Contact Us

With generous support from the Todd Foundation, the elected Board of giftEDnz is:

giftEDnz Board Members	Role	Other Portfolios
Tracy Riley T.L.Riley@massey.ac.nz	Chairperson	Advocacy/Communications/Publicity; Publications
Louise Tapper nltapper@xtra.co.nz	Deputy Chairperson	Advocacy/Communications/Publicity; Networking/Conferencing
Ann Easter aeaster@waikato.ac.nz	Secretary	Membership
Susan Hassall shassall@hbhs.school.nz	Treasurer
Rosemary Cathcart reacheducation@xtra.co.nz		Publications; Networking/Conferencing
Anne Sturgess stg@edgecumbecollege.school.nz		Online Resources Website Development Strategic Planning Development

The following Members have been co-opted by the Board:

giftEDnz Board Members	Role	Other Portfolios
Sue Breen sue.breen@giftededucation.org.nz		Early Childhood Education
Laura Hawksworth tari@tmmkkm.school.nz
Leeana Herewini leeana@waikato.ac.nz		Maori Education (shared position)
Hinetai Tait hinetai.tait@teararima.school.nz

Regional Points of Contact

If you would like to talk with a giftEDnz member in your region to find out more about giftEDnz, please feel free to contact one of the regional points of contact listed below:

Region	Contact
Northland	Emma Scobie-Jennings, Bream Bay College, emmascobie@hotmail.com, 021 187 3508
Northland	Jane Gunson, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School, jane@sfx.school.nz, 09 437 1039
North Auckland	Sonia White, Gifted Education Consultancy, sonia@giftedconsultant.ac.nz, +64 9 478 3294
	Lynda Garrett, University of Auckland, l.garrett@auckland.ac.nz, 09 623 8899, ext 48657
	Alison Kirby, All Poppies Ltd - Educational Psychologist, allpoppies@kiwilink.co.nz, answerphone 09 638 3632
	Brooke Trenwith, Carmel College, btrenwith@carmel.school.nz, 021 541 019
	Lynn Berresford, Indigo Assessment and Counselling Centre, lynnberresford@indigo.org.nz, 09 444 6859
	Angela Bell, Saint Cuthberts College, angela.bell@stcuthberts.school.nz, 021776774
South Auckland	Elaine Le Sueur, Gifted Education Services - Private Consultant, elaine@giftededucationservices.co.nz, 027 825 1217
Waikato-South Waikato	Jacqui Fitzgerald, Morrinsville College, jacqui-fitzgerald@morrcoll.school.nz, 07 889 7745
	Jan Murgatroyd, Mercury Bay Area School, jan.murgatroyd@mbas.ac.nz , 07 866 5916
	Laura Hawksworth, Toku Mapihi Maurea KKM, tari@tmmkkm.school.nz, 07 856 8266
Bay of Plenty	Jane Stevenson, Eastbay REAP, janie@eastbayreap.org.nz, 07 308 4098
	Rosemary Cathcart, REACH Education, reacheducation@xtra.co.nz, 07 357 4232
	Anne Sturgess. CORE-education, annels@ihug.co.nz, 07 304 8391
	Caterina Murphy, Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association, caterina.murphy@nzca.ac.nz, 07 308 2908
Hawkes Bay	Bev Harrison, Lindisfarne College, harrison.b.a@lindisfarne.school.nz, 06 872 9917
Manawatu-Whanganui	Pearl Naulder, sakde@windowslive.com, 06 353 6322
Manawatu-Whanganui	Tracy Riley, Massey University, T.L.Riley@massey.ac.nz, 06 350 5799, x 8625
Wellington-Wairarapa	TBA SOON: email us if you’re interested!
Nelson-Marlborough	TBA SOON: email us if you’re interested!
Canterbury-West Coast	Sue Ogden, Rangi Ruru Girls School, s.ogden@rangiruru.school.nz, 9877300
	Juliet Martin, University of Canterbury, julietatbeveridge@gmail.com, 021 254 9955
	Louise Tapper, University of Canterbury, nltapper@xtra.co.nz or louise.tapper@pg.canterbury.ac.nz
Otago-Southland	Samantha York, James Hargest College, syork@xtra.co.nz, 027 451 8422