Our Staff Ō Mātou Kaimahi

We are privileged to have a world-class teaching team who combine scholarly brilliance with genuine pastoral care and lived faith. Meet the people who make up the Laidlaw community.

Aidan Quayle Information Technology Assistant Alastair Peak Finance Operations & Systems Manager Alisha Woods Education Lecturer Allan Officer Chief Financial Officer / Operations Director Antony Nihoniho (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pākehā) Pou Tāhū Bradford Haami (Ngāti Awa) Pou Amorangi/Māori Director Brittany Hartmann School Administrator Brontë Vlaardingerbroek Education Lecturer Carmia Isaachsen Group Process Coordinator Charles Erlam Associate Fellow Christine Hopper Counselling Practicum Manager Donald McMenamin Professional Teaching Fellow - Counselling Doreen Alefaio Admissions Co-ordinator Dr Amanda Perry Head of Education Dr Chris Northcott Honorary Research Fellow (School of Theology) Dr Coralie-Mae Bridle Research Fellow Dr David Crawley Professional Teaching Fellow Dr Erica Griffin Lecturer & Programme Development Lead (Counselling) Dr Fung Chin Counselling Lecturer Dr Greg Liston Senior Lecturer Dr Jacqueline Lloyd Senior Research Fellow Dr John de Jong (Kāi Tahu) Senior Lecturer, School of Theology D Dr John Hitchen Dr Julia van den Brink Associate Lecturer Dr Nalini Vijaykumar Academic Registrar/Student Services Manager Dr Philip Church Senior Research Fellow Dr Phillip Porter Lecturer in New Testament Dr Richard Neville Senior Lecturer Dr Roshan Allpress National Principal / CEO Dr Ryan Lang Professional Teaching Fellow Dr Samuel Carpenter Research and Professional Teaching Fellow Dr Terry Pouono Lecturer Dr Tim Meadowcroft Senior Research Fellow Eloise Minogue Programme Delivery Lead Erica McQueen Education Administrator Esther Sila'ila'i Executive Assistant Fia Esera Student Experience Advisor Fiona Fey Student Support Manager / Student Experience Co-Lead Fiona Sherwin Student Support Manager Glenn Teal Director - Planning & Development Hugh Joughin Library and Administration Assistant Jane Hepburn Lecturer - Counselling Jenny Mackie Alumni Co-ordinator/Student Dean Jeremy Adams Library Manager Jethro George Professional Teaching Fellow Joanna Oh Student Experience Advisor Joanna Sharp Library Assistant Jocelyn Weber Lecturer - Counselling John Ferguson Property Manager Kristen Bettany Payroll and Finance Administrator Kyla Scrimgeour Partnerships Administrator Lauren Palmer Student Experience Assistant Lauren Randall Student Experience Administrator Lisa Spriggens Head of Counselling Lisl Baker Culture and Relationship Coordinator Loise Mauga Schools Administration Coordinator Lorraine Taogaga (Ngātiwhātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāti Māhuta, Te Rarawa, Tainui) Pouako Tautoko - Māori/Education Student Support and Lecturer. Louise Wernich Postgraduate Administrator Matt Judd Lecturer Mele Ta’akimoeaka Christchurch Campus Coordinator Miriam Drake Postgraduate Administrator Miriam Jessie Fisher Location Lead & Lecturer - Education, Ōtautahi/Christchurch Moira Krishna Pasifika Student Support Advisor and AV/IT Support Ness Johnson Centre for Church Leadership Operations Lead | Laidlaw Events Manager Pearl Thorp Co-Manager & Early Childhood Educator Phil Newman Chief Operating Officer Pio Mulipola Graphic Designer Professor Allan Bell Senior Research Fellow Rebecca de Jong Professional Teaching Fellow Rebecca Dow Education Lecturer Rebecca Gibson Lead Lecturer for Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) Reuben Munn Adjunct Lecturer in Practical Theology Rev. Amy Page-Whiting Centre for Church Leadership Senior Leadership Fellow Rev. Christine Harding Centre for Church Leadership Senior Coach Rev. Dr Clint Ussher Centre for Church Leadership Director Rev. Dr Graeme Flett Centre for Church Leadership Senior Coach | School of Theology Lecturer Rev. Dr Imoa Setefano Student Support and Community Co-Ordinator (Manukau Hub) Rev. Dr Joseph (Joe) McGarry Senior Research Fellow Rev. Dr Karen Kemp Centre for Church Leadership Senior Coach | Lecturer School of Theology Rev. Dr Linda Flett Professional Fellow Rev. Dr Maja Whitaker Academic Dean Rev. Dr Maja Whitaker Academic Dean | Lecturer (Theology) Rev. Dr Mark J. Keown Director of Evangelistic Leadership Rev. Dr Myk Habets Head of Theology Rev. Dr Sarah Penwarden Lecturer - School of Theology Rev. Dr Stuart Lange Senior Research Fellow Rev. Joey Millington Professional Teaching Fellow Rev. Jonathan Dove Centre for Church Leadership Senior Leadership Fellow Rev. Matthew Maslin Professional Teaching Fellow Rev. Steve Graham Centre for Church Leadership Senior Leadership Fellow Rita Liu Student Services Administrator Rowena Stevenson Student Support Ruth Velluppillai Professional Teaching Fellow Sasha McPherson Communications Lead Sharon Pihema (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāi Tahu) Pou Ārahi | Cultural Advisor S Stephen Garner Sue Davidson Academic Quality Director Susan Grant Counselling Lecturer Taryn Dryfhout Professional Teaching Fellow Tracey Hunt Administrator Vida Schurr Education Lecturer Warahi Paki Maori Cultural Advisor Yosop Ryoo Graphic Designer Yvonne Burrows Lecturer & Practicum Manager – Education Zara Maslin Professional Teaching Fellow