Our Staff

2025 Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Tracey Adams - Principal- t_adams@coroarea.school.nz 

Ms Joan Hart - Deputy Principal j_hart@coroarea.school.nz

*Joan Hart is on leave for 2025 and will return October 2025

Mrs Jamie Brown -  Deputy Principal j_brown@coroarea.school.nz

2025 Teaching Staff

Ms Samara Dodunski - Room 1 - Year NE & 1 -s_dodunski@coroarea.school.nz  

Ms Claire Swindlehurst - Room 1  - Year NE & 1- (Year 1-5 team leader, KIVA)- c_swindlehurst@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Jessica Fisher - Room 2 - Year 2 & 3 (Enviro Schools Leader)-j_fisher@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Laura Mackinlay- Room 3- Year 3 & 4- l_mackinlay@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Claire Johnson - Room 4 - Year 5 & 6 (Senior Performing Arts, Community Arts Liaison)-c_johnson@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Andrew Fisher - Room 5 - Year 7 & 8- a_fisher@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Sheree Diaz - Room 7 - Year 7& 8 (Year 6-8 Team Leader, Breakfast Club, Lunches in Schools)-s_diaz@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Fiona Watson- Release Teacher Year 1-6 and BT release cover-f_watson@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Rangimarie Wirihana - Year 9/10 mentor/  Sports Coordinator and Outdoor Education r_wirihana@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Cathy Kirkman - Maths- c_kirkman@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Aroha Bell  - Home Economics/ Art- a_bell@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Brooke Beattie- Home Economics- b_beattie@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Ben Kennedy - Art/ Year 9&10- b_kennedy@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Laraine Heaslip - Humanities/Social Studies/Textiles (Student Leadership Coordinator)- l_heaslip@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Linley Huggins- English (Principal's Nominee)- l_huggins@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Princess Thomas-Whittaker- Health & Physical Education- p_thomas-whittaker@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Tim Dickinson - IT- t_dickinson@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Nane Kaye - Te Reo Māori/Te Ao Māori- n_kaye@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Brandon Amoamo- Te Ao Māori Te Reo Māori- b_amoamo@coroarea.school.nz

Mr Chris Long - Scuba c_long@coroarea.school.nz

Dr Oksana Borowik - Science, Secondary curriculum leader, career pathways, science lab manager- o_borowik@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Alex Finnerty- SENCO- a_finnerty@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Vicki Devoy - LSC- v_devoy@coroarea.school.nz

2025 Support Staff

Mrs Debbie d’Auvergne - Financial Administrator- debbie@@coroarea.school.nz

Mrs Karen Morrissey - Office Administrator/Principal's Secretary- office@coroarea.school.nz

Miss Shannon d'Auvergne - Office Administrator- s_dauvergne@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Yvette Storey - Careers & Pathway Coordinator/Librarian- y_storey@coroarea.school.nz

Ms Patricia Machtans - Learning Support

Ms Kelly Hooper- Learning Support 

Ms Kendra Barham- Learning Support and Gardener 

Ms Yvonne Szabo- Learning Support

Ms Angela McWatt - Learning Support

Ms Gina McLean- Learning Support

Mrs Nadine Smith - Learning Support

Mrs Wendy McNeil - Learning Support

Mrs Rose Dudson - Learning Support

Ms Saasha Hoar- Learning Support

Mrs Pauline Dickinson - School Counsellor

Mr Alasdair McDonald - Caretaker

Coral Hau -Cleaner

Dianne Pou - Cleaner