Nathan Watson
Mark Emerson
Jane Hoedemaeckers
Lindsey Pickering
Nathan is responsible for youth and community development, working with others to get more people into the outdoors safely. Nathan loves heading into the outdoors and you will often find him with his camera or running along the Port Hills in Canterbury.
Mark is the Programme Manager for MSC’s Outdoor First Aid (OFA) programme. He is responsible for overseeing all OFA courses, course material and instructor training. Mark commutes to National Office daily from Palmerston North where he lives with his wife Christina and 2 month old son Oliver. Mark spends much of his spare time renovating his home and is about to take up hockey again after a few years away from the sport.
Jane is the Branch Network Manager and does a fantastic job at communicating to the branch administration officers nationwide. Jane is also the administration officer for Wellington branch. Jane is often envied for her ability to win numerous competitions (must have fantastic luck) and also her incredible bargain finding abilities. Jane is always busy but when she finds time she enjoys running and reading a good book.
Lindsey is the Archive Coordinator here at MSC and is currently uploading every member personal file to an online database (no more paper!) Lindsey has been here for nearly 20 years and many of you will have met her on the front desk. Lindsey is a grandmother to the adorable Oskar and loves spending time doing the usual Nana tasks, plus gardening, reading, day walks and travelling. Last year she spent a month in Rajasthan which was an wonderful (and very different) experience.
Archana Nair
Jill Knight
Nina Klauke
Dani Millar
Archana is the resources coordinator at MSC, responsible for our front-of-house reception services, resources coordination, managing the online shop and dealing with other administration tasks. She is from Mumbai, loves heading to movies and reading Patricia Cornwell novels.
Jill looks after Membership Administration. Jill makes sure you received a warrant card, updates your file with records of your activity, instructing and course attendance. She also prepares the certificates you receive. Jill enjoys spending time with friends, and regular weekends away relaxing with her family at Waitarere Beach.
Nina is the Database and Revalidation Administrator and as such many of you will have contact with Nina regarding the General Revalidation of appointments every three years. She loves fishing and snorkelling, going to the movies and reading but most of all enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Dani is the graphic designer and marketing assistant at MSC. Dani is responsible for our website, social media such as Facebook as well as the design of MSC adverts and publications. You can regularly find Dani outside running or planning her next tattoo.
Please note: Andrew ‘Hobbie’ Hobman, Gordon Smith, Tracy Wakeford and Nicole McKee are not pictured. Keep an eye out for information on them plus our nationwide branch administrators.
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