Our professional and passionate team are based all over Aotearoa 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
Chief Executive
Administration Team
Lisa Brown
Finance Manager
Finance Manager
Mob: 021 308 661
Email: lisab@athletics.org.nz
Email: lisab@athletics.org.nz
Rachel Brown
Office & Accounts Manager
Office & Accounts Manager
Mob: 021 230 2478
Email: rachel@athletics.org.nz
Email: rachel@athletics.org.nz
Susan de Alwis
National Network Administrator
National Network Administrator
Libby McGee
Technology and Membership Manager
Technology and Membership Manager
Mob: 0277387449
Email: libby@athletics.org.nz
Email: libby@athletics.org.nz
Commercial Team
Shane Rose
Head of Commercial Partnerships & Brand
Head of Commercial Partnerships & Brand
Mob: 021 512 040
Email: shaner@athletics.org.nz
Email: shaner@athletics.org.nz
Tina Jerrom
Partnership and Funding Administrator
Partnership and Funding Administrator
Mob: 021 781 734
Email: tina@athletics.org.nz
Email: tina@athletics.org.nz
Steve Landells
Media and Communications Manager
Media and Communications Manager
Mob: 021 849 099
Email: stevel@athletics.org.nz
Email: stevel@athletics.org.nz
Francesca Wilson
Events & Social Media Coordinator
Events & Social Media Coordinator
Mob: 021 912 815
Email: fwilson@athletics.org.nz
Email: fwilson@athletics.org.nz
Steve Hollings
Statistician
Statistician
Mob: 021 783 886
Email: stats@athletics.org.nz
Email: stats@athletics.org.nz
Murray McKinnon
Correspondent
Correspondent
Mob: 027 480 6086
Email: murray@mckinnon.co.nz
Email: murray@mckinnon.co.nz
Competitions Team
Jason Cameron
Head of Out of Stadia Events
Head of Out of Stadia Events
Mob: 027 541 3211
Email: jason@athletics.org.nz
Email: jason@athletics.org.nz
John Bowden
Out of Stadia Events Manager
Out of Stadia Events Manager
Mob: 021 717 738
Email: john@athletics.org.nz
Email: john@athletics.org.nz
Vacant
Head of Track and Field Events
Head of Track and Field Events
Kate Bennett
Track and Field Events Manager
Track and Field Events Manager
Mob: 021 516 368
Email: kateb@athletics.org.nz
Email: kateb@athletics.org.nz
Development Team
Vacant
National Development Manager - North (Coach Development Lead)
National Development Manager - North (Coach Development Lead)
Vacant
National Development Manager - Central (Young Persons Lead)
National Development Manager - Central (Young Persons Lead)
Tel: 09 477 0210
Email: community@athletics.org.nz
Email: community@athletics.org.nz
Vacant
National Development Manager - South (Club Development Lead)
National Development Manager - South (Club Development Lead)
Vacant
Development Manager - Northland
Development Manager - Northland
Trevor Spittle
Officials Development Manager
Officials Development Manager
Mob: 021 338 700
Email: trevor@athletics.org.nz
Email: trevor@athletics.org.nz
Vacant
Officials Development Officer - North
Officials Development Officer - North
Tel: 09 477 0210
Email: community@athletics.org.nz
Email: community@athletics.org.nz
Vacant
Official Development Officer - Central
Official Development Officer - Central
Tel: 09 477 0210
Email: community@athletics.org.nz
Email: community@athletics.org.nz
High Performance Team
Scott Newman
High Performance Director
High Performance Director
Mob: 027 510 3743
Email: scottn@athletics.org.nz
Email: scottn@athletics.org.nz
Kat Austin
High Performance Athlete Support Manager
High Performance Athlete Support Manager
Mob: 021 193 3388
Email: kat@athletics.org.nz
Email: kat@athletics.org.nz
Raylene Bates
Para Lead
Para Lead
Mob: 021 895 400
Email: raylene@athletics.org.nz
Email: raylene@athletics.org.nz
Tim Driesen
High Performance Athlete Development Leader
High Performance Athlete Development Leader
Mob: 021 724 088
Email: tim@athletics.org.nz
Email: tim@athletics.org.nz
Brianna Maynard
High Performance Teams Coordinator
High Performance Teams Coordinator
Mob: 021 484 653
Email: brianna@athletics.org.nz
Email: brianna@athletics.org.nz
Kirsten Hellier
High Performance Coaching Manager
High Performance Coaching Manager
Mob: 021 826 233
Email: kirsten@athletics.org.nz
Email: kirsten@athletics.org.nz
Mariah Ririnui
Environment & Culture Manager
Environment & Culture Manager
Mob: 021 588 439
Email: mariahr@athletics.org.nz
Email: mariahr@athletics.org.nz
Maria Hassan
Distance Events Coordinator
Distance Events Coordinator
Mob: 021 226 6874
Email: mhassan@athletics.org.nz
Email: mhassan@athletics.org.nz
Kim Mickle
Event Groups Project
Event Groups Project
Mob: 022 469 5765
Email: kim@athletics.org.nz
Email: kim@athletics.org.nz
High Performance Programme Coaches
Dame Valerie Adams
Coach - Throws
Coach - Throws
Matt Dallow
Coach - Pole Vault
Coach - Pole Vault
John Eden
Coach - Throws
Coach - Throws
Mob: 021 344 522
Email: johne@athletics.org.nz
Email: johne@athletics.org.nz
Hayden Hall
Coach - Throws
Coach - Throws
Mob: 027 725 6346
Email: hayden@athletics.org.nz
Email: hayden@athletics.org.nz
Terry Lomax
Lead Coach - Combined Events & Jumps
Lead Coach - Combined Events & Jumps
Craig Kirkwood
Coach - Distance
Coach - Distance
James Mortimer
Coach - Sprints
Coach - Sprints
Email: jamesm@athletics.org.nz
Mike Schofield
Coach - Throws
Coach - Throws
Email: mike@athletics.org.nz
Scott Simpson
Coach - Pole Vault
Coach - Pole Vault
Mob: 021 347 450
Email: ScottS@athletics.org.nz
Email: ScottS@athletics.org.nz
Dale Stevenson
Coach - Throws
Coach - Throws
Mob:
Email: dale@athletics.org.nz
Email: dale@athletics.org.nz
James Steyn
Coach - Pole Vault
Coach - Pole Vault
Mob: 021 023 81942
Email: JSteyn@athletics.org.nz
Email: JSteyn@athletics.org.nz
Selectors
Stephen Brown
Black Singlet Convenor
Black Singlet Convenor
Email: stephen@athletics.org.nz
Athlete Performance Support (Provided by HPSNZ)
Dr. Dan Exeter
Medical Director
Medical Director
Email: dan.exeter@hpsnz.org.nz
Lou Johnson
Lead Physiotherapist
Lead Physiotherapist
Email: louise.johnson@hpsnz.org.nz
Angus Ross
Lead Power Physiologist
Lead Power Physiologist
Email: angus.ross@hpsnz.org.nz
Jeff Rothschild
Lead Performance Nutritionist
Lead Performance Nutritionist
Email: Jeff.rothschild@hpsnz.org.nz
James Sandilands
Coach - Jumps
Coach - Jumps
Campbell Thompson
Lead Sport Psychologist
Lead Sport Psychologist
Matt Ingram
Lead Performance and Technique Analyst
Lead Performance and Technique Analyst
Email: matt.ingram@hpsnz.org.nz
Carolyn Donaldson
Performance Life Coach
Performance Life Coach
Mathew Mildenhall
Lead Distance Physiologist
Lead Distance Physiologist