Stonefields School Board

Matt Evans is the Presiding member of the Board and has been a resident of Stonefields since 2010. He has two daughters at the school. A former primary teacher himself, Matt taught overseas for many years before setting up his own IT and Financial Services business. He is also currently a commercial board member and a representative on various different management groups. Matt brings a practical understanding of the balance between governance, strategy and operational management, with a relevant background in education and teaching.

Marie Nickalls comes to the Board with 5 years' recent experience on an Auckland primary school Board which has provided her with strong, relevant governance experience, whilst her background as a Chartered Accountant (over 15 years with KPMG) allows her to bring excellent financial knowledge to the Board. It was through KPMG's commitment to community that Marie was co-opted to the Edmund Hillary School Board. She is mum to three Stonefields School learners - Joshua, Grace and Paige.

Sarah Martin is the School Principal. She is enthusiastic about ensuring all students develop the necessary competencies and knowledge to strengthen their learning. Staying focused on students being engaged and successful with learning that matters. Questioning the effective teaching practice that causes learning.

Particular areas of interest are integrating inquiry learning, e-learning, future school environments, growing competencies and building teacher effectiveness.

Bryan Fox is well known in our school whānau and wider community, and is husband to Theresa and Father of two Stonefields learners, Cooper and Mahalia. Bryan brings an audit background with 15 years’ experience in Quality Assurance and most recently this includes partnering with offshore providers. Prior to that, he has held a range of roles mostly in the insurance industry, however an interesting role outside of this industry was his teaching in South Korea for two years. Both Bryan and Theresa are actively involved and instrumental in the school’s Kapa Haka rōpū where they share and learn elements of Māori culture. His passions include providing opportunities to help build well-rounded individuals and contributors to communities.

Margaret Stanley is an Associate Professor in the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences, specialising in conservation and biosecurity. In her role as a lecturer, she strives to achieve the best learning outcomes for students and understands the tertiary environment that many of our learners will one day be a part of. She also sits on a range of technical advisory boards for agencies such as the Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland Council and community environmental restoration groups. She is mum to Jamie and Lucy and lives in St Johns. Margaret is currently assigned the Board’s portfolios on COLs (Community of Learning) and community engagement.

Jai Ivarsson (Newly elected Board member - profile to come)

Amanda Lunken joined the school teaching staff in 2017 and is currently a Year 3/4 teacher. She enjoys teaching children to think and collaborate through all areas of the curriculum and is committed to ensuring all learners who attend Stonefields School achieve success. She is proud to be the staff representative on the Board of Trustees to help formulate policies and procedures that ensure this and represent the views of staff.