Our Staff

Our professional and passionate team are based in Auckland and are responsible for delivering and supporting a wide range of events, programmes and initiatives from grassroots through to high performance level.

Leadership

Cam Mitchell
Chief Executive
Tel: 09 477 0210
Mob: 027 585 9028
Email: cam@athletics.org.nz

Administration Team

Lisa Brown
Finance Manager
Mob: 021 308 661
Email: lisab@athletics.org.nz
Rachel Brown
Office & Accounts Manager
Mob: 021 230 2478
Email: rachel@athletics.org.nz
Susan de Alwis
Administrator
Tel: 09 477 0210
Mob: 021 444 674
Email: susan@athletics.org.nz
Libby McGee
Technology and Membership Manager
Mob: TBC
Email: TBC

Commercial Team

Shane Rose
Commercial & Marketing Manager
Mob: 021 512 040
Email: shaner@athletics.org.nz
Tina Jerrom
Partnership and Funding Administrator
Mob: 021 781 734
Email: tina@athletics.org.nz
Steve Landells
Media and Communications Manager
Mob: 021 849 099
Email: stevel@athletics.org.nz
Kelsey Waters
Marketing Manager
Mob: 021 983 408
Email: kelsey@athletics.org.nz
Francesca Wilson
Digital and Social Media Manager
Mob: 021 912 815
Email: fwilson@athletics.org.nz
Steve Hollings
Statistician
Mob: 021 783 886
Email: stats@athletics.org.nz
Murray McKinnon
Correspondent
Mob: 027 480 6086
Email: murray@mckinnon.co.nz

Competitions Team

Jason Cameron
Competitions Manager
Mob: 027 541 3211
Email: jason@athletics.org.nz
Kate Bennett
Event Manager
Mob: 021 516 368
Email: kateb@athletics.org.nz
John Bowden
Out of Stadia Coordinator
Mob: 021 717 738
Email: john@athletics.org.nz

Community Team

Hamish Meacheam
Community Manager
Mob: 027 324 1976
Email: hamishm@athletics.org.nz
Fiona Maisey
Young People's Lead/Designated Child Protection Officer
Tel: 021 468 545
Email: fiona@athletics.org.nz
Stuart Savage
Club Development Lead
Mob: 021 198 9614
Email: miket@athletics.org.nz
Trevor Spittle
Officials Development Manager
Mob: 021 338 700
Email: trevor@athletics.org.nz
Mike Trathen
Coach Development Lead
Mob: 021 516 466
Email: miket@athletics.org.nz

High Performance Team

Scott Newman
High Performance Director
Mob: 027 510 3743
Email: scottn@athletics.org.nz
Kat Austin
High Performance Athlete Support Manager
Mob: 021 193 3388
Email: kat@athletics.org.nz
Raylene Bates
Para lead
Mob: 021 895 400
Email: raylene@athletics.org.nz
Tim Driesen
High Performance Athlete Development Leader
Mob: 021 724 088
Email: tim@athletics.org.nz
Brianna Maynard
High Performance Teams Coordinator
Mob: 021 484 653
Email: brianna@athletics.org.nz
Kirsten Hellier
High Performance Coaching Manager
Mob: 021 826 233
Email: kirsten@athletics.org.nz
Mariah Ririnui
Environment & Culture Manager
Mob: 021 588 439
Email: mariahr@athletics.org.nz
Maria Hassan
Distance Events Coordinator
Mob: 021 226 6874
Email: mhassan@athletics.org.nz
Kim Mickle
Event Groups Project
Mob: 022 469 5765
Email: kim@athletics.org.nz

High Performance Programme Coaches

Dame Valerie Adams
Coach - Throws
Matt Dallow
Coach - Pole Vault
John Eden
Coach - Throws
Mob: 021 344 522
Email: johne@athletics.org.nz
Hayden Hall
Coach - Throws
Mob: 027 725 6346
Email: hayden@athletics.org.nz
Terry Lomax
Lead Coach - Combined Events & Jumps
Mob: 021 859 982
Local to Mob: 03 423 1557
Email: terry@athletics.org.nz
Craig Kirkwood
Coach - Distance
James Mortimer
Coach - Sprints
Mike Schofield
Coach - Throws
Scott Simpson
Coach - Pole Vault
Mob: 021 347 450
Email: ScottS@athletics.org.nz
Dale Stevenson
Coach - Throws
Mob:
Email: dale@athletics.org.nz
James Steyn
Coach - Pole Vault
Mob: 021 023 81942
Email: JSteyn@athletics.org.nz

Selectors

Stephen Brown
Black Singlet Convenor

Athlete Performance Support (Provided by HPSNZ)

Dr. Dan Exeter
Medical Director
Lou Johnson
Lead Physiotherapist
Angus Ross
Lead Power Physiologist
Jeff Rothschild
Lead Performance Nutritionist
James Sandilands
Coach - Jumps
Campbell Thompson
Lead Sport Psychologist
Matt Ingram
Lead Performance and Technique Analyst
Carolyn Donaldson
Performance Life Coach
Mathew Mildenhall
Lead Distance Physiologist