Our Team
Grafton, Auckland plays home to Gymnastics NZ Head Office where half of the team is based, with Relationship Managers based in the Regions.
Senior Leadership Team
Andrea Nelson
Chief ExecutiveÂ
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Andrea's overarching responsibility for organisational performance includes aligning strategic priorities with operational outcomes and community need, and managing relationships with key external stakeholders including High Performance and Sport NZ, regional and local government and national funders.
Amy Booth
Head of Finance & Business Support
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Amy is responsible for all aspects of financial management including invoicing, payments, accounts, reporting and compliance..
Belinda Randall
Community Sport Manager
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Belinda is responsible for the management and leadership of the Community Sport Team, and is the key link between the gymnastics community and key stakeholders such as Sport NZ, RSTs and regional funders.
David Phillips
Head of Gymnastics
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David leads the development and growth of all gymnastics codes, and is responsible for driving initiatives across athlete performance and wellbeing, growth in participation, and relationship-building within the gymnastics community.
Admin and Accounts
Finlay Ennis
Executive Assistant to CEO/Office Manager
P: 09 377 3600
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The first point of contact for general inquiries whilst managing the head office administrative functions including CEO support, Â Board liaison, business unit support, and product orders.
Isabella Vernon
Accounts Assistant
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This role supports the Head of Finance and Business Support.
Events and Tours
Jenny Jujnovich
Events Manager
P: 09 377 3600
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Jenny manages the events portfolio which includes overseeing our involvement in the NZ Secondary Schools events, Gym for All events, endorsed events, and full management and delivery of the annual NZ Gymnastics Championships.
Danielle Kirsopp
Events Assistant
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Danielle works as part of the events team to organise endorsed events, the annual GymClub Challenge and our domestic pinnacle event being the XP NZ Gymnastics Championships.
Tarin Brettell
Tours Administrator
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This role is part-time and coordinates the annual calendar and logistical delivery of our performance tours around the world.Â
Education Team
Christine Reed
Education Manager
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Christine manages the vital function of coach and judge education, developing resources, managing online education platforms and maintaining alignment with international directives. She is also responsible for the bi-annual Gym for All Symposium and Gym School.
Amy Nield
Coach Developement Manager
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Amy is responsible for the creation of the coach development framework covering coach processes alongside our existing educational programmes.
Chloe Ta'afua
Youth and Foundation Coordinator
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Chloe leads the XTND and Foundation Coach courses, whilst looking at ways that we can engage and provide opportunities for foundation and other youth coaches and their mentors.
Relationship Managers
Megan Russell
Relationship Team Manager (Central RM)
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As the Central RM, Megan drives initiatives through the Regional Action Plans as well as providing hands-on assistance with clubs in this region. Megan also oversees the Ollerup Scholarship programme.
Ty Evans
Relationship Manager - Auckland-Northland
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Ty drives initiatives through the Regional Action Plans and provides hands-on assistance with clubs in the Auckland and Northland region.
Jacqui McCann
Relationship Manager - Midlands
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Jacqui drives initiatives through the Regional Action Plans and provides hands-on assistance with clubs in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Taranaki.
Anna Duncan
Relationship Manager - South IslandÂ
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Anna drives initiatives through the Regional Action Plans and provides hands-on assistance with clubs in the South Island region.
Kathryn Searle
South Island Club Development and Grants Officer
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In this dual role, Kath is part-time, supporting Southland Clubs and helping with regional action plan initiatives. She is also responsible for identifying and applying for grant funding opportunities.Â