Our Team

Grafton, Auckland plays home to Gymnastics NZ head office with half based there and the rest around the country.

Senior Leadership Team


Andrea Nelson

Chief Executive 

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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


Emma Davies

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,  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 bupport.

 

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.

Jamie Mew

Performance and Tours Manager

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Jamie is responsible for the delivery of all performance pathways activity, the delivery of international tours, and national squad coordination.

Jane Roberts

Events and Tours Administrator

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Jane is part-time supporting the delivery of events and international tours.


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.

Cara Forster

Coach and Judge Development Lead

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Cara is responsible for implementation of the coach development framework covering coach processes and opportunities alongside our existing educational programmes, supporting coach developer networks and supporting the judge content and delivery.

Keita McComb

Youth and Foundation Coordinator (maternity cover)

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Keita is supporting the Education team while Chloe is away on maternity leave through education course planning and logistics, administration from clubs.

When Chloe returns, she will continue to lead 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 (Wellington RM)

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As the Wellington RM, Megan drives initiatives through the strategic plan as well as providing hands-on assistance with clubs in this region. Megan also oversees the Ollerup Scholarship programme and is the relationship team manager.

Ty Evans

Relationship Manager - Auckland-Northland

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Ty drives initiatives through the strategic plan and provides hands-on assistance with clubs in the Auckland and Northland region.

Nick Hogan

Relationship Manager - Midlands (maternity cover)

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With Jacqui currently on maternity leave, Nick continues to drive initiatives through the strategic plan and provides hands-on assistance with clubs in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Taranaki.

Anna Duncan

Relationship Manager - South Island 

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Anna drives initiatives through the strategic plan 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, Kathryn supports our Southland and Central region clubs through strategic initiatives and is responsible for identifying and applying for grant funding opportunities for the organisation.Â