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November 2, 2016 Mahurangimatters
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Mahurangi College Newsletter ISSUE 07: October 2016
Meet our Board of Trustees
Dr Ihirangi Heke is also a new member to the Board. Dr Heke is currently a Health and Physical Education consultant involved in a number of National and International projects aiming at improving health through increasing physical activity to address youth obesity. He is a trained Educational Psychologist and an elite athlete high performance consultant having been a provider to the New Zealand Academy of Sport. Jason Neely is another new member to the Board. Jason and his partner returned to New Zealand from abroad six years ago. They have one child attending Mahurangi College and two at Matakana School. Jason has over 20 years experience in transforming and running large organisations. Jason is an innovative entrepreneurial, who works hard. He wants to see our community build on our strong foundations to make our school truly exceptional.
We’d like to introduce to you our new Board of Trustees (L to R): Newly elected member Dr Ihirangi Heke, Student Representaive reelected Tracey Martin (Chair), David Macleod and newly elected members Jason Neely and Dean Iversen.
Tracey Martin has been a member of the Mahurangi College Board since 2007. She was this role. Tracey and her husband have three children, two of which have already completed their schooling at Mahurangi College and their youngest is currently attending Year 11. In her day job, Tracey is a Member of Parliament and she sits on the Education and Science Select Committee and holds the spokesperson roles of Education, Women, Broadcasting, Communications and IT. Dean Iversen is a newly elected member on the Board and is our Deputy Chair. Dean has had 25 years of working in the Education industry, which has led him into being the co-owner of Iversen Educational Publishing. They work with schools to improve literacy levels, and also specialise with those students that are struggling.
Steven Garner has been a member of the Board since 2007. He is a long term resident of Warkworth and is an ‘old boy’ of Mahurangi College. He has two children, one has already completed their schooling and the youngest is in projects over the years at Mahurangi College where he has been able to contribute to make
Bethany Sanders is our Student Representative on the Board. Currently, Bethany is in Year 12 and has been attending Mahurangi College since 2011 when she enrolled as a Year 7 student. Each year, students in Year 9 to Year 13 elect a new Student Representative. Bethany is keen and eager to be the voice of her fellow students. Our Board meetings are generally held twice a next meeting is being held Monday 24 Novemeber the date and time please contact our school If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions regarding the governance of our school please feel free to contact our Board Chair. Email: dugdale.martin@gmail.com
raising the standard of achievement of our boys. Nyree Norrington this is her second term on the Board. Nyree has been teaching at Mahurangi College for the past nine years and is our Head of Faculty for Arts. This has provided her with valuable insight into the life to share with our Board. Nyree’s aim is to continue the tradition of making Mahurangi College a place where students feel encouraged and inspired to pursue their passions and develop their skills.
Achiever o f the Month
We warmly welcome our new Board members.
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