Our Board

Our Board of Directors meet bi-monthly and sit directly before the Community through the Annual General Meeting.


Quinton Hall

Chair
A founding member of the  Te Wero Gymnastics Inc. Quinton's expertise lies in general management, technology, human resources, financial management, and tourism, and is ex-Chief Executive of Ngāi Tahu Tourism. "I love what gymnastics has done for our daughter and look forward to supporting the sport at a national governance level."

To contact, please email: Chair@gymnasticsnz.com

Sally McKechnie

Appointed Member
With over 20 years' experience, Sally is one of New Zealand's leading public law and administrative lawyers. She specialises in administrative law, regulatory matters and judicial review. She also has extensive experience in public inquiries in both advisory and litigation roles. Sally is currently a Board member of Callaghan Innovation and Cricket Wellington. She is a member of the Institute of Directors, Australia and New Zealand Sports Law Association and the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association. Sally also held the Chair position on the Gymnastics NZ Steering Committee.

Sarah Everton

Appointed Member
Sarah, with a 40-year career in accountancy and banking, is joining the Gymnastics NZ board from August. A former gymnast and coach in Levin, Sarah’s passion for the sport is further deepened by her children’s involvement in gymnastics (at Capital Gymnastics and Hutt Valley Gymnastics). Sarah has extensive governance experience from her tenure at BNP Paribas UK. She currently holds several board positions in New Zealand, demonstrating her commitment to effective governance.

Bruce Horwood

Elected Member
Former President of Invercargill Gymnastic Club and father of a retired senior women's artistic gymnast, Bruce is also a qualified accountant and chartered governance professional with over 25 years in financial services, specialising in regulatory risk and compliance. On the sporting front, Bruce has Commonwealth Games experience as both an athlete and manager and has represented New Zealand at the world championships in target rifle.

Kierran Tuhi

Elected Member
Kierran is a former competitive trampoline athlete and national representative, with a career spanning from 1998 to 2016. He has been contributing to the sport as a trampoline gymnastics coach and judge since 2004. From 2021 to 2023, he served on the GNZ Steering Committee as an Athlete Specialist, bringing his unique perspective and experience to the table. In addition to his sports career, Kierran is a highly skilled civil engineer, currently working as a Project Manager at Savory Construction, with previous roles in structural engineering and site engineering.

Sarah Riches

Elected Member
With extensive experience as CEO of Solomon Group, NZ Welding School, and Treehouse, Sarah brings strong leadership, governance, and commercial expertise. Her background includes managing multi-million-dollar budgets, securing long-term government contracts, and leading high-performing, inclusive teams. She is acting Vice President and Treasurer of Franklin Gymsports, offering valuable insight into grassroots sport operations. As a parent of a competitive gymnast, Sarah is deeply committed to athlete wellbeing and understands the impact of governance decisions on clubs, athletes, and families.

 
Michele Hawke CNZM

Elected Member
Michele has dedicated over 40 years to gymnastics in roles spanning athlete, coach, judge, and club and national governance. A former chair of Christchurch School of Gymnastics, she led the club through major challenges including earthquake recovery and a full rebuild. She brings strong governance experience from both sport and community roles, and is deeply committed to athlete wellbeing, safeguarding, and the long-term growth of gymnastics in Aotearoa. Michele remains passionate about keeping gymnastics connected to club realities and championing it as a sport that builds lifelong skills and confidence.