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Grant Utteridge
Chairperson of the Board
Grant is a commercial property valuer and company director who lives in Rotorua with his wife, Colleen, and two teenage sons. Since an early age he has had a huge love for sport. Having recognized the immense benefits of being active, he has taken part in a wide range of sports at various levels particularly squash and cricket. Grant has always had a strong belief in reinvesting in sport and has contributed extensively in various sports at a coaching and administrative level. Grant has a wide sports administration experience for a large spectrum of sporting organizations having chaired local and regional experience of sports management experience and a passion for the healthy active living to the Board of Sport Bay of Plenty. |
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Gill Gemming
Gill has recently resigned her role as the New Zealand Hockey Federation National Development Manager however will continue to work with the national body in various capacities. Gill has had a long and successful association with hockey at all levels, particularly in the area of coaching, and was one of the first Sport Development Officers appointed as part of Sport Bay of Plenty's successful Coach Force programme. Gill is the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at Tauranga Boys College and through her family been actively involved in many community initiatives. |
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Craig Corbett
Through his own interests and those of his family Craig is keen to promote sport and recreation in his region and with that achieve a higher awareness of good health through physical activity. Living in Rotorua, a company director he brings marketing and business skills to the Sport Bay of Plenty Board. |
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Susan Northey
Susan has a strong belief in the promotion of healthy choices to the wider community to encourage healthy lifestyles and has a particular interest in workplace wellness and improvement. She is a keen social sportswoman and supports her children in their sporting interests. Living in Tauranga she owns the Her Business Networks for Rotorua, Tauranga and Hamilton.
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Paul Owen
Paul, with wife Delwyn and four teenage children reside in Opotiki where he is the local dentist. Currently Chairman of Eastern Bay of Plenty Rugby Sub-union and a community representative on the Opotiki District Council Sport and Recreation Committee, Paul brings a lifelong involvement in sport to the board. He is looking forward to using this experience in promoting an Eastern Bay of Plenty perspective to board affairs. |
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Carol Quirk
Carol has been involved with sport at international, national, regional and local levels. Her main sports are surf life saving and netball. Carol was previously the Manager of Sport Development at the Hillary Commission, a role which saw her work closely with National and Regional Sporting Organisations. Currently she is a member of the NZ Sport Tribunal and is actively involved at club level being involved in examining and coaching at Opotiki Surf Club. Carol is keen to work with the Sport Bay of Plenty Board on the challenges facing sport and recreation in the region. |
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Shan Tapsell
Shan grew up in Rotorua and is of Ngati Whakaue descent. She is keen to progress issues around physical activity and wellness believing that encouraging people to choose healthy lifestyles is a huge issue for society today. As a participant in a range of sports and as a mother of four boys she knows the positive motivating and empowering aspects of sport and health and is excited to be part of the Sport Bay of Plenty vision to make a difference to people’s well being. She brings communication and analytical skills, commonsense and strong community connections to the Board. |
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Gail Bingham
Gail is a qualified lawyer who is currently the General Manager: Governance & Compliance with the BOP District Health Board, having previously held a Governance role with Western BOP District Council. Gail was very active in sports in her youth but like many found as she got older family and work commitments used up time historically dedicated to sports. She is currently endeavoring to re-establish physical activities as part of her daily life and has recently taken up trail bike riding and squash. Gail is looking forward to the opportunity to work with Sport Bay of Plenty to encourage all residents of the Bay to make physical activity a part of a healthy lifestyle. |