Staff

Verna Parker (Regional Manager)

Verna comes from a physical education teaching background and has been with Sport South Canterbury since the office opened in Timaru. Verna’s key role now is one of local management, and working with health and local government in the community physical activity area. She has a wide interest in all sports, particularly netball having played, coached and administrated at a regional level.

Phone: 03 686 0751
Email: verna@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz

Lee King (Active Schools Facilitator)

Coming from a fitness industry and community fitness background, Lee has been with the Active Schools team since 2007. Lee brings years of experience in fitness for health and wellbeing to the role, along with a passion for a wide variety of physical activities. She loves working within a busy school environment to assist and empower teachers as leaders of physical activity.

Phone: 03 686 0751
Email: lee@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz

Kane Newland (Sport Development Co-ordinator)

Kane is an old boy of Timaru Boys High School. After leaving school Kane moved to the North Island and completed a degree in Sport Science at Massey University and worked as a professional tennis coach and Tennis Development Officer in Wanganui. He is pleased to be back in South Canterbury and is looking forward to working with local sports organisations.

Phone: 03 686 0751
Email: kane@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz

Caro Rhodes (Active Movement Co-ordinator)

Caro joined SSC in 09. Caro has previously worked in the Food Industry along with a passion for leading an active lifestyle playing competitive sports. Active Movement is a programme which targets Physical Activity for Children 0-5years. Having three children aged 8yrs, 6yrs and 4years Caro knows the importance of getting children active from birth and the benefits of keeping active herself.

Phone: 03 6960751
Email: caror@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz

Sarah Hutton (Children's Programme Co-ordinator)

Sarah has a degree in Primary School Education and has been teaching for five years. She now is a part time reliever and new mother.

She has worked part time at Sport South Canterbury for more than five years, starting as a coach on the holiday programme, to the team leader and now as the Children’s Programme Coordinator. She plans and leads the holiday programmes which run in six locations. She is also in charge of the After School Programme currently running at Bluestone School.

She was a 1st Division Hockey player and was a competitive swimmer and now teaches swimming.

Phone: 03 686 0751 Extn 106
Email: sarah@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz

Debbie Esler (Green Prescription Co ordinator)

Debbie has been working in Green Prescription at Sport South Canterbury since June 2007 after having a break from the workforce to start a family. She has a Physical Education Degree and has worked in the Fitness industry for several years prior to this. She enjoys the challenges associated with trying to promote physical activity to a wide variety of people and helping them improve and maintain their health.

Phone:
Email: debbie@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz

Teresa Templeton (Green Prescription Support)

Cathie Weith (Falls Prevention Co ordinator)

Cathie has been living in New Zealand for 22 years from New York State. She has been involved in Secondary and Polytechnic teaching in Timaru. In addition to teaching Cathie started teaching Older Adult Fitness Classes and has continued for the past 19 years. She began the role of Falls Prevention Coordinator after working as Green Prescription Coordinator at Sport South Canterbury. Cathie enjoys working with older adults and hopes to help people over 65 in the South Canterbury area to “Stay On Their Feet”. Outside of the sports trust she is involved in her children’s and husbands sporting pursuits in hockey, skiing and mountain biking and enjoys getting to the gym for early morning spin.

Phone:
Email: cathie@sportcanterbury.org.nz

Lee-Anne Lang (Sea 2 Sea Co-ordinator and Administration Support)

Lee-Anne is a born and breed Timaruvian, competing, coaching and managing various sports in South Canterbury, often this is a supporting role for her 2 children who are actively involved in sport.

Lee-Anne has a passion for sport and previously worked as a sports co-ordinator at a local College.

Working at the Trust since 2007 Lee-Anne took on the role as Sea 2 Sea Co ordinator and administration support.

Phone: 03 686 0751
Email: lee-anne@sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz