Our People
We have a wide range of staff at our school – you can email them from the list below, or if you can’t find who you are looking for, please ring the main office on 03 348 5073 and we’ll put you through.
Senior Leadership Team
Neil Haywood
Principal
Joel Hammond
Acting Deputy Principal (Teaching and Learning)
Anthea Knowles
Deputy Principal (Pastoral Care)
Carole Lake
Assistant Principal
Leaders of Learning
Kate Rowlands
Acting Leader of Learning Health & PE
Amie Blackwell
Arts
Tania Hawes
English
Lydia Mills
Languages
Sarah Blissett
Acting Leader of Learning Mathematics
Lucia Teague-Schellekens
Technology
Jeff Gunn
Social Sciences
Michelle Hemmingsen
Student Support
Mike Seddon
Science
Kaitiaki | Deans
Matua Ramon Roberts
Uranga
Tara Bell
Whaiao
Natalie Bell
Atatū
Mel Anderson
Kōtuhi
Kaiarataki | Heads of Houses
Aeronwy Cording
Atatū
Emma Cusdin
Kōtuhi
Emma Trott
Uranga
Carmen Kenton
Whaiao
Staff
For a list of our teachers go to the Student Wellbeing page and click on the Whanau Classes tab.
| Mel Bainbridge | Executive Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team | mel@riccarton.school.nz |
| Kerry McCarthy | Head of Kohanga Ako | MCY@riccarton.school.nz |
| Chris Singh | Head of Guidance | SI@riccarton.school.nz |
| Ann McKenzie | Counsellor | MCK@riccarton.school.nz |
| Emma Talbot | Social Worker | Emma@riccarton.school.nz |
| Kim McEntyre | Assistant Learning Co-ordinator | MC@riccarton.school.nz |
| Sharnali Tisi | Cultural Diversity Facilitator | Tisi@riccarton.school.nz |
| Rebecca Dodge | Sports Co-ordinator | RebeccaD@riccarton.school.nz |
| Lou Heenan | Careers Advisor | HE@riccarton.school.nz |
| Jane Hall | Vocational Pathways Co-ordinator | Jane@riccarton.school.nz |
| Sally Brown | Library Manager | BS@riccarton.school.nz |
| Liz Schutte | Library Assistant | LizS@riccarton.school.nz |
| Frances Couling | International Student Director | ISD@riccarton.school.nz |
| Sue Bealing | International Student Office Manager | SueB@riccarton.school.nz |
| Carolyn Murphy | International Student Homestay Co-ordinator | CarolynM@riccarton.school.nz |
| Rebecca Nicholson | Executive Officer | Rebecca@riccarton.school.nz |
| Tess Regaldo | Finance & Payroll Assistant | TessaR@riccarton.school.nz |
| Anne Roberts | Student Services Administrator (Attendance) | RT@riccarton.school.nz |
| Beth Crothall | Assistant to the Kaitiaki | BethC@riccarton.school.nz |
| Carolyn Wright | Administrator | Orohaki Camp Co-ordinator | recptn@riccarton.school.nz |
| Vivien McCaskey | Administrator | Board Secretary | vivien@riccarton.school.nz |
| David Harris | IT Manager | HS@riccarton.school.nz |
| Andrew Hiku | IT Assistant | AndrewH@riccarton.school.nz |
| Chris Parr | Property Manager | chrisparr@riccarton.school.nz |
| Darren Rogan | Groundskeeper | Darren@riccarton.school.nz |
| David Chiles | Hard Materials Technician | Assistant Caretaker | Arts Technician (AV) | DavidC@riccarton.school.nz |
| Natalya Kammerer | Science Technician | KM@riccarton.school.nz |
| Bridget Brierton | Food Technology Technician |ACE Assistant Co-ordinator | Staffroom Technician | Bridget@riccarton.school.nz |
| Remco Baars | GATE Co-ordinator | BB@riccarton.school.nz |