Kia Kaha, Kia Ora | Be Active, Be Well

OUR TEAM

Our Story, Our Staff and Our Board Members

OUR STORY

Sport Hawke’s Bay exists to enhance the health and wellbeing of Hawke's Bay by influencing, enabling and supporting our communities to be more physically active. 

To achieve this, we focus on:

  • Young People - tamariki (ages 5-11) and rangatahi (ages 12-18)
  • Less Active Communities - geographic or social communities where there are barriers to engaging in physical activity 

Established in 1989, Sport Hawke’s Bay is a network of regional sports trusts throughout the country. We are seen as an independent voice of play, active recreation, and sport, using physical activity to encourage people to live a more active and healthier lifestyle. The Sport Hawke’s Bay head office is based at Pettigrew Green Arena in Taradale, with offices also in Waipukurau and Wairoa.

Sport Hawke’s Bay is governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by Graeme Taylor and managed by a Chief Executive, Ryan Hambleton.

The programmes and services managed by Sport Hawke’s Bay are available for all communities in the Hawke’s Bay region.

OUR BOARD

Graeme Taylor - Chair


Mathew Arcus - Deputy Chair


Heidi Beech - Chair​ of Audit, Finance and Risk Committee


Dionne Thomas


Rawinia Lewis


Tania Karauria


Lisa Pohatu


Chris Petersen


Prue Younger


Jenny Robson


Jussara Bierman


Alex Nixon


SENIOR MANAGEMENT

RYAN HAMBLETON
022 365 4060
Chief Executive Officer

ryanh@sporthb.net.nz

SUE SMITH
022 035 3685
General Manager

sues@sporthb.net.nz

SARA BIRD
027 357 5989
Wairoa Community Centre Manager / He Oranga Poutama Lead
sarab@sporthb.net.nz

TRACY WILTON
Finance Manager
tracyw@sporthb.net.nz

CORPORATE

AMANDA LEMALU
Human Resources Advisor
amandal@sporthb.net.nz 

MADELIEN SCHOLTEN
Marketing and Communications Advisor
​​​​​​​madeliens@sporthb.net.nz
 

MEL SINDEN
Receptionist/Administrator
mels@sporthb.net.nz

PLAY, ACTIVE RECREATION AND SPORT

CAITLIN MCIVOR
Play, Active Recreation and Sport Team Lead
caitlinm@sporthb.net.nz

TIM MOTU
Sport Development Lead
timm@sporthb.net.nz

BLANCHE PAEWAI-ASHCROFT
Disability and Inclusion Advisor
blanchep@sporthb.net.nz

KATE BENNY (MATERNITY LEABE)
Sport Development Lead
kateb@sporthb.net.nz

JEWELL CARLSON
Rangatahi Active Recreation Advisor
jewellc@sporthb.net.nz 

jewellc@sporthb.net.nz

SOPHIE HICKFORD
Community Sport Advisor
sophieh@sporthb.net.nz

​​​​​​​CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE

PIA BRADSHAW
Play Lead
​​​​​​​
piab@sporthb.net.nz 

TINA HASLETT
Spaces and Places Lead
tinah@sporthb.net.nz

OLIVIA MCKINNON
Secondary School Sport Director
oliviam@sporthb.net.nz

KELLY SIM
Community Partnerships Advisor
kellys@sporthb.net.nz

HEALTHY ACTIVE LEARNING

DANIELLE PAKI
Healthy Active Learning - Team Lead
daniellep@sporthb.net.nz

VANESSA OLIVER
Healthy Active Learning - Advisor
​​​​​​​
vanessao@sporthb.net.nz

ZOE CLINNICK
Healthy Active Learning -  Advisor
zoec@sporthb.net.nz

JEREMY SENIOR
Healthy Active Learning - Advisor jeremys@sporthb.net.nz 

SALLY MCKENZIE
Healthy Active Learning - Advisor
sallym@sporthb.net.nz

SYDNEY RORE
Healthy Active Learning - Community Developer
sydneyr@sporthb.net.nz

WAIROA COMMUNITY CENTRE

SARA BIRD
Wairoa Community Centre
Manager​​​​​​​
sarab@sporthb.net.nz

DENICE GASSON
Active Living Advisor
deniceg@sporthb.net.nz

DEIDRE JONES
Office Administrator
deidrej@sporthb.net.nz

GREEN PRESCRIPTION

RACHEL GUNSON
Health Team Lead
rachelg@sporthb.net.nz

MARIA BLATCH
Active Living Advisor​​​​​​​​​​​​​​mariab@sporthb.net.nz

AMANDA MCINNES
Active Living Advisor
amandam@sporthb.net.nz

JANE DENBY
Active Living Advisor
janed@sporthb.net.nz

ROBIN PIGGOT
Active Families Advisor
robinp@sporthb.net.nz

HE ORANGA POUTAMA

ESTA WAINOHU (MATERNITY LEAVE)
Kaiwhakahaere He Oranga Poutama ki te Wairoa
​​​​​​​estaw@sporthb.net.nz

MEL GOODCHILD
Kaiwhakahaere He Oranga Poutama ki te Matau a Māui
melg@sporthb.net.nz

ACTIVE 4 LIFE TEAM

EANA YOUNG
Active Recreation Team Leader
eanay@sporthb.net.nz

NATALIE AUSTIN
Group Exercise/Tai Chi Instructor

MARGARET HARDGRAVE
Group Exercise/Tai Chi Instructor

JANETT LEVIEN
Tai Chi Instructor

LANCE MARSH
Group Exercise Instructor

JUDY STUART
Group Exercise Instructor

CYCLING TEAM GROUP

DIANA BOOTH
Community Cycling and Walking Development Officer
dianab@sporthb.net.nz