@wc.school.nz | Waitangi |
| 13YF Feng Yu | f.yu@wc.school.nz | Te Ranga-a-Hiwi |
| 13YK Larissa Hutchins | l.hutchins@wc.school.nz |
