Our Staff
He aha te mea nui o te ao, He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.
Meet the Dream Team
Our people are incredibly passionate about teaching and believe that by empowering our children to take greater responsibility for their learning, we are helping to set them up for success in the future. The culture our teachers are creating at Willow Park fosters the right conditions and environment that will help them grow into great learners.
Senior Leadership Team
Duncan Millward
Principal duncan.m@willowpark.school.nz
Melinda Borland
Deputy Principal Y4, Y5 and Y6 melinda.b@willowpark.school.nz
Casey Simson
Deputy Principal Year 1, 2 and Y3 casey.s@willowpark.school.nz
Our Support Staff
Janine Murphy
Finance/ Human Resource Administrator janine.m@willowpark.school.nz
Fran Bowerman
Office Manager fran.b@willowpark.school.nz
Ros Adams
Office Administrator ros.a@willowpark.school.nz
Miss Charlotte
Office Administrator charlotte.w@willowpark.school.nz
Tanya Andersen
Resource Administrator tanya.a@willowpark.school.nz
Our Caretaker Staff
Michael Murphy
Part-Time Caretaker
(Monday and Tuesday) michael.m@willowpark.school.nz
Ben Kelsey
Part-Time Caretaker
(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
kelseypropertyservicesnz@gmail.com
Year 0 and 1
Theresa Kinloch
Team Leader and Learning Support Coordinator
theresa.k@willowpark.school.nz
Lucy Spargo
Room 1 Teacher
lucy.s@willowpark.school.nz
Bronwyn Starr
Room 2 Teacher
bronwyn.s@willowpark.school.nz
Brooke Matheson
Room 3 Teacher
brooke.m@willowpark.school.nz
Georgia Massicks
Room 4 Teacher
georgia.ms@willowpark.school.nz
Caroline Hadfield
Room 30 Teacher
caroline.h@willowpark.school.nz
Jo MacAskill
Room 31 Teacher
jo.m@willowpark.school.nz
Year 2
Cecilia Down
Room 13 Teacher
cecilia.d@willowpark.school.nz
Janet Nicholson
Room 10 Teacher
janet.n@willowpark.school.nz
Olivia Hope
Room 9 Teacher
olivia.h@willowpark.school.nz
Danelle Jones
Room 12 Teacher and Team Leader
danelle.j@
willowpark.school.nz
Year 3
Justine Seed
Room 14 Teacher
justine.s@willowpark.school.nz
Lorraine Shen
Room 16 Teacher
lorraine.s@willowpark.school.nz
Carrie Joyner
Room 17 Teacher
carrie.j@willowpark.school.nz
Brittany Clarke
Room 18 Teacher and Team Leader
brittany.c@willowpark.school.nz
Vivien Bennett
Room 19 Teacher
vivien.b@willowpark.school.nz
Year 4
Sjaan McCarthy
Room 5 Teacher sjaan.m@willowpark.school.nz
Alysha Moore
Room 6 Teacher alysha.m@willowpark.school.nz
Fiona Smith
Room 7 Teacher and Team Leader
fiona.s@willowpark.school.nz
Lorna Edwards
Room 8 Teacher
lorna.e@willowpark.school.nz
Year 5
Kate Gwilliams
Room 21 Teacher and Team Leader
kate.g@willowpark.school.nz
Kim Fowler
Room 22 Teacher
kim.f@willowpark.school.nz
Rachel Clapham
Room 23 Teacher
rachel.c@willowpark.school.nz
Grace Luiscuis
Room 23 Teacher
grace.l@willowpark.school.nz
Year 6
Amy Dickins
Room 26 Teacher
amy.d@willowpark.school.nz
Emile McArthur
Room 27 Teacher
emile.m@willowpark.school.nz
Ria O’Regan
Room 28 Teacher and Team Leader
ria.o@willowpark.school.nz
Annaliese Sina’au
Room 29 Teacher
annaliese.s@willowpark.school.nz
Noor Gully
Teacher Currently on Leave
noor.g@willowpark.school.nz
Learning Support
Theresa Kinloch
Learning Support Coordinator
theresa.k@willowpark.school.nz
Margaret White
ESOL Teacher
margaret.w@willowpark.school.nz
Herlin Atmaja
Learning Assistant
Elaine Wang
Learning Assistant
Liz Liu
Mandarin Learning Assistant
Angeline Ruffell
Library Assistant/ Learning Assistant
Bronwyn Capill
Library Assistant/ Learning Assistant
Tanya Wilson
Learning Assistant
Nahed Alhaj
Learning Assistant
Amy Hewlett
Learning Assistant
Rebecca Williams Learning Assistant
Sarah Whittington
Learning Assistant
Jamelle Gayaman
Learning Assistant
Specialist Teachers
Erica Knights
Music Specialist
erica.k@willowpark.school.nz
Becky Revell
PE Specialist
becky.r@willowpark.school.nz
Linda Dai
Mandarin Specialist
linda.d@willowpark.school.nz
Janet Wilmott
STEAM Specialist
janet.w@willowpark.school.nz
Kelli Kawhia-Conrad
Pouārahi Te Reo Māori me ngā Tikanga Māori kelli.k@willowpark.school.nz
Angela Ashmore
Classroom Release Teacher / ESOL angela.a@willowpark.school.nz
Olivia Crick
Classroom Release Time
olivia.cr@willowpark.school.nz
Melinda Clow
Structured Literacy Support Teacher
Melinda.C@willowpark.school.nz
Swimming Pool attendant
Roxanne English is our Pool attendant for the Summer