Our People

He aha te mea nui o tea o. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.

Columba College has an experienced, caring, collegial teaching and support staff who build strong relationships with students and the community.

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Senior Leadership Staff

Acting Principal

Mr Aaron Everett

General Manager

Mrs Marianne Parks

Columba College Teacher

Assistant Principal

Junior School

Mrs Marion Hogg

Assistant Principal

Pastoral & Middle School

Ms Julie Armstrong

Assistant Principal

Programmes & Senior School

Mrs Lauren Piebenga

Assistant Principal

Boarding & International

Mrs Julie Elliotte

Deans

Year 0-3

Mrs Keighley Cockroft

Year 4-6

Mrs Kathryn Lodge

Year 7

Mrs Kim Park

Year 8

Ms Chantal Hillier

Columba College Music Teacher

Year 9

Mrs Sarah Casbolt

Commerce Teacher

Year 10

Mrs Suzanne Bishop

Year 11

Mrs Angela Bishop

Year 12

Mrs Christie Sinclair

Year 13

Mrs Alena Wafer

Columba College Senior School Teacher

Māori and Pasifika

Ms Teresa Andrew

Boarding and International

Assistant Principal

Boarding & International

Mrs Julie Elliotte

Dean of Boarding

Ms Jodie Mitchell

Supervisor – Boarding House

Ms Sandi Kennedy

Supervisor – Boarding House

Ms Greta Mason

International Marketing Co-ordinator & International Student Support

Ms Cher Shi

ESOL Teacher

Mrs Rachel Pettigrew

International Student Tutor

Ms Belinda Leckie

Health and Well-Being

Chaplain Year 7-13

Mrs Kim Park

Chaplain Year 0-6

Mrs Jen Crump

Guidance Counsellor

Mrs Amanda Burke

Guidance Counsellor

Mrs Ada Crowe

Support Team

Office Manager

Ms Dawn Hope

Executive Assistant to the Principal

Ms Jo O’Brien

Enrolment Co-ordinator

Business Support Officer

Ms Lee Williams

School Secretary

Ms Tania Filmer

School Secretary

Mrs Dyanne Ford

Community Engagement Manager

Mrs Robine Ritchie-Smith

Director of Arts

Ms Emma Cook

Director of Sport

Miss Dayna Turnbull